International Migration and Security: Opportunities and Challenges
In: Millennium: journal of international studies, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 154-155
ISSN: 0305-8298
In: Millennium: journal of international studies, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 154-155
ISSN: 0305-8298
In: Millennium: journal of international studies, Band 36, Heft 1, S. 154-155
ISSN: 1477-9021
In: Citizenship studies, Band 8, Heft 3, S. 203-215
ISSN: 1469-3593
In: Third world quarterly, Band 24, Heft 6, S. 1069-1093
ISSN: 0143-6597
World Affairs Online
In: Third world quarterly, Band 24, Heft 6, S. 1069-1093
ISSN: 1360-2241
In: Nationalism and ethnic politics, Band 8, Heft 3, S. 129-130
ISSN: 1353-7113
In: Millennium: journal of international studies, Band 28, Heft 1, S. 1-26
ISSN: 0305-8298
World Affairs Online
In: Millennium: journal of international studies, Band 28, Heft 1, S. 1-26
ISSN: 1477-9021
The concept of "humanitarian emergency" has come to be largely synonymous with contemporary refugee situations. The purpose of this paper is to critically explore the connections between the categorization of refugees as an "emergency" situation and the way in which "humanitarianism" has come to constitute a hegemonic discourse in which academics, policy-makers, international organizations, and refugee advocates must formulate their arguments and actions. Humanitarianism is often portrayed as posing a challenge to the codes and practices of state sovereignty because it is a form of action which is purportedly motivated by a sense of obligation and responsibility to "humanity" that goes beyond the responsibility one feels for fellow citizens. This paper analyzes a series of recent UNHCR representations of refugees to suggest that humanitarianism must instead be understood as an inherently political concept. Drawing upon the writings Giorgio Agamben, this paper demonstrates how humanitarianism is always already (bio)political to the extent that it relies on a conception of "bare human life" which is consistent with the practices of state sovereignty. From this perspective, framing the refugee phenomenon as a "humanitarian emergency" works to sustain constitutive practices which stabilize and reproduce statist resolutions to questions of political identity, community, and world order. ; Le concept d'« urgence humanitaire » est devenu une sorte de synonyme général de « situation contemporainedes réfugiés ». Le but de cet article est de procéder à une exploration critique des liens entre la catégorisation du refuge comme situation d'« urgence » et la façon dont l'idée d'« humanitarisme » en est venue à se constituer en discours hégémonique, dans le cadre duquel les universitaires, les décideurs, les organisations internationales, et les défendeurs des droits des réfugiés se voient obligés de formuler leurs arguments et leurs actions. L'humanitarisme est souvent dépeint comme posant un défi aux codes et pratiques de ...
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In: Routledge research on the global politics of migration 2
In: Routledge research on the global politics of migration, 2
Migration is an inescapable issue in the public debates and political agendas of Western countries, with refugees and migrants increasingly viewed through the lens of security. This book analyses recent shifts in governing global mobility from the perspective of the politics of citizenship, utilising an interdisciplinary approach that employs politics, sociology, anthropology, and history. Featuring an international group of leading and emerging researchers working on the intersection of migrant politics and citizenship studies, this book investigates how restrictions on mobility are not only generating new forms of inequality and social exclusion, but also new forms of political activism and citizenship identities. The chapters present and discuss the perspectives, experiences, knowledge and voices of migrants and migrant rights activists in order to better understand the specific strategies, tactics, and knowledge that politicized non-citizen migrant groups produce in their encounters with border controls and security technologies. The book focuses the debate of migration, security, and mobility rights onto grassroots politics and social movements, making an important intervention into the fields of migration studies and critical citizenship studies. Citizenship, Migrant Activism and the Politics of Movement will be of interest to students and scholars of migration and security politics, globalisation and citizenship studies.
In: Grenzregime II: Migration, Kontrolle, Wissen ; transnationale Perspektiven, S. 197-216
In: International political sociology, Band 1, Heft 4, S. 356-372
ISSN: 1749-5687
In: International political sociology: the journal of the International Studies Association, Band 1, Heft 4, S. 356-372
ISSN: 1749-5679
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On 8 December 2002, a roundtable discussion was held with members of the Action Committee for Non-Status Algerians (Montreal), the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (Toronto), and No One Is Illegal (Montreal). In this transcription of the discussion, the non-status Algerian refugees share their experiences of living in Canada without formal status, a situation which they characterize as being degrading, unlivable, and absurd. The participants discuss the possibilities for organizing opposition to increasingly restrictive and repressive refugee and immigration policies. They examine the viability of anti-deportation campaigns, direct action casework, and the prospects for a broad-based movement in defence of refugee and migrant rights. ; Le 8 décembre 2002 a eu lieu une table ronde réunissant des membres du Comité d'action des sans-statut Algériens (Montréal), la Coalition ontarienne contre la pauvreté (Toronto) et No One is Illegal (« Personne n'est illégal ») (Montréal). Ce qui suit est une transcription des discussions qui ont eu lieu, au cours desquelles les Algériens sans statut partagent leur expérience de la vie au Canada sans un statut reconnu, une situation qu'ils qualifient de dégradante, invivable et absurde. Les participants examinent les possibilités d'organiser une opposition aux politiques en matière d'immigration et du traitement des réfugiés qui deviennent de plus en plus répressives et restrictives. Ils explorent la viabilité des campagnes anti-déportation, l'action directe et les possibilités d'organiser un mouvement rassembleur pour la défense des droits des réfugiés et des migrants.
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