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Las madres no lloran ahora luchan. Child custody removal among migratised women in Barcelona, Spain

Ballester I Tataret, Griselda LU (2021) SIMV20 20211
Graduate School
Master of Science in Social Studies of Gender
Abstract
The present thesis develops around the topic of child custody removal among migratised families in Catalonia, Spain. Child custody removal is a common practice from Childcare: it takes place when the State assesses that the best interest of the minor is to remain a part of their family. In 2020, a group of mothers who currently live in Barcelona and have migrated from non-European countries started a new activist movement to complaint against the discriminatory practices of the Child Care institution, claiming that their cases were evidence of a prejudiced and biased approach to child and family wellbeing. From a feminist, decolonial and antiracist stance, this paper establishes a correlation between the neoliberalization of the Social... (More)
The present thesis develops around the topic of child custody removal among migratised families in Catalonia, Spain. Child custody removal is a common practice from Childcare: it takes place when the State assesses that the best interest of the minor is to remain a part of their family. In 2020, a group of mothers who currently live in Barcelona and have migrated from non-European countries started a new activist movement to complaint against the discriminatory practices of the Child Care institution, claiming that their cases were evidence of a prejudiced and biased approach to child and family wellbeing. From a feminist, decolonial and antiracist stance, this paper establishes a correlation between the neoliberalization of the Social Welfare in Catalonia and the growing phenomenon of judicialization of migratised motherhoods, a process of criminalization of the figure of the migratised mother and their maternal practices. (Less)
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author
Ballester I Tataret, Griselda LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMV20 20211
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
child custody removal, Child Care services, migratisation, feminist studies, social anthropology
language
English
id
9063751
date added to LUP
2021-09-14 15:24:38
date last changed
2021-09-14 15:24:38
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  abstract     = {{The present thesis develops around the topic of child custody removal among migratised families in Catalonia, Spain. Child custody removal is a common practice from Childcare: it takes place when the State assesses that the best interest of the minor is to remain a part of their family. In 2020, a group of mothers who currently live in Barcelona and have migrated from non-European countries started a new activist movement to complaint against the discriminatory practices of the Child Care institution, claiming that their cases were evidence of a prejudiced and biased approach to child and family wellbeing. From a feminist, decolonial and antiracist stance, this paper establishes a correlation between the neoliberalization of the Social Welfare in Catalonia and the growing phenomenon of judicialization of migratised motherhoods, a process of criminalization of the figure of the migratised mother and their maternal practices.}},
  author       = {{Ballester I Tataret, Griselda}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Las madres no lloran ahora luchan. Child custody removal among migratised women in Barcelona, Spain}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}