migration

  • ConvenorsEnrico Fravega, University of Genoa115366@unige.it Sebastiano Benasso, University of Genoasebastiano.benasso@unige.it In social contexts characterised by a widespread condition of violence, poverty and oppression, there is an overlooked nexus between the possibilities of migration and the «capacity to aspire» (Appadurai, 2004). Migration questions both the symbolic and material possibility of grasping a better future in an…

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  • ConvenorsIlaria Giglioli, University of San Franciscoigiglioli@usfca.edu Edgar Córdova Morales, UVSQ -Paris-Saclayedgar.cordova@cnrs.fr The past twenty years have seen an increase in border securitization worldwide, matched by a rise in nationalisms and a general dis-enchantment with the global. Existing scholarship on global processes of border fortification has primarily adopted a «birds-eye view», focusing on similarities in legislation…

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  • ConvenorsTimothy Raeymaekers, University of Bologna Giuseppe Grimaldi, University of Trieste Over the past decade, anti-gangmastering legislation in Italy has been predicated on the idea that formalizing (i.e., rendering legible and accountable to the state) the production of agri-food commodities will automatically eradicate the most extreme forms of labour exploitation. Pushed forward by an imagery of…

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  • ConvenorsIvana Rapoš Božič, Masaryk University (corresponding author) ivana.rapos.bozic@fss.muni.cz Bernadette Nadya Jaworsky, Masaryk University jaworsky@fss.muni.cz  Despite the reluctance of many contemporary societies to engage in open discussions about racism, experiences with ethnoracial Othering continue to mark the everyday lives of many immigrants and ethnic minorities. Understanding the different facets of contemporary racism, their impacts on the…

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  • ConvenorsEnrico Fravega, University of Genoaenrico.fravega@edu.unige.it Rassa Ghaffari, University of Genoarassa.ghaffari@edu.unige.it As Hallett and Barber (2014, p. 307) observe, engaging in ethnographic research without considering the role of online spaces is no longer feasible. In the field of migration and border studies, researchers have been involved in a range of experiences, including the exploration of digital…

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