Perspectives on the European Border Regime: Mobilization, Contestation and the Role of Civil Society

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...

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Published in:Social inclusion 2017-07, Vol.5 (3), p.1-6
Main Authors: Youkhana, Eva, Sutter, Ove
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
border
Borders
Civil society
Cohabitation
contestation
Europe
Migrants
Migration
Mobilization
Political activism
Political asylum
Political movements
Political participation
Politics
Protest movements
Public spaces
Refugee camps
Regulation
Undocumented immigrants
Voluntary work
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2183-2803
2183-2803
DOI:10.17645/si.v5i3.1127