Over the last decade, a new phenomenon has
emerged within the international community: the Global Remittances Trend (GRT). Thereby,
government institutions, international (financial) organisations, NGOs and private sector
actors have become interested in migration and remittances and their potential for poverty
reduction and development, and have started to devise institutions and policies to harness
this potential.
This book employs a gender-sensitive
governmentality analysis to trace the emergence of the GRT, to map its conceptual and
institutional elements, and to examine its broader implications. Through an analysis of
the GRT at the international level, combined with an in-depth case study on Mexico, this
book demonstrates that the GRT is instrumental in spreading and deepening specific forms
of gendered neoliberal governmentality.
This innovative book will be of interest to
students and scholars of political science, international relations, sociology,
development studies, economics, gender studies and Latin American studies.
Rahel Kunz is a Researcher and Lecturer at the Political Science
Department, University of Lucerne, Switzerland.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. A Gender-Sensitive Governmentality Approach
3. The GRT in the International Realm
4. The GRT in Mexico
5. The Power Technologies and Subjectivities of the GRT in Mexico
6. Resistance and Empowerment within the GRT in Mexico
7. Conclusion
240 pages, Hardcover