CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Saparova, Marhabo |
|---|---|
| Title | PRECARIOUS LIVES, INVISIBLE WORK: A CASE OF CENTRAL ASIAN WOMEN DOMESTIC WORKERS IN ISTANBUL |
| Summary | Abstract This research analyzes the different facets of precariousness in the lived experiences of the undocumented migrant women domestic workers from Central Asia employed in the private households in Istanbul. This research aims to overcome the classical understanding of precariousness, which oversees the agency of the subjects. The contradictory faces of precariousness are conceptualized in three processes: in departure and arrival, in living-in arrangement and in the day-off of the Central Asian migrant women domestic workers. I argue that, though operating asymmetrically, empowerment and disempowerment cannot be separated in the lived experiences of these women. Based on the in-depth interviews and participant-observation methodology, this thesis reveals complicated and dynamic levels of precariousness in the lives of domestic migrant women from Central Asia in Istanbul. |
| Supervisor | Li, Ju; Fodor, Eva |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/saparova_marhabo.pdf |
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