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Perspectives on the European border regime: mobilization, contestation and the role of civil society
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Abstract This issue examines politics and practices that challenge the European border regime by contesting and negotiating asylum laws and regulations, practices of separation in refugee camps and accommodation centers, as much as political acts by undocumented migrants and activists seeking alternative way... view more
This issue examines politics and practices that challenge the European border regime by contesting and negotiating asylum laws and regulations, practices of separation in refugee camps and accommodation centers, as much as political acts by undocumented migrants and activists seeking alternative ways of cohabitation. The different contributions all highlight the role of civil society initiatives during the migration movements in 2015 and 2016 in Europe by discussing critical perspectives on the European border regime and by looking at migration as a contesting political force. Topics related to mobilization and the appropriation of public spaces to actively declare one's solidarity, political activism to contest borders and boundary-making approaches (no border movements) and the engagement into voluntary work are critically reflected.... view less
Keywords
migration; asylum policy; right of asylum; national border; mobilization; Europe; civil society; honorary office; citizens' involvement; criticism; migration policy; policy on refugees
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Free Keywords
politischer Aktivismus
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 1-6
Journal
Social Inclusion, 5 (2017) 3
Issue topic
Perspectives on the European border regime: mobilization, contestation, and the role of civil society
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Published Version; reviewed