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    Migration and attitudes towards domestic violence against women: a case study of Libyan migrants in the UK

    El-Abani, Suaad M, Jacobs, Susie, Chadwick, Kathryn and Arun, Shoba (2020) Migration and attitudes towards domestic violence against women: a case study of Libyan migrants in the UK. Migration and Development, 9 (1). pp. 111-130. ISSN 2163-2324

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    Abstract

    This article analyses attitudes to domestic violence against women (DVAW) among Libyan migrants in the north of England; this is the first such study of Libyan migrants. One hundred seventy-five (175) respondents were interviewed in a questionnaire survey and 20 in semi-structured interviews. Migrant status has been identified as an important marker or precarity; gendered and racialised experiences deepen structural forms of insecurity. The research explored the impact of migration on participants’ attitudes to DVAW. The concepts of gender regime and gender order, additionally, help to provide a framework for understanding of the multifaceted nature of unequal gender relations within Libyan Arab communities. The study found that gender and educational level were the most important variables associated with views about DVAW within the sample, whereas length of stay in the UK was not statistically associated with attitudes towards domestic violence. The article explores reasons for relative continuity in beliefs about DVAW in the context of the insecurities of migration. Despite continuities, shifts and changes are taking place within many women’s lives.

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