Papers by Bridget Anderson
Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia, 2014
The Dangerous Politics of Immigration Control, 2013
A multi-country pilot study, 2003
This report explores the experiences beyond the workplace of migrants from East and Central Europ... more This report explores the experiences beyond the workplace of migrants from East and Central Europe working in low wage jobs.
This paper explores the nature and determinants of illegality in migrant labour markets. It conce... more This paper explores the nature and determinants of illegality in migrant labour markets. It conceptualises the various "spaces of (il)legality" in the employment of migrants, and explores the perceptions and functions of these spaces from the points of view of migrants, employers and the state. Our theoretical approach goes beyond the notion that illegality is "produced" by the state, and
Citizenship Studies, 2011
Subjectivity, 2009
In recent years, the topic of migration has been the focus of innovative theoretical intervention... more In recent years, the topic of migration has been the focus of innovative theoretical interventions and intense political debates. The uprisings of French youth of Algerian descent in the banlieues of Paris following the police murder of two young men (November 2005); the storming of ...
Work, Employment & Society, 2010
ABSTRACT Immigration controls are often presented by government as a means of ensuring '... more ABSTRACT Immigration controls are often presented by government as a means of ensuring 'British jobs for British workers' and protecting migrants from exploitation. However, in practice they can undermine labour protections. As well as a tap reg-ulating the flow of labour, ...
Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2010
Abstract It is now more important than ever to consider migrant mobilizations and how political c... more Abstract It is now more important than ever to consider migrant mobilizations and how political communities are constructed. This paper describes how Waling Waling, a migrant domestic workers' organization, and their support group, Kalayaan, forged citizenship ' ...
Population, Space and Place, 2009
Few migration issues generate more controversy and public debate in high-income countries than th... more Few migration issues generate more controversy and public debate in high-income countries than those arising from 'illegal' or 'irregular' migra-tion. Consequently, there is now a vast policy literature on the subject. As De Genova (2002) and others have pointed out, its general ...
Gender & Development, 2001
... this was surprising, given that the group of women I was talking to came from six national gr... more ... this was surprising, given that the group of women I was talking to came from six national groups, from Ivory Coast to ... 1998, after many years of campaigning in the UK, 1800 previously undocumented migrant domestic workers succeeded in obtaining visas (Anderson 2000) and ...
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 2001
There has been a substantial increase in demand for private domestic services throughout the Euro... more There has been a substantial increase in demand for private domestic services throughout the European Union, and a significant proportion of these workers are non-citizens, many of them without documents. This paper addresses two questions: why is there an increase in demand for domestic workers in private households? and why is this demand being met by migrant women? While there are demographic and economic reasons for the former, the reproduction of lifestyle and status, and the avoidance of gender and generational conflict over domestic work are also important factors. Migrant labour is flexible, women are removed from family demands and can devote themselves to their employing family, moreover their`race' and citizenship status differentiates them from their female employer.
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Papers by Bridget Anderson