| 1. |
|
|
| 2. |
|
|
| 3. |
|
|
| 4. |
|
|
| 5. |
|
|
| 6. |
- Carbin, Maria, 1972-
(author)
-
Mellan tystnad och tal : Flickor och hedersvåld i svensk offentlig politik
- 2010
-
Doctoral thesis (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This thesis examines the contestations around the question of how violence against young women from ethnic minorities was articulated in Swedish public policy debates from 1995-2008. One core question investigated in this study is how the “new” problem of co called honour killings is categorised and understood within gender equality policies against violence and policies of immigrant integration. The thesis explores how different discourses compete and negotiate to make sense of the violence and try to stabilise meaning. Another aim of the thesis concerns the construction of available subject positions for young women, and the potential effects in terms of possibilities and restrictions for subjects to speak politically. The research material consists of parliamentary debates, major government documents, official government inquiries into integration and gender equality, as well as documents from the Swedish Integration Board and the County Administrative Boards. The analysis draws upon discourse theory and feminist postcolonial theory to explore what positions are made available to young women in policy discourses. Four competing discourses are identified: a multicultural discourse, a discourse of value-clashes, a discourse of structural discrimination and finally a gender power-discourse. However, in policies against honour related violence the violence is primarily understood as originating in a cultural and value-based heritage of certain immigrant communities. This study furthermore illustrates how girls are required to speak and make testimonies on their situation. The ways the stories of the girls are used make them into boundary markers between Swedish and non-Swedish. It is argued that letting the girls speak and listen to them might make it possible to understand some of the potential problems they face. Nevertheless, it might not form an agenda for changing the bigger political picture.
|
|
| 7. |
- Carbin, Maria, 1972-, et al.
(author)
-
The intersectional turn in feminist theory : a dream of a common language?
- 2013
-
In: The European Journal of Women's Studies. - London : Sage Publications. - 1350-5068 .- 1461-7420. ; 20:3, s. 233-248
-
Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Today intersectionality has expanded from being primarily a metaphor within structuralist feminist research to an all-encompassing theory. This article discusses this increasing dedication to intersectionality in European feminist research. How come intersectionality has developed into a signifier for ‘good feminist research’ at this particular point in time? Drawing on poststructuralist and postcolonial theory the authors examine key articles on intersectionality as well as special issues devoted to the concept. They interrogate the conflicts and meaning making processes as well as the genealogies of the concept. Thus, the epistemology and ontology behind the ‘intersectional turn’ in feminist theory is the main concern here. The authors argue that the lack of ontological discussions has lead to its very popularity. Intersectionality promises almost everything: to provide complexity, overcome divisions and to serve as a critical tool. However, the expansion of the scope of intersectionality has created a consensus that conceals fruitful and necessary conflicts within feminism.
|
|
| 8. |
- Carbin, Maria, 1972-
(author)
-
The requirement to speak : Victim stories in Swedish policies against honour related violence
- 2014
-
In: Women's Studies. - : Elsevier. - 0277-5395 .- 1879-243X. ; 46, s. 107-114
-
Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Over the last decade, political initiatives against so-called honour-related violence have been undertaken in several Western countries, as well as in the UN. Swedish policy initiatives are relatively ambitious, and have primarily targeted young women as victims, one aim being to make it possible for them to speak up. In this article the overarching concern is to explore how victim stories are used in Swedish policy initiatives. Drawing upon discourse theory and post-colonial feminism, the aim is to challenge the ideal of speech as emancipation and to elaborate the connections between speech, silence and power. The article shows that, despite efforts by policy-makers to include these young women, and not to reproduce stereotypes, the possibility of speaking is formulated within a certain nationalist discursive terrain. The victims are primarily called upon to speak as non-Swedish representatives. Paradoxically, the inclusion of young women into policy discourse has led to a particular exclusion and thereby produced new silences.
|
|
| 9. |
- Carbin, Maria, 1972-
(author)
-
Verkningslösa åtgärder mot tvångsäktenskap?
- 2012
-
In: Feministiskt perspektiv. ; :19 okt
-
Journal article (pop. science, debate, etc.)abstract
- Utredningen om tvångsäktenskap och barnäktenskap föreslår kriminalisering samt en nationell samordningsenhet: två åtgärder som inriktar sig på symbolisk markering respektive utbyggnad av administration. Maria Carbin har läst utredningen och hittar mer stigmatisering än lösningar.
|
|
