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Migration, vulnerability and the complexity of violence: experiences of documented non-EU migrants in Slovakia
journal contribution
posted on 2014-09-02, 12:20 authored by Matej BlazekMigration to East and Central Europe (ECE) remains under-researched, not least because of the relatively
small number of migrants in the region. Exploring experiences of documented non-EU migrants in Slovakia
with various forms of violence – including violence motivated by hate and associated with work
exploitation – the paper uncovers patterns of violence and vulnerability across the migrant cohort. As
a broader contribution to studies of migration, the research alerts scholars to the need for a greater attention
to the experiences of smaller cohorts of migrants, which often remain under the radar because of
their size. The second line of the argument highlights the complexity and relations between different
kinds of violence. Several risk factors are identified as contributing to the risk of migrants’ exposure to
various forms of abuse at the same time, providing with implications for preventive and supportive policies
and practices. The analysis particularly emphasises the importance of ties between migrant communities
and formal institutions for mitigating violence.
Funding
This research was funded from the European Integration Fund (Grant nr. SK 2011 EIF P2/1 IP).
History
School
- Social Sciences
Department
- Geography and Environment
Published in
GeoforumVolume
56Pages
101 - 112Citation
BLAZEK, M., 2014. Migration, vulnerability and the complexity of violence: experiences of documented non-EU migrants in Slovakia. Geoforum, 56, pp.101-112.Publisher
© ElsevierVersion
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NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Geoforum. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2014.07.002ISSN
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