makers to such movements has been an increasing externalization of their restrictive migration policies to stem the movements of people and to shift the responsibility for preventing irregular immigration to so-called transit states. As the most
Fashioning Masculinities through Migration
Narratives of Romanian Construction Workers in London
Alexandra Urdea
The present article aims to show that, for migrant men working in London in low- and mid-skilled jobs, migration is a path for fashioning the self as gendered actors striving to improve their livelihoods. The present article describes their
Migration as Survival
Withheld Stories and the Limits of Ethnographic Knowability
Gerhild Perl
; Jackson [2002] 2013a ). By exploring the politics of circulation of a story, in this article I am interested in the intertwined dynamics of survival and storytelling in the context of migration by boat. I will argue that the regime of contemporary
Migration, Humanitarianism, and the Politics of Knowledge
An Interview with Juliano Fiori
Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh and Juliano Fiori
Elena Fiddian - Qasmiyeh : In this issue of Migration and Society we are interested in the overarching theme of “Recentering the South in Studies of Migration.” Indeed, it is increasingly acknowledged that studies of and policy responses to
Decolonial Approaches to Refugee Migration
Nof Nasser-Eddin and Nour Abu-Assab in Conversation
Nof Nasser-Eddin and Nour Abu-Assab
Nof In this conversation, we will be talking about our perspectives on refugeehood migration from a decolonialist feminist intersectional framework. We will reflect on our work and try to conceptualize refugeehood migration from a more Southern
Jelena Tošić and Annika Lems
In this special section of Migration and Society we shed light on different patterns of im/mobility in, from, and between Europe and Africa. By focusing on migrants’ perspectives on their struggles to reach European shores and cross borders
The Position of “the South” and “South-South Migration” in Policy and Programmatic Responses to Different Forms of Migration
An Interview with Francesco Carella
Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh and Francesco Carella
Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh: In this issue of Migration and Society we are interested in “Recentering the South in Studies of Migration,” and also in examining the position of “the South” and “South-South migration” in policy and programmatic
Migration – A New Normal
A Jewish Perspective
Lea Mühlstein
portrayal of wandering, what we today might call migration, is indeed rather sobering. It does not shy away from descriptions of being taken advantage of, enslavement, rape and even attempts of genocide. It reflects the hardships that refugees and migrants
Media Representations of Separated Child Migrants
From Dubs to Doubt
Rachel Rosen and Sarah Crafter
costs” ( Hall 2015 ) of the “migration crisis” 1 hit home for the European public. The widespread circulation of his photograph by global media outlets also provoked reactions from state leaders, with David Cameron, then prime minister of the UK
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Refugee and Migration Studies
Lessons from Collaborative Research on Sanctuary in the Changing Times of Trump
Sara Vannini, Ricardo Gomez, Megan Carney, and Katharyne Mitchell
We came together as a group of scholars interested in migration, refugees, and sanctuary studies from a variety of theoretical, methodological, and personal experiences. Despite our disciplinary differences (we were affiliated with departments of