Exclusion and Inclusion in International Migration: Power, Resistance and Identity
Exclusion and Inclusion in International Migration: Power, Resistance and Identity
Contributor(s): Armağan Teke Lloyd (Editor)
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Economy, Gender Studies, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Media studies, International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Communication studies, Sociology, Labor relations, Security and defense, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Social differentiation, Rural and urban sociology, Migration Studies, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Politics and Identity, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: migration; policy; migration; exclusion; inclusion; identity; labor relations; Brazil; Austria; Germany; security; female migrants; gender; human rights; international conventions; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; RefConnect; social networks;
Summary/Abstract: People on the move face new barriers in a globalizing world. Some of these barriers are related with the rise of an increasingly security-oriented approach towards international migrants. Notwithstanding the forces of globalization, states have maintained their monopoly power over whom to admit and whom to deny within their borders. In other words, they remain the sovereign authority regulating the entry and exit of people. However, in recent years, a number of states have singled out international immigration as the greatest political and social threat to their cultural and national security. The securitization of immigration is founded upon the premise that the international movement of people represents an exceptional risk for the survival of the nation and this is often associated with terrorism, instability and criminality. The securitization of immigration is also based on the idea that the ‘traditional’ authority vested in states to regulate immigration is somehow insufficient and needs to be enhanced. These assumptions correspond with a real policy shift in some countries such as the United States, where the government is planning to spend approximately 23 Billion Dollars on border security and immigration enforcement in 2019 alone." "This edited volume is an exploration of the global landscapes inhabited by refugees and labour migrants, although the focus is largely on the former. Despite the fact that most of the empirical studies are drawn from within Europe, the book also includes research on Nepal, Australia, the Middle East and Japan in order to reveal the truly global dimensions of migration and the regimes governing this.
Series: Migration Series
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-1-912997-16-9
- Page Count: 239
- Publication Year: 2019
- Language: English
Coming to Terms with Liberal Democracy by the Populist Radical Right Parties of Western Europe: Evidence from European Parliament Speeches over Minorities and Migration
Coming to Terms with Liberal Democracy by the Populist Radical Right Parties of Western Europe: Evidence from European Parliament Speeches over Minorities and Migration
(Coming to Terms with Liberal Democracy by the Populist Radical Right Parties of Western Europe: Evidence from European Parliament Speeches over Minorities and Migration)
- Author(s):Caner Tekin
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics, Gender Studies, Geography, Regional studies, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Migration Studies, Ethnic Minorities Studies, EU-Legislation, Identity of Collectives
- Page Range:13-27
- No. of Pages:15
- Keywords:migration; liberal democracy; populist radical parties; Western Europe; minorities; parliament speeches; gender; identity;
- Summary/Abstract:Populist radical right oppositions to international migration from Islamic countries are argued to undergo a discursive change from ultranationalist and religious constructs to –misleadingly– liberal argumentations, claiming that European liberal democracy is under threat of migration (Brubaker, 2017, pp.1191-1226; Hafez, 2014, pp.479-499; Börzel & Risse, 2018, pp.83-108; Börzel, 2016, pp.8-31). The present study aims to demonstrate how these ‘liberal’ grounds for objecting migrations exist at European (supranational) level, and explores the conceptions of liberal democracy used by pan-European radical right in opposition to migrant and minority rights. Therefore it asks how mainstream populist radical right factions represented in the European Parliament debate migrant and minority rights and what conceptions of liberal democracy emerge within their debates. It orients this question to two plenary sessions held in the European Parliament, in the shadow of the EU’s refugee crisis, to discuss the situation of fundamental rights and terrorism in Europe. Recent refugee debates in the EP have the potential to shed light on this issue, as the way populist radical right parties reject the EU’s minority, migration, and asylum policies feature exclusionary conceptions degrading the substantial meaning of liberal democracy.
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‘A Forest with many trees’ - Mapping migration governance and the dispersion of authority in Europe
‘A Forest with many trees’ - Mapping migration governance and the dispersion of authority in Europe
(‘A Forest with many trees’ - Mapping migration governance and the dispersion of authority in Europe)
- Author(s):Lisa Marie Borrelli, Rebecca Mavin, Giorgia Trasciani
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics, Geography, Regional studies, Governance, Labor relations, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Migration Studies, EU-Legislation
- Page Range:29-50
- No. of Pages:22
- Keywords:Europe; authority; migration; governance; politics; illegal labor market; EU; Germany; UK; Italy;
- Summary/Abstract:The effective governance of migration has become a key issue in contemporary politics, on both the national and international levels. While attempts have been made to lock down border zones – for example, in the Schengen area or the Mexico-U.S. border – the so-termed ‘migration crisis’ and summer of migration in 2015 has shown the permeability of borders, the agency of migrants, and the diversity of actors involved in the migration process more generally.
