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Migration, Health, and Inequalities
Critical Activist Research across Ecuadorean Borders
By Roberta Villalón
ISBN
978-1529207101Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressISBN
978-1529207149Dimensions
Imprint
Bristol University Press
Migration, Health, and Inequalities
Drawing from an activist research project spanning Loja, Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, New York, New Jersey and Barcelona, this book offers a feminist intersectional analysis of the impact of migration on health and wellbeing.
It assesses how social inequalities and migration and health policies in Ecuador and destination countries shape the experiences of migrants. The author also explores how individual and collective action challenge health, geopolitical, gender, sexual, ethnoracial and economic disparities and empower communities.
This is a thorough analysis of interpersonal, institutional and structural mechanisms of marginalisation and resistance. It will inform policy and research for better responses to migration’s negative effects on health, and progress towards greater equality and social justice.
Roberta Villalón is Professor of Sociology at St. John’s University, New York City.
1. Introduction
2. Migration-related Health Processes
3. Coping with the Challenges of Migration
4. Post-migration Family Relationships
5. Transformative Border Politics
6. Conclusion
