International Women’s Day (#IWD2017) book review: living in refugee camps in Berlin: women’s perspectives and experiences edited by Hansjörg Dilger and Kristina Dohrn in collaboration with International Women’s Space

Living in Refugee Camps in Berlin: Women’s Perspectives and Experiences, a collection edited by Hansjörg Dilger and Kristina Dohrn and written in collaboration with a Berlin-based organisation, International Women’s Space, seeks to focus in on the specific experiences of women living in different forms of asylum accommodation across the German capital. Jennifer Philippa Eggert welcomes this collaborative project as a vast and accessible resource that raises awareness of the experiences of refugee women. This review is published to mark International Women’s Day: a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women.