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Policing Migrants in Transit and Upon Arrival: The Bordering Tactic of Integration in Austria and Germany
Policing Migrants in Transit and Upon Arrival: The Bordering Tactic of Integration in Austria and Germany
(Policing Migrants in Transit and Upon Arrival: The Bordering Tactic of Integration in Austria and Germany)
- Author(s):Olivia Johnson
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics, Geography, Regional studies, Labor relations, Security and defense, Migration Studies, Penal Policy, EU-Legislation
- Page Range:51-71
- No. of Pages:21
- Keywords:Austria; Germany; migration; migrants in transit; policing; integration; policy; incarceration; Asylum law;
- Summary/Abstract:Since 2015, over a million refugees have crossed into Europe. While small in comparison to other places, this number has had a tremendous impact on the policies governing Europe’s borders. This attention is in part owing to the growing nationalistic sentiments in Europe and anti-immigrant rhetoric. This piece is a critical look at the consequences of a shared asylum policy for refugees in Europe. Although asylum policy is widely reported to be rooted in humanitarian ideals, I argue that EU asylum policies expand systems of incarceration through heightened surveillance, detention and physical barriers to accessing asylum. In part one of this article, I look at how integration processes purposefully restrict asylum seekers to the periphery of the state. I then explicitly look at the resources available to asylum seekers and how lack of access to the labor market keeps asylum seekers to the margins of society. In part three I argue that this liminality is a tool used to facilitate the smooth deportation of unworthy asylum claimants. Using the case of integration in Austria and Germany, I explore how asylum seekers are kept to the margins, why they are marginalized and the larger implications of this marginalization in relation to the carceral state.
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Borders, Exception and Sovereignty: Australia’s Migration Policies as Instruments of Suspension of (Human) Rights and (International) Obligations
Borders, Exception and Sovereignty: Australia’s Migration Policies as Instruments of Suspension of (Human) Rights and (International) Obligations
(Borders, Exception and Sovereignty: Australia’s Migration Policies as Instruments of Suspension of (Human) Rights and (International) Obligations)
- Author(s):Ana Carolina Macedo Abreu
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics, Geography, Regional studies, International Law, Recent History (1900 till today), Security and defense, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Migration Studies, Penal Policy
- Page Range:75-96
- No. of Pages:22
- Keywords:Australia; migration policy; human rights; international law; border control; policies; detention practices;
- Summary/Abstract:Hostility towards migrants of non-European origin is a recurring subject in contemporary political space, especially among Western/developed states. In fact, the move towards stricter migration and border control in relation to some forms of migration has led authors to characterize such phenomena as a war on migration (Hyndman and Mountz, 2007) or a new ubiquity of borders (Balibar 2002). The crusade against irregular migration has particularly affected prospective asylum seekers who, fleeing from conflict and persecution in their countries of origin, attempt to reach safety and protection through unauthorized border crossings. The Australian border regime presents a paradigmatic case in this context of increasing hostility and control, having been described as “the most original yet retrograde means of repelling and excluding asylum seekers from its shores” (Hyndman and Mountz 2007, 83) and “the most fully developed policy regime that is oriented around control” (Johnson 2014, 67). This chapter focuses on the policies and practices of border/migration control that were/are employed in the context of the Pacific Solution (2001-2007) and Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) (2013-present). The practices of control implemented during this period include interception and turnback of boats outside of territorial waters, forced return, detention and exclusion of parts of Australian territory from the migration zone (excision).
