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Д. А. Крячков
TERM PROJECT WORK
Ex. 2. Analyze the following samples of the Research Problem section. Identify 
the elements discussed in the previous exercise. Speak about the strengths and 
weaknesses of their presentation.
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Research Proposal
Violence Against Migrant Women in the Euromed Region
Women, like men, migrate for a variety of different reasons and follow a wide range of migra-
tory trajectories. However, the obstacles and dangers to migration may be different for women, 
with additional sources of insecurities related to gendered inequalities in their economic, social 
and political situations.
Gender-related persecutions and violence may be the cause of women’s decision to migrate, 
but gender-related violence may not be recognized as a basis for protection in the country to 
which they migrate. Women may also be vulnerable to violence during their journey to the Eu-
romed region. This vulnerability may be increased by existing and developing policy frameworks 
and legislation on migration both at supra-national (EU) and national levels. Recent research has 
demonstrated, for example, the extent of violence against women asylum seekers as they attempt 
to reach one of the member states of the EU, or the growing problem of violence against sub-
Saharan African women in Morocco. Violence may also be exercised as a means of forcing women 
to migrate, as in the case of trafficking of women for the purposes of sexual or domestic exploita-
tion. The fight against trafficking has been underlined as one of the EU’s priorities, but large gaps 
in protection for women victims of trafficking remain.
For migrant women who are victims of violence, insecurity may be reinforced by a lack of pro-
tection afforded by the relevant national authorities. This lack of protection may be aggravated 
by the woman’s legal status and by the interaction of gendered and racial discriminations which 
mean that violence against migrant women is not recognised or not taken seriously. Institutional 
and structural racism may also prevent police and judicial authorities from recognizing or taking 
seriously forms of racist and sexist violence which occur against migrant women in their society.
All of these elements mean that migrant women may be vulnerable to varied forms of violence 
and that the means of protection open to them may be limited. This study will seek to docu-
ment and analyse both forms of violence against migrant women in the Euromed region, and 
the impacts of policies and programmes in place to combat this violence, in particular policies 
that form part of the Barcelona programme. In doing so the study will enable the identification of 
gaps in the protection of migrant women in the Euromed region and will thus be able to formu-
late recommendations both for national political authorities and for NGOs and other civil society 
groups to take specific measures to tackle these forms of violence and to provide a more secure 
environment for migrant women. The study will build on previous work undertaken by the Euro-
Mediterranean Human Rights Network to prioritise women’s rights in the region.
Objectives of the Study: 
1. To provide a comprehensive mapping of the different types of violence faced by migrant 
women travelling in, through or to the Euromed region. To examine the scale and spread of 
these types of violence.
2. To examine the sources of violence and to analyse the factors that may increase these wom-
en’s vulnerability to various types of violence at different stages of the migratory process.
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