Enforced Disappearance: Family Members’ Experiences

Adams, Jacqueline

doi:10.1007/s12142-019-0546-6

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Section: The 'Typical' Enforced Disappearancementioning

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“…Although the literature on enforced disappearances is limited and not completely clear on the profile of ED victims, it leaves the impression that ED victims worldwide tend to be young, male, and from lower-income backgrounds (Adams, 2019;OHCHR, 2013). In several South American countries, men disappeared after being involved in politically 'undesired' activities or organisations (Adams, 2019). In Syria 'every young male and adolescent between 16 and 40 years old that participated in demonstrations' in 2011 and early 2012 was targeted by the government according to army officers (OHCHR, 2013, p. 4).…”

Section: The 'Typical' Enforced Disappearancementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Because the family does not solely depend on the income of the disappeared, the family's finances are less likely to be severely impacted. Moreover, in certain countries, the family of the disappeared are not able to access the family's savings if those are registered under the person who has gone missing (Adams, 2019). In such situations, a spouse or other direct relative is disadvantaged since the inability results in foregoing additional income.…”

Section: Forms Of Impactmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other civil organisations report slightly different but comparable numbers (TFDP, n.d.;The Asean Post, 2019). With all of these numbers, it should be noted that only a small share of all cases is reported and documented -actual numbers are most likely much higher (AFAD, 2019;Adams, 2019;Amnesty International, 2020).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Initial progress was made with the passing of the Human Rights Victim Recognition and Reparation Act (Congress of the Philippines) in 2012, but for FIND to strengthen their lobby, it is important to know what exactly the financial impact of a disappearance is on the household members of the disappeared. As concluded by Adams (2019), the focus of existing studies is mainly on the social or psychological consequences of disappearances or on the way relatives of the victims responded to what happened and how they organised themselves. No studies can be found that specifically focus on the direct economic impact of a disappearance on the members of the household that are left behind.…”

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The Impact of an Enforced Disappearance on a Household’s Financial Vulnerability in the Philippines

Selm¹,

Barzingi²,

Cruijsen³

et al. 2021

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The purpose of this study is to describe the impact of enforced disappearance on a household's financial vulnerability, with a particular focus on the Philippines. A qualitative approach was adopted for this study; semi-structured interviews were conducted using triangulation among a sample group of five family members of disappeared persons and three experts working on the issue. Guided by the Household Vulnerability Framework of Leika and Marchettini (2017), it was found that a disappearance increases household financial vulnerability and particularly impacts the households in terms of their liquid assets, income, and living costs. However, the severity of the consequences varies per household and its context. The unique characteristics of every individual disappearance highly influence the type and amount of impact. In addition, the search for the disappeared, loss of opportunity, and the physiological impact on household members had negative financial consequences on a household. In many ways, victims are forced to re-prioritise time and spending.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The Impact of an Enforced Disappearance on a Household’s Financial Vulnerability in the Philippines

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Barzingi²,

Cruijsen³

et al. 2021

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Témoigner aux procès après une catastrophe sociale : une tentative de restauration des garants métasociaux démocratiques

Bourguignon,

Katz-Gilbert,

Dermitzel

2023

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Toward a sociology of family movements: Lessons from the Global South

Zarrugh

2022

Sociology Compass

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Research on forced disappearances, which refer to state-orchestrated abductions and disappearances of men and women, has long emphasized the roles of families, specifically mothers, in contesting state violence. However, the family as the locus of social movements resisting inequality and state-related violence remains underexamined in the broader field of social movement study. In this article, I provide an overview of research in areas of the Global South, specifically Latin America and the Middle East, related to family-based activism around disappearance to highlight how turning our analytical lens towards the family enriches our understandings of gender, power, and resistance to systemic inequality. In the discussion, I outline a burgeoning literature around other forms of state violence, such as incarceration and immigrant deportation, that centers the family as a site to critique structural inequality. I conclude by identifying future directions for sociological inquiry into family-based movements that can enrich our understandings of social movements.

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Enforced Disappearance: Family Members’ Experiences

Cited by 7 publications

References 32 publications

The Impact of an Enforced Disappearance on a Household’s Financial Vulnerability in the Philippines

The Impact of an Enforced Disappearance on a Household’s Financial Vulnerability in the Philippines

Témoigner aux procès après une catastrophe sociale : une tentative de restauration des garants métasociaux démocratiques

Toward a sociology of family movements: Lessons from the Global South

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