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Power and Sandwiched Sovereignty: Nepali Migrant Workers in the Gulf Countries
Power and Sandwiched Sovereignty: Nepali Migrant Workers in the Gulf Countries
(Power and Sandwiched Sovereignty: Nepali Migrant Workers in the Gulf Countries)
- Author(s):Hari KC
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics, Geography, Regional studies, Supranational / Global Economy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Labor relations, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Migration Studies, Socio-Economic Research
- Page Range:97-115
- No. of Pages:19
- Keywords:Gulf Countries; migration; Nepal; Nepali migrant workers;
- Summary/Abstract:Nepal is relatively a new entrant to global labour markets. Nevertheless, over the past few decades, a huge portion of its population has migrated abroad for employment, changing the image of Nepal from a country of “global warriors to global workers” (Rajauriya, 2015). In particular, the political change of 1990 that ushered Nepal into a multiparty democracy triggered the globalizing processes. Unlike during the King’s regime, obtaining passports became easier even for general people, affording them more agility and freedom to travel outside the country (Tiwari & Bhattarai, 2011). Further, the government formed after the 1992 elections embraced a policy of fast-paced economic liberalization, connecting Nepal with global economy and global labour markets (Labour Migration for Employment Report: 2014).
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The Body and Embodied Experiences in the British Asylum System: Developing a Conceptual Perspective
The Body and Embodied Experiences in the British Asylum System: Developing a Conceptual Perspective
(The Body and Embodied Experiences in the British Asylum System: Developing a Conceptual Perspective)
- Author(s):Rebecca Mavin
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics, Geography, Regional studies, Governance, Sociology, Social Theory, Migration Studies
- Page Range:117-136
- No. of Pages:20
- Keywords:UK; migration; British asylum system; the body; governance; autonomy; Asylum Politics;
- Summary/Abstract:Claiming asylum or humanitarian protection is fundamentally a legal process. In the UK, individuals present a case to the Home Office outlining the reasons that they require protection, and submit to a bureaucratic process in which their eligibility is determined. For asylum seekers, however, this process is a lived experience: their encounter with the state does not only affect their legal status, but structures their experiences of ‘space, time, personhood, collectivity, and embodied subjectivity.’ (Willen, 2007: 2) For the state, asylum has exceeded its humanitarian connotations and become connected to considerations about security (Huysmans, 2007), access to territory and resources (Gibney, 2004), and the preservation of national identity and values (Boswell, 2002). Untethered from notions of human rights, asylum has become a deeply political issue.
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Multi-level Governance of Human Mobility: Ending Discrimination and Promoting and Protecting Human Rights of All People on the Move
Multi-level Governance of Human Mobility: Ending Discrimination and Promoting and Protecting Human Rights of All People on the Move
(Multi-level Governance of Human Mobility: Ending Discrimination and Promoting and Protecting Human Rights of All People on the Move)
- Author(s):Miguel Santos Neves
- Language:English
- Subject(s):International Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Governance, Social differentiation, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today), Migration Studies
- Page Range:137-167
- No. of Pages:31
- Keywords:migration; human mobility; governance; discrimination; human rights;
- Summary/Abstract:Human mobility is the human face of globalization, the cement that links human communities across the globe and a highly relevant political issue increasingly controversial in many societies in the face of mounting pressures. The main drivers behind human mobility across and within borders are related to the three Ds, Demography and demographic gaps; Development failures and poverty; Democratic and governance failure associated with human rights violations. Moreover, mobility is both a consequence and a cause of human insecurity. On the one hand it is a response to a deregulated globalization that produces increasing inequality and human insecurity but, on the other, mobility itself is increasingly associated with higher levels of human insecurity in the absence of a robust system of international protection.
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From Invisible to Visible: Brazilian Female Migrants’ Occupational Aspirations under the Force of Visibility in Japan
From Invisible to Visible: Brazilian Female Migrants’ Occupational Aspirations under the Force of Visibility in Japan
(From Invisible to Visible: Brazilian Female Migrants’ Occupational Aspirations under the Force of Visibility in Japan)
- Author(s):Tamaki Watarai
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics, Gender Studies, Geography, Regional studies, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Migration Studies, Identity of Collectives
- Page Range:171-181
- No. of Pages:11
- Keywords:Brazil; migration; female migrants; Japan; occupational aspirations; labor relations; policy; visibility;
- Summary/Abstract:In 1990, the Japanese government began issuing renewable three-year “long-term residence visas,” with no restrictions on socioeconomic activities, for non-citizen children and grandchildren of emigrants from Japan and their family members. Although the Japanese government denied publicly that this policy was intended to attract unskilled foreign workers, it served, in fact, to alleviate Japan’s shortage of unskilled labor, especially in secondary industries. For Japanese–Brazilians, who were mainly members of the Brazilian middle class, returning to their ancestral homeland and becoming unskilled workers at that time was a solution to the high unemployment and wage reductions that were resulting from Brazil’s economic crisis and hyperinflation.
