Citizenship, migrant activism and the politics of movement / edited by Peter Nyers and Kim Rygiel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nyers, Peter.

Rygiel, Kim.

Series:

Routledge research on the global politics of migration ; 2.

Routledge research on the global politics of migration ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Political activity.

Immigrants.

Immigrants--Civil rights.

Emigration and immigration--Political aspects.

Emigration and immigration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Migration is an inescapable issue in the public debates and political agendas of Western countries, with refugees and migrants increasingly viewed through the lens of security. This book analyses recent shifts in governing global mobility from the perspective of the politics of citizenship, utilising an interdisciplinary approach that employs politics, sociology, anthropology, and history. Featuring an international group of leading and emerging researchers working on the intersection of migrant politics and citizenship studies, this book investigates how restrictions on mobility are not only

Contents:

Front Cover; Citizenship, Migrant Activism and the Politics of Movement; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Citizenship, migrant activism and the politics of movement: Peter Nyers and Kim Rygiel; 1. Securitised migrants and postcolonial (in)difference: the politics of activisms among North African migrants in France: Alina Sajed; 2. Claiming rights, asserting belonging: contesting citizenship in the UK: Ruth Grove-White; 3. Ungrateful subjects? Refugee protests and the logic of gratitude: Carolina Moulin

4. 'We are all foreigners': No Borders as a practical political project: Bridget Anderson, Nandita Sharma andCynthia Wright5. Ethnography and human rights: the experience of APDHA with Nigerian sex workers in Andalusia: Estefanía Acién González; 6. Moments of solidarity, migrant activism and (non)citizens at global borders: political agency at Tanzanian refugee camps, Australian detention centres and European borders: Heather Johnson; 7. Building a sanctuary city: municipal migrant rights in the city of Toronto: Jean McDonald

8. Taking not waiting: space, temporality and politics in the City of Sanctuary movement: Vicki Squire and Jennifer Bagelman9. Undocumented citizens? Shifting grounds of citizenship in Los Angeles: Anne McNevin; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-44840-3

1-283-45844-6

9786613458445

1-136-44841-1

0-203-12511-8

9780203125113

OCLC:

798533496