Gender, Vulnerability and Everyday Resistance in Immigration Detention: Women’s Experiences of Confinement in a Portuguese Detention Facility

This paper examines immigration detention by looking at women’s experiences of confinement in a Portuguese detention facility. The empirical data—comprising participant observations, informal conversations and interviews with detained women—are read through an intersectional lens. This approach illu...

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Main Authors: Francesca Esposito, Raquel Matos, Mary Bosworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Queensland University of Technology 2020-08-01
Series:International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
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Online Access:https://www.crimejusticejournal.com/article/view/1588