Doctoral Dissertation Research: The International Matchmaking Industry: Mail Order Bride Migration from the Philippines and Russia to the U.S.

博士论文研究：国际婚介行业：从菲律宾和俄罗斯到美国的邮购新娘移民

• 批准号: 0093673
• 负责人: Karen Feste
• 金额: $ 0.72万
• 依托单位: University of Denver
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-03-01 至 2002-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0093673&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; International; Matchmaking

This project examines the forces that shape international migration in the shadow of American immigration law, documenting how and why mail order bride migration has emerged as an issue for governments and nongovernmental organizations. Three questions will be addressed: Is the international marriage market an indicator of 'global feminism'? How have governments of the U.S. and the sending countries responded to this migration? What businesses or organizations encourage or discourage bride migration? In examining these questions, this project builds on previous migration research in economics, politics, foreign relations, law, and feminism. Data will be collected in the U.S., Russia, and the Philippines. Interviews with marriage agents, immigration officials, and men and women seeking foreign mates will provide information about the business, government policies, and perceptions of the process by those involved. The findings will have implications for U.S. immigration policy, foreign relations between countries involved in this industry, and feminist international migration theory.

该项目研究了在美国移民法的影响下影响国际移民的力量，记录了邮购新娘移民如何以及为何成为政府和非政府组织的一个问题。将讨论三个问题：国际婚姻市场是“全球女权主义”的指标吗？美国和移民输出国政府如何应对这一移民？哪些企业或组织鼓励或阻止新娘移民？ 在研究这些问题时，该项目建立在先前在经济、政治、外交关系、法律和女权主义方面的移民研究的基础上。数据将在美国、俄罗斯和菲律宾收集。对婚姻中介、移民官员以及寻求外国伴侣的男女的采访将提供有关业务、政府政策以及相关人员对这一过程的看法的信息。研究结果将对美国移民政策、参与该行业的国家之间的外交关系以及女权主义国际移民理论产生影响。