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Urban Resistances and Migrant Activism Challenging the Border Regime in Madrid City
Urban Resistances and Migrant Activism Challenging the Border Regime in Madrid City
(Urban Resistances and Migrant Activism Challenging the Border Regime in Madrid City)
- Author(s):Ana Santamarina
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Politics, Labor relations, Security and defense, Policy, planning, forecast and speculation, Rural and urban sociology, Migration Studies, Politics and Identity, Identity of Collectives
- Page Range:183-205
- No. of Pages:23
- Keywords:Spain; Madrid; migration; migrant activism; urban resistance; border regime;
- Summary/Abstract:On the night of the 15th March 2018, the neighbourhood of Lavapiés in Madrid was literally on fire. A burst of rage swelled the streets as the district became a battlefield. That night, Madrid was raising its voice for Mame Mbaye, a black African resident that died just few hours ago running from a police identity control. A migrant insurrection broke out against these racist controls that had been increasingly happening in the neighbourhood since Mame arrived fourteen years ago. This time it was Mame, but it could have been any of the migrants that were claiming justice that night. The night of the 15th March was an explosion of urban rage in which Madrid claimed not to be a border anymore. In a later interview, Mame’s friend Serigne stated: “In Madrid you live with fear. Every morning we joke and say each other: ‘Have a good breakfast because you never know if you will ever be back home for lunch”.
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RefConnect - A Mobile Social Network for Refugees
RefConnect - A Mobile Social Network for Refugees
(RefConnect - A Mobile Social Network for Refugees)
- Author(s):Evdokia Kogia, Styliani Liberopoulou, Nikolaos Alamanos, Vasilis Pierros, Christos Michalakelis
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Media studies, Communication studies, Migration Studies, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
- Page Range:207-225
- No. of Pages:19
- Keywords:migration; refugees; RefConnect; social network; Greece; new media;
- Summary/Abstract:The number of people fleeing war, violence and persecution has been higher these days World War II (UNHCR, Global Trends Forced Displacement in 2015, 2016). The global population of forcibly displaced people increased to 68.5 million as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violations. More than 25.4 million refugees, over half of them are children, had to seek shelter in nearby countries (UNHCR, Globla trends.Forced displacement in 2017, 2018). Certain Member States on the EU’s external borders, such as Greece, Italy, Malta and Hungary, are overburdened by asylum-seekers which leads to both poor living conditions for them (unjustified detentions, mistreatment, etc.) as well as lower rates of asylum applications being approved. This forces a mosaic of people from different cultures, ethnic and religious backgrounds to spend months or even years away from their compatriots. At the same time, the difficulty of passing from the outskirt countries of EU to the more economically prosperous ones on the north has separated families and friends with little to no communication at all. (European Parliament, n.d.).
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Halo-Halo, Nostalgia and Navigating Life for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW’s) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Halo-Halo, Nostalgia and Navigating Life for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW’s) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(Halo-Halo, Nostalgia and Navigating Life for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW’s) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
- Author(s):Simeon S. Magliveras
- Language:English
- Subject(s):Geography, Regional studies, Labor relations, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Migration Studies, Socio-Economic Research, Identity of Collectives
- Page Range:227-239
- No. of Pages:13
- Keywords:Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; migration; Filipino workers; OFW; identity; nostalgia; culture;
- Summary/Abstract:This chapter gives a snapshot of OFWs' life in Saudi and explores how Filipinos maintain their identity as Filipinos in Saudi Arabia. Saudi is the second most popular destination for Filipino transnationals in the world and OFW's remit almost as much money from Saudi as from the United States. Propelled from one socio-cultural and sensual environment into another, Filipino nationals must navigate personal and family needs, their emotions, and their identities. This chapter explores how OFW's recreate cultural continuity and constitute a sense of self through food-ways related to their sojourn. The chapter concludes that practices and memories are not only fixed, to a sensual experience of the consumption of global Filipino branded fast-food such as Jollibee, or merely by shopping at kabayan sari saris (Filipino markets). The ubiquitous embeddedness into such sights results in cognitive systems where sensual, social environmental spaces for identity exist and are actualized. These practices maintain a sensual romanticized identity with home while at the same time re-enforce their identity as transnationals, players in a global world.
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