ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the nature of intersectionality and diversity and the role of gender and migration in determining what citizenship' might mean for individuals. It connects cross-border marriage migration to debates on how public and private notions of citizenship interact and mould the options open to migrants in general and migrant women in particular. Many cross-border marriage migrants moving into communities that are to some extent culturally familiar may be said to be moving within transnational social spaces, and their migration may be part of a wider, on-going, transnational project. The chapter explores the use of three published, ethnographic accounts of cross-border marriage to discuss how models of citizenship may play out for migrant brides. Local community-based organizations are particularly important in developing women's participative citizenship as they reflect an arena of public life that may be more acceptable for women to take a lead in and that may suit women's skills and interests.
