Crossings: Journal of Migration & Culture

Special Issue

SPRING 2024

Abstracts by 15 March 2023

WOMEN’S HEALTH AND DIGITALISATION IN FORCED MIGRATION

Digital Solutions to promote Intercultural Mobility in access to SRH services in Europe

Editor: Dr. Nena MOCNIK, GRITIM-UPF Researcher

In this Special Call, we invite authors to reflect on those topics from a theoretical and practical perspective and to address questions of universal human (reproductive) rights, cultural relativism, transcultural and transnormative mobility, and neocolonial discursive practice surrounding some of the most controversial, culturally relative sexual behaviors, taboos, and stigmas.

Topics considered for publication may include but are not limited to the questions:

• the role of online peer-to-peer in enhancing digitalisation of digitally illiterate individuals;
• the importance of cultural communities to facilitate behavioral changes in cultural mobility of SRH understanding (use of contraception tools, right to abortion, prevention and treatment of STDs.

The papers can furthermore showcase good practices as well as shortfalls that describe:

• inaccessibility of devices and tools and marginalized communities;
• processes, tactics, and strategies that bring technologies closer to the targeted groups;
• actions, projects, and activities that promote behavioral changes and cultural mobilities with the help of digital solutions/tools;
• dialogues between initiators, developers, and target communities.

Key Words: women’s health, refugee women, migrant women, digital solutions, cultural barriers

The above list of topics is not exhaustive, and the editorial board will consider other topics related to the main themes of this special issue. We also welcome book reviews addressing the topics and themes illustrated above. Prospective contributors should contact the editor to discuss their proposals in the form of a maximum 250 words abstract along with a brief biography via email to: [email protected].

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