Ambiguous positionalities: Bangladeshi migrant men in The Hague

Gendered experiences of men are an important aspect of development studies, as it has become clear that gender should not be equated with women. In addition, migration holds relevance for development studies as migrants bring important economic, social and symbolic contributions to both the host society and the societies ‘back home’. Thus, focusing on migrant men within development studies means broadening gender and development scope of research. Doing it in the post 9/11 context means addressing some of the major issues in the contemporary world. Connecting migration, masculinity and Islamophobia, this research showed that the process of marginalization is not always straight forward, it can become complex and contradictory, where an indication of marginalization can give advantage in some contexts while becoming problematic in others. Therefore, this research is important for broadening our understanding of marginalization processes.