Urban Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in transnational perspective: reflections from Brazilian women in London

TY - JOUR

T1 - Urban Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in transnational perspective

T2 - reflections from Brazilian women in London

AU - McIlwaine, Cathy

AU - Evans, Yara

PY - 2020/1/13

Y1 - 2020/1/13

N2 - This article explores the nature of urban Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) among Brazilian migrants in London from a transnational perspective. Through adapting the continuum approach to understanding VAWG from a multi-scalar and non-hierarchical viewpoint, the article develops a 'transnational continuum of urban VAWG' highlighting the diversity of types of gender-based violence (GBV) across individual, community, city, state and transnational scales over time. Drawing on research with Brazilians in London, VAWG emerges as multi-dimensional, complex and endemic, especially in the public sphere and with transnational continuities. Underpinning the VAWG continuum is recognition that a transnational lens is essential in understanding the causes of GBV rooted in patriarchal gender inequalities which emerge as very resistant in reconfiguring violence among Brazilians in London. In turn, these causes intersect with various risk factors, many of which are linked with the transnational migrant experience, especially insecure immigration status and limited English language proficiency.

AB - This article explores the nature of urban Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) among Brazilian migrants in London from a transnational perspective. Through adapting the continuum approach to understanding VAWG from a multi-scalar and non-hierarchical viewpoint, the article develops a 'transnational continuum of urban VAWG' highlighting the diversity of types of gender-based violence (GBV) across individual, community, city, state and transnational scales over time. Drawing on research with Brazilians in London, VAWG emerges as multi-dimensional, complex and endemic, especially in the public sphere and with transnational continuities. Underpinning the VAWG continuum is recognition that a transnational lens is essential in understanding the causes of GBV rooted in patriarchal gender inequalities which emerge as very resistant in reconfiguring violence among Brazilians in London. In turn, these causes intersect with various risk factors, many of which are linked with the transnational migrant experience, especially insecure immigration status and limited English language proficiency.

KW - Brazilian migrants

KW - London

KW - Transnational migration

KW - Urban violence

KW - Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85077898236&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.3828/idpr.2018.31

DO - 10.3828/idpr.2018.31

M3 - Article

SN - 1474-6743

VL - 42

SP - 93

EP - 112

JO - INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING REVIEW

JF - INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING REVIEW

IS - 1

M1 - https://online.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3828/idpr.2018.31

ER -