Racism in International Migration | nccr – on the move

Frontex’s Disseminated Ideology: Constructing a Racialized, Gendered and Illegitimate Other

Vestin Hategekimana — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 13:44:33 +0000

Through its Annual Risk Analysis Reports, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, also known as Frontex, disseminates a particular ideological view of migration and border control. This view seems to be based on a need to create a racialized, gendered, and illegitimate “other” to justify the border control services,

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Race, Rootedness and the Geographies of Sanctuary During the Pandemic

Eloise Thompson — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:41:14 +0000

During a crisis, like the COVID-19 pandemic, there seems to be an instinctive turn towards sanctuary and roots. In 2020, repatriation flights and exceptions from travel restrictions allowed particular categories of travelers to return home. But our ideas about sanctuary are also restrictive, implicitly leaning on often racialized assumptions about

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“Keep Britain White”: Britain’s Inherently Racist Immigration Laws

Carol Pierre — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:08:47 +0000

Migration policies restricting the entry of ‘foreigners’ to the UK have historically been hailed by the right wing, as protecting both the financial and social security of its citizens, in addition to protecting the cultural heritage of the nation-state. When critiquing these policies, the left wing has had a tendency

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EU Norms and Values Stopped in Melilla

Anna Marino — Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:40:49 +0000

Over 23 migrants or more fleeing war zones in sub-Saharan Africa were crushed to death in the Spanish enclave of Melilla by the security forces, who should have protected them – accusations the Spanish government denies. How are we to interpret the responsibility of Spain, as well as the EU

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The Structurally Racist International Migration System: Four Case Studies

Anna Marino — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 08:30:21 +0000

The study of racism in international migration has been thus far ignored, as some claim that the letter of the law is now race-neutral, and others that racism should not be looked at because it has no biological foundation. Moreover, one strand of the academic debate has recently argued that

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