Institutional Solidarity in The Netherlands: Examining the Role of Dutch Policies in Women with Migration Backgrounds’ Decisions to Leave a Violent Relationship
In The Netherlands, women who experience domestic violence can rely on public policies that aim to support them, such as shelters. Drawing on the lived experiences, through 10 interviews and observations, of women with different cultural backgrounds and nationalities staying in a shelter, and on 37...
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| author | Chloé Roegiers (Mayeux) Sawitri Saharso Evelien Tonkens Jonathan Darling |
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| description | In The Netherlands, women who experience domestic violence can rely on public policies that aim to support them, such as shelters. Drawing on the lived experiences, through 10 interviews and observations, of women with different cultural backgrounds and nationalities staying in a shelter, and on 37 interviews with social workers working with these women, we observed that this support falls short for them. We argue that immigration rules, together with policies on domestic violence and housing, (unintentionally) often work in tandem with violent partners to prevent women with migration backgrounds from leaving violent relationships. The paper draws on a perspective of institutional considerations of solidarity to unpack the relations between domestic violence, cultural constraints, and public policies but looks also at the positive experiences of women of migrant backgrounds with these Dutch policies. This research indicates that there is a lack of institutional solidarity towards women, especially those arriving as marriage migrants, who have experienced domestic violence. In exploring the intersections of domestic violence and often exclusionary state policies, the paper reflects on how The Netherlands can provide more support to those women and how intersectional justice and solidarity might be expressed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8cf6d07570794083acb6e5b3784bd2e52023-11-24T15:06:17ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982023-11-01131124310.3390/soc13110243Institutional Solidarity in The Netherlands: Examining the Role of Dutch Policies in Women with Migration Backgrounds’ Decisions to Leave a Violent RelationshipChloé Roegiers (Mayeux)0Sawitri Saharso1Evelien Tonkens2Jonathan Darling3Chair Group of Citizenship and Humanisation of the Public Sector, University of Humanistic Studies, 3512 HD Utrecht, The NetherlandsChair Group of Citizenship and Humanisation of the Public Sector, University of Humanistic Studies, 3512 HD Utrecht, The NetherlandsChair Group of Citizenship and Humanisation of the Public Sector, University of Humanistic Studies, 3512 HD Utrecht, The NetherlandsDepartment of Geography, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UKIn The Netherlands, women who experience domestic violence can rely on public policies that aim to support them, such as shelters. Drawing on the lived experiences, through 10 interviews and observations, of women with different cultural backgrounds and nationalities staying in a shelter, and on 37 interviews with social workers working with these women, we observed that this support falls short for them. We argue that immigration rules, together with policies on domestic violence and housing, (unintentionally) often work in tandem with violent partners to prevent women with migration backgrounds from leaving violent relationships. The paper draws on a perspective of institutional considerations of solidarity to unpack the relations between domestic violence, cultural constraints, and public policies but looks also at the positive experiences of women of migrant backgrounds with these Dutch policies. This research indicates that there is a lack of institutional solidarity towards women, especially those arriving as marriage migrants, who have experienced domestic violence. In exploring the intersections of domestic violence and often exclusionary state policies, the paper reflects on how The Netherlands can provide more support to those women and how intersectional justice and solidarity might be expressed.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/11/243domestic violenceinstitutional solidaritymarriage migrationpolicyThe Netherlandswomen |
| spellingShingle | Chloé Roegiers (Mayeux) Sawitri Saharso Evelien Tonkens Jonathan Darling Institutional Solidarity in The Netherlands: Examining the Role of Dutch Policies in Women with Migration Backgrounds’ Decisions to Leave a Violent Relationship Societies domestic violence institutional solidarity marriage migration policy The Netherlands women |
| title | Institutional Solidarity in The Netherlands: Examining the Role of Dutch Policies in Women with Migration Backgrounds’ Decisions to Leave a Violent Relationship |
| title_full | Institutional Solidarity in The Netherlands: Examining the Role of Dutch Policies in Women with Migration Backgrounds’ Decisions to Leave a Violent Relationship |
| title_fullStr | Institutional Solidarity in The Netherlands: Examining the Role of Dutch Policies in Women with Migration Backgrounds’ Decisions to Leave a Violent Relationship |
| title_full_unstemmed | Institutional Solidarity in The Netherlands: Examining the Role of Dutch Policies in Women with Migration Backgrounds’ Decisions to Leave a Violent Relationship |
| title_short | Institutional Solidarity in The Netherlands: Examining the Role of Dutch Policies in Women with Migration Backgrounds’ Decisions to Leave a Violent Relationship |
| title_sort | institutional solidarity in the netherlands examining the role of dutch policies in women with migration backgrounds decisions to leave a violent relationship |
| topic | domestic violence institutional solidarity marriage migration policy The Netherlands women |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/13/11/243 |
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