Description:
Abstract: "This
work
seeks
to
understand
gender-based
violence
and
the
connection
between
violence
and
livelihoods
for
refugees
living
in
conditions
of
social
exclusion.
Through
qualitative
research
consisting
of
40
interviews,
a
market
survey,
and
observation
conducted
among
Burmese
Muslim
refugees
in
Thailand,
this
work
analyzes
the
connection
between
livelihoods
strategies,
social
exclusion,
and
gender-based
violence.
Muslims
are
a
marginalized
group
within
Burma
and
experience
ongoing
discrimination
while
living
in
refugee
communities
in
Thailand,
which
results
in
risk
for
several
kinds
of
violence
at
multiple
levels.
The
experiences
of
Muslim
refugees
living
in
Thailand
offer
insight
into
the
conditions
that
shape
violence
for
refugees
more
generally.
Findings
show
that
several
factors
contribute
to
the
incidence
of
gender
violence,
including
structural,
community,
and
interpersonal
stressors
and
constraints.
These
dynamics
also
shape
violence,
whether
domestic
abuse,
harassment
and
assault
within
the
refugee
camp,
or
experiences
with
Thai
authorities.
By
showing
the
complex
conditions
that
shape
gender-based
violence
for
refugees
in
this
context,
this
work
demonstrates
the
need
for
consideration
of
marginalized
groups
within
refugee
populations
and
the
layered
nature
of
the
conditions
that
underpin
dynamics
of
gender
violence.
This
pa
per
concludes
with
consideration
of
the
implications
of
these
findings
for
the
possibility
of
refugee
return
to
Myanmar
in
the
context
of
ongoing
ethnic
difficulty
and
livelihoods
struggles.".....Paper delivered at the International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015.
Source/publisher:
International Conference on Burma/Myanmar Studies: Burma/Myanmar in Transition: Connectivity, Changes and Challenges: University Academic Service Centre (UNISERV), Chiang Mai University, Thailand, 24-26 July 2015
Date of Publication:
2015-07-26
Date of entry:
2015-08-28
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English, Burmese and Karen
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