H2020Индивидуална стипендия2017–2019

IMEX · Images in Exile:Gender and representations among Syrian Kurdish women in Norway

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2017-03-01 → 2019-10-24
Финансиране от ЕС: 196 400 €
Участници: 1
Схема: MSCA-IF-EF-ST

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Накратко на български

Сирийските курдски жени в Норвегия и начинът, по който те променят ролята си в обществото, се анализират чрез връзката между медийните стереотипи и реалността. Резултатите ще помогнат за създаване на политики, които по-добре отговарят на нуждите и уменията на тези жени.

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Images in Exile:Gender and representations among Syrian Kurdish women in Norway

The project Images in Exile (IMEX) addresses current political and religious representations of Kurdish women, and how these are negotiated in exile. It highlights the relationship between media representation and reality, and between host country, refugee, and country of origin. IMEX’s main objective is to understand how women play an active role in (re)shaping and (re)negotiating their subject position while building up a new life elsewhere. From this perspective, the project will give 1.) a more balanced view on political and religious networks and participation of women who live through a difficult period of turmoil and transition. It will thus also shed light on the ways in which people redefine their subject positions and build up a new life elsewhere after having lived through conflict and disaster1. 2.) the project offers new insights into how these experiences are gendered. What are the opportunities and limitations that women experience because of being women? How are women ‘doing gender’2 when they build up life in a new society? By studying integration and participation of marginalized women, IMEX directly responds to an important policy priority of the H2020 work programme, and targets a better gender and equality balance in academic research topics. The understanding of Middle Eastern women’s escape, arrival and integration in European societies can contribute to policies that are better connecting to women’s needs, skills and qualifications. The women under study have much potential in contributing to European societies, but often lack access to work and higher education. Stereotyping and discrimination of Middle Eastern and Muslim women has led to decreased opportunities for this group. It is highly important for European societies to break such stereotypes and focus on the potentials these women have. Their and their families better inclusion in European societies will increase equality and mutual understanding.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

The project Images in Exile (IMEX) addresses the current refugee crisis and its implications for Syrian Kurdish women in Europe. It challenges images about Muslim women, who are often the subject of debates on the supposed dichotomy between an imagined secular progressive West and religious backwards East. Kurdish women disrupt this dichotomy through an alternative portrayal in global media. Whereas Kurds were previously often pictured as terrorists, backward, and conservative, they are now presented as courageous fighters against, and victims of, Islamic terrorism; and as progressive forces that include women in their ranks. Ideas about progressive, feminist and secular forms of governance are strongly developed in Kurdish political thought, and central in local self-representations.However, media representations and political ideology often differ from social realities on the ground. Going beyond these representations, this study will investigate Kurdish women’s experiences in a rapidly changing socio-political context. It aims at developing better insights into migrant women’s integration and participation in European societies. IMEX thus directly responds to an important policy priority of the H2020 work programme, and targets a better gender and equality balance.Building on extensive research experience in the Middle East and Europe, and the knowledge of Kurdish, IMEX will carry out field research among refugees and migrant organizations in Norway. Methods include narrative interviews with 40 women, focus group interviews, and action research through the set-up of a photo exhibition. The host organization is the Centre for Gender Research at Oslo University, a leading Gender institute in the Nordic region. Dissemination is directed towards high academic quality and policy development. IMEX strongly contributes to the researcher’s career prospects and to the broadening of the Centre’s research agenda, and responds to an urgent societal concern.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

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UNIVERSITETET I OSLO · OsloКоординаторНорвегия