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Research paper thumbnail of International politics of migration in times of ‘crisis’ and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

Migration Studies

A much-anticipated end of the COVID-19 pandemic is on the horizon. It is important to reflect on ... more A much-anticipated end of the COVID-19 pandemic is on the horizon. It is important to reflect on the ways in which the pandemic has impacted the international politics of migration and especially on the migration-security nexus, which is still little understood but affecting policies and population movements with future implications. How the pandemic has shaped tradeoffs between securitization of migration, health, and economic concerns in governing migration? What are the new trends emerging from the pandemic on the migration-security nexus? And how can we study these in the coming years? This Research Note features insights from scholars associated with the British International Studies Association’s working group on the ‘International Politics of Migration, Refugees and Diaspora’. They argue that the pandemic has exacerbated tendencies for migration control beyond reinforcing nation-state borders, namely through foregrounding ‘riskification’ of migration discourses and practices,...

Research paper thumbnail of Core Feminist Texts in Europe Online : Teaching with the Fragen Database

Teaching Gender with Libraries and Archives

Research paper thumbnail of The co-optation of feminisms: a research agenda

International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2017

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Research paper thumbnail of Relocating subalternity: scattered speculations on the conundrum of a concept

Cultural Studies, 2016

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Research paper thumbnail of Agents of order? Brokerage and empowerment in development and conflict

Journal of International Development, Feb 27, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Intervention

Research paper thumbnail of Should I Stay or Should I Go? Generational perceptions of geographical stigmatisation

The sociological review, Oct 5, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of A Little Kind of Island

Maastricht University Press eBooks, Jun 29, 2023

A sense of crisis is something that is particular to those experiencing it, building on and compo... more A sense of crisis is something that is particular to those experiencing it, building on and compounding existing histories, experiences and inequalities. Doncaster is a city in the North of England that is often seen from the outside as a place in crisis, with the origins of the crises varying across time and perspective. The origins of these perceptions rest on longer-term patterns of deindustrialisation that impacted many communities across the North. It has also experienced sudden and immediate crises, such as the flooding of the river Don that gives the city and borough its name. Moreover, it has stood in as an exemplar of wider social crisis, having experienced a high-profile local government corruption scandal, two UKIP (UK Independence Party) conferences and overwhelmingly voting in favour of leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum. The sense that the city was in crisis was also expressed by the Mayor Ros Jones in 2019 when she said "We've started to recover since I came in, but that was 2013 and you don't turn the Titanic around in a day." This captures the sense in which the crises experienced by Doncaster are multiple and entrenched with lasting effects on the community.

Research paper thumbnail of Agents of order? Brokerage and empowerment in development and conflict

Journal of International Development

Research paper thumbnail of Scientific Findings of the Neskak Gora Project on Second Generation Immigrant Girls and Young Women from North African and South Asian Families in Europe

Research project “Neskak Gora” on discrimination against young second generation female migrants ... more Research project “Neskak Gora” on discrimination against young second generation female migrants in six European countries

Research paper thumbnail of Preferable Descriptive Representatives: ‘Cultural Brokering’ and the Deconstruction of Power Centres

This paper sets out to contribute to the burgeoning literature on preferable descriptive represen... more This paper sets out to contribute to the burgeoning literature on preferable descriptive representatives. The development of the concept of ‘preferable descriptive representatives’ builds on two main considerations: first, the notion that not every descriptive representative will promote the interests of her social group and, second, the insight that the heterogeneity of social groups and the diversity – and potentially conflicting character – of their members’ interests may cause descriptive representatives to overlook the interests of the most dispossessed subgroups. Together, these insights suggest that the mere presence of descriptive representatives in decision-making institutions may not be sufficient for realising the goals advanced within group-based theories of fair representation; that is the inclusion of the social perspectives of historically disadvantaged groups in decision-making processes and the promotion of citizens’ equal standing in these processes (e.g., Phillips...

Research paper thumbnail of Focus: Families and relationships across crises

Crisis rhetoric and practice is all around us, whether pertaining to the current migration flows ... more Crisis rhetoric and practice is all around us, whether pertaining to the current migration flows or to the global financial meltdown. This Discover Society issue will address the topic of ‘Relationships and Families across Crises’ by focussing on the ways in which families and relationships are created, sustained, challenged, and disrupted against the backdrop of social and political crises. It thereby shifts away from approaches that consider relationships (however conceived) as being ‘in crisis’ and concentrates instead on crisis as a backdrop for relationships. In other words, it collects contributions to the question of how changing material and ideological conditions inaugurated by the different crises impact on families and relationships in Europe and how families and intimate relationships have responded to crises.

Research paper thumbnail of Crossing gendered borders

3.EDIT "'We are all migrants" holds a kernel of truth (if we go back far enough)' , one of our ed... more 3.EDIT "'We are all migrants" holds a kernel of truth (if we go back far enough)' , one of our editorial board members remarked in our discussions in the run up to this special issue. Perhaps this explains why the call for our previous issue on Gendered Fortress Europe, a topic closely intertwined with the issue of migration, hit home with so many. We received highly topical and interesting abstracts from around the world-too many for one journal issue. This edition of the Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies can, therefore, be seen as a continuation of our previous issue on Fortress Europe, yet here we shift the attention to 'crossing borders' , a topic that struck a chord with the members of the editorial board. Many of us have embodied experiences of crossing (gendered) borders, which lead to lively discussions during our preparations. Two central themes emerged from our chat and e-mail sessions: the instability of categories such as 'autochtonous' , 'allochtonous' , 'migrant' , and 'native'; and the way in which privileges shape our border crossings. Since these themes run through the entire issue, we thought it worthwhile to share with you some of our reflections and personal stories regarding crossing (gendered) borders, before introducing this issue's articles. Embodied experiences Sara: How would you say do 'crossing gendered borders' resonate with your own embodied experiences? Sanne: Like many academics, I have lived in different countries in pursuit of educational and research opportunities, yet my earliest and most intimate TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENDERSTUDIES www.tijdschriftvoorgenderstudies.nl

Research paper thumbnail of University ’ s repository of research publications and other research outputs Connecting and confronting transnationalism : bridging concepts and moving critique Journal Item

This article traces the trajectory of transnationalism as a perspective and field of study and su... more This article traces the trajectory of transnationalism as a perspective and field of study and suggests that new impetus can be given to its development by establishing a dialogue between transnationalism and other key concepts. While the research agenda of the early stages was characterised by a need to distinguish transnationalism from related terms, such as globalisation, we argue that the field could now regain momentum by exploring synergies with other concepts. In this special issue we stage confrontations between transnationalism and, respectively, the (perspectives opened up by the) concepts of ‘borders’, ‘translocality’, ‘precarity’, ‘queer’, ‘moralities’, ‘the state’, and ‘brokerage’. Conceptually, this allows us to go beyond an internal critique that exposes the shortcomings of a transnational perspective, by suggesting novel frameworks and toolkits. Substantively, this issue’s articles demonstrate the need to refocus transnational studies’ attention to the unevenness, in...

Research paper thumbnail of We are all displaced

This is an Open Access Article. It is published by openDemocracy according to the conditions of t... more This is an Open Access Article. It is published by openDemocracy according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Research paper thumbnail of Decolonization and Feminisms in Global Teaching and Learning

Research paper thumbnail of Connecting and confronting transnationalism: bridging concepts and moving critique

Identities, 2018

This article traces the trajectory of transnationalism as a perspective and field of study and su... more This article traces the trajectory of transnationalism as a perspective and field of study and suggests that new impetus can be given to its development by establishing a dialogue between transnationalism and other key concepts. While the research agenda of the early stages was characterised by a need to distinguish transnationalism from related terms, such as globalisation, we argue that the field could now regain momentum by exploring synergies with other concepts. In this special issue we stage confrontations between transnationalism and, respectively, the (perspectives opened up by the) concepts of 'borders', 'translocality', 'precarity', 'queer', 'moralities', 'the state', and 'brokerage'. Conceptually, this allows us to go beyond an internal critique that exposes the shortcomings of a transnational perspective, by suggesting novel frameworks and toolkits. Substantively, this issue's articles demonstrate the need to refocus transnational studies' attention to the unevenness, instability and inequality of transnational space.

Research paper thumbnail of Preferable Minority Representatives: Brokerage and Betrayal

PS: Political Science & Politics, 2018

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Research paper thumbnail of Migrationsmanagement: Praktiken, Intentionen, Interventionen (Editorial)

Journal für Entwicklungspolitik, 2017

IRENE MESSINGER, VIKTORIJA RATKOVI Migrationsmanagement und das (Post-)Gastarbeitsregime: (Dis-)... more IRENE MESSINGER, VIKTORIJA RATKOVI Migrationsmanagement und das (Post-)Gastarbeitsregime: (Dis-)Kontinuitäten am Beispiel Österreichs 47 GERD VALCHARS "...was wir uns von einem Zuwanderer erwarten"-Die österreichische Staatsbürgerschaftspolitik als Migrationsmanagement 75 SARA DE JONG, PETRA DANNECKER Managing Migration with Stories? The IOM "i am a migrant" Campaign Essays 102 SANDRA STERN Recht haben und Recht bekommen. Gewerkschaftliche Unterstützung undokumentiert Arbeitender in Österreich 110 FRANZISKA KUSCHE, THERESA SCHÜTZE Schmutziges Geschäft oder helfende Hände? Zur Kriminalisierung von Fluchthilfe 118 Rezensionen 123 SchwerpunktredakteurInnen und AutorInnen 127 Impressum 

Research paper thumbnail of Demand and Deliver: Refugee Support Organisations in Austria

Social Inclusion, 2017

This article analyses four emerging refugee support organisations in Austria, founded before the ... more This article analyses four emerging refugee support organisations in Austria, founded before the so-called refugee crisis in 2015. It argues that these organisations have managed to occupy a middle space between mainstream NGOs and social movements with structures of inclusive governance, a high degree of autonomy, personalised relationships with refugees, and radical critique combined with service delivery. Based on interviews with the founders of each organisation, we show that their previous NGO and social movement experience formed a springboard for the new initiatives. It not only allowed them to identify significant gaps in existing service provision, but also provided the space of confrontation with the asylum system inspiring a strong sense of outrage, which in turn developed into political critique. We argue that this critique combined with identifying the needs of asylum seekers and refugees has produced a new type of organisation, which both delivers services and articula...

Research paper thumbnail of International politics of migration in times of ‘crisis’ and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

Migration Studies

A much-anticipated end of the COVID-19 pandemic is on the horizon. It is important to reflect on ... more A much-anticipated end of the COVID-19 pandemic is on the horizon. It is important to reflect on the ways in which the pandemic has impacted the international politics of migration and especially on the migration-security nexus, which is still little understood but affecting policies and population movements with future implications. How the pandemic has shaped tradeoffs between securitization of migration, health, and economic concerns in governing migration? What are the new trends emerging from the pandemic on the migration-security nexus? And how can we study these in the coming years? This Research Note features insights from scholars associated with the British International Studies Association’s working group on the ‘International Politics of Migration, Refugees and Diaspora’. They argue that the pandemic has exacerbated tendencies for migration control beyond reinforcing nation-state borders, namely through foregrounding ‘riskification’ of migration discourses and practices,...

Research paper thumbnail of Core Feminist Texts in Europe Online : Teaching with the Fragen Database

Teaching Gender with Libraries and Archives

Research paper thumbnail of The co-optation of feminisms: a research agenda

International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2017

For guidance on citations see FAQs.

Research paper thumbnail of Relocating subalternity: scattered speculations on the conundrum of a concept

Cultural Studies, 2016

For guidance on citations see FAQs.

Research paper thumbnail of Agents of order? Brokerage and empowerment in development and conflict

Journal of International Development, Feb 27, 2023

Research paper thumbnail of Intervention

Research paper thumbnail of Should I Stay or Should I Go? Generational perceptions of geographical stigmatisation

The sociological review, Oct 5, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of A Little Kind of Island

Maastricht University Press eBooks, Jun 29, 2023

A sense of crisis is something that is particular to those experiencing it, building on and compo... more A sense of crisis is something that is particular to those experiencing it, building on and compounding existing histories, experiences and inequalities. Doncaster is a city in the North of England that is often seen from the outside as a place in crisis, with the origins of the crises varying across time and perspective. The origins of these perceptions rest on longer-term patterns of deindustrialisation that impacted many communities across the North. It has also experienced sudden and immediate crises, such as the flooding of the river Don that gives the city and borough its name. Moreover, it has stood in as an exemplar of wider social crisis, having experienced a high-profile local government corruption scandal, two UKIP (UK Independence Party) conferences and overwhelmingly voting in favour of leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum. The sense that the city was in crisis was also expressed by the Mayor Ros Jones in 2019 when she said "We've started to recover since I came in, but that was 2013 and you don't turn the Titanic around in a day." This captures the sense in which the crises experienced by Doncaster are multiple and entrenched with lasting effects on the community.

Research paper thumbnail of Agents of order? Brokerage and empowerment in development and conflict

Journal of International Development

Research paper thumbnail of Scientific Findings of the Neskak Gora Project on Second Generation Immigrant Girls and Young Women from North African and South Asian Families in Europe

Research project “Neskak Gora” on discrimination against young second generation female migrants ... more Research project “Neskak Gora” on discrimination against young second generation female migrants in six European countries

Research paper thumbnail of Preferable Descriptive Representatives: ‘Cultural Brokering’ and the Deconstruction of Power Centres

This paper sets out to contribute to the burgeoning literature on preferable descriptive represen... more This paper sets out to contribute to the burgeoning literature on preferable descriptive representatives. The development of the concept of ‘preferable descriptive representatives’ builds on two main considerations: first, the notion that not every descriptive representative will promote the interests of her social group and, second, the insight that the heterogeneity of social groups and the diversity – and potentially conflicting character – of their members’ interests may cause descriptive representatives to overlook the interests of the most dispossessed subgroups. Together, these insights suggest that the mere presence of descriptive representatives in decision-making institutions may not be sufficient for realising the goals advanced within group-based theories of fair representation; that is the inclusion of the social perspectives of historically disadvantaged groups in decision-making processes and the promotion of citizens’ equal standing in these processes (e.g., Phillips...

Research paper thumbnail of Focus: Families and relationships across crises

Crisis rhetoric and practice is all around us, whether pertaining to the current migration flows ... more Crisis rhetoric and practice is all around us, whether pertaining to the current migration flows or to the global financial meltdown. This Discover Society issue will address the topic of ‘Relationships and Families across Crises’ by focussing on the ways in which families and relationships are created, sustained, challenged, and disrupted against the backdrop of social and political crises. It thereby shifts away from approaches that consider relationships (however conceived) as being ‘in crisis’ and concentrates instead on crisis as a backdrop for relationships. In other words, it collects contributions to the question of how changing material and ideological conditions inaugurated by the different crises impact on families and relationships in Europe and how families and intimate relationships have responded to crises.

Research paper thumbnail of Crossing gendered borders

3.EDIT "'We are all migrants" holds a kernel of truth (if we go back far enough)' , one of our ed... more 3.EDIT "'We are all migrants" holds a kernel of truth (if we go back far enough)' , one of our editorial board members remarked in our discussions in the run up to this special issue. Perhaps this explains why the call for our previous issue on Gendered Fortress Europe, a topic closely intertwined with the issue of migration, hit home with so many. We received highly topical and interesting abstracts from around the world-too many for one journal issue. This edition of the Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies can, therefore, be seen as a continuation of our previous issue on Fortress Europe, yet here we shift the attention to 'crossing borders' , a topic that struck a chord with the members of the editorial board. Many of us have embodied experiences of crossing (gendered) borders, which lead to lively discussions during our preparations. Two central themes emerged from our chat and e-mail sessions: the instability of categories such as 'autochtonous' , 'allochtonous' , 'migrant' , and 'native'; and the way in which privileges shape our border crossings. Since these themes run through the entire issue, we thought it worthwhile to share with you some of our reflections and personal stories regarding crossing (gendered) borders, before introducing this issue's articles. Embodied experiences Sara: How would you say do 'crossing gendered borders' resonate with your own embodied experiences? Sanne: Like many academics, I have lived in different countries in pursuit of educational and research opportunities, yet my earliest and most intimate TIJDSCHRIFT VOOR GENDERSTUDIES www.tijdschriftvoorgenderstudies.nl

Research paper thumbnail of University ’ s repository of research publications and other research outputs Connecting and confronting transnationalism : bridging concepts and moving critique Journal Item

This article traces the trajectory of transnationalism as a perspective and field of study and su... more This article traces the trajectory of transnationalism as a perspective and field of study and suggests that new impetus can be given to its development by establishing a dialogue between transnationalism and other key concepts. While the research agenda of the early stages was characterised by a need to distinguish transnationalism from related terms, such as globalisation, we argue that the field could now regain momentum by exploring synergies with other concepts. In this special issue we stage confrontations between transnationalism and, respectively, the (perspectives opened up by the) concepts of ‘borders’, ‘translocality’, ‘precarity’, ‘queer’, ‘moralities’, ‘the state’, and ‘brokerage’. Conceptually, this allows us to go beyond an internal critique that exposes the shortcomings of a transnational perspective, by suggesting novel frameworks and toolkits. Substantively, this issue’s articles demonstrate the need to refocus transnational studies’ attention to the unevenness, in...

Research paper thumbnail of We are all displaced

This is an Open Access Article. It is published by openDemocracy according to the conditions of t... more This is an Open Access Article. It is published by openDemocracy according to the conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence. Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Research paper thumbnail of Decolonization and Feminisