Introduction

Gendered vulnerabilities and violence are intrinsically linked with forced migration. This chapter introduces the book’s main aim, which is to examine the gendered dynamics of violence experienced by the Rohingya people, first during the conflict in the Rakhine State of Myanmar, then after their forced migration to Bangladesh. It provides a brief overview of the context and the imperative to investigate the gendered dimension of Rohingya forced migration, emphasising the nature and extent of gendered vulnerabilities and violence, both in the country of origin and in the country of destination, as a continuous process. Additionally, it delineates the methodology employed in the research conducted for this book.