Displacement, humanitarian interventions and gender rights in the Middle East
Syrian refugees in Jordan as a case study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3634720 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yafa Shanneik (0000-0002-3385-1616) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 15 |
| Pages | 3329-3344 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.2021.1926944 |
| OpenAlex | W3163016300 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 26 |
The article focuses on a particular type of Islamic marriage, so-called imam marriages, which are not recognised by the Jordanian state but widely practised among and with Syrian refugees since their influx to Jordan in 2011. State institutions and feminist humanitarian organisations advocate a registration of these marriages on the basis of fulfilling UN conventions on gender and human rights protection. I, however, argue in this article that the enforcement of marriage registration and the implementation of a hegemonic moral order in Jordan give rise to the contradictory deployment of gender and human security protection these state and non-state actors claim to ensure. Imposed policies undermine the safety and social standing of Syrian refugee women in Jordan, in particular, by exposing them to increased public hypervisibility. This article analyses imam marriages within their multi-layered local and transnational socio-political contexts, highlighting thereby the wider complexity of power relations in which intersecting and, very often conflicting, structures place women in more vulnerable positions. The article provides new insights into the impact of humanitarian interventions on gender rights and the safety of displaced people in the Middle East by taking Syrian refugees in Jordan as a case study
Enforcement · Hegemony · Human rights · Islam · Middle East · Palestinian refugees · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Refugee · Sociology · State (computer science · Syrian refugees · Gender Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East Politics and Society
Artistic Methodologies in Forced Migration
Protection humanitaire et travail des droits chez les réfugiées syriennes au Liban
Navigating Post-Divorce Challenges in Migration
Syrian second wives”
Perceived Discrimination and Poverty among Syrian Refugee Women in Jordan
Divorce in time of war and displacement, between social anxiety and changing family practices
The Politics of Recognition
Null
The politics of cultural pluralism
Policing the Crisis
Contextualizing Muslim Religious-Only Marriages
Secular Rule and Islamic Ethics
Marriage Registration among Palestinians and Syrians in Jordan
Turning the Gendered Politics of the Security State Inside Out
Syrian refugee men as objects of humanitarian care
Voluntary Repatriation
Practising civilian protection
Waiting for what? The feminization of asylum in protracted situations
Interpreting the 2004 Moroccan Family Law
Click to Donate
Refugee return and fragmented governance in the host state
The politics of return
Displacing Territory
Women and Children First
"Interventions on the politics of governing the "ungovernable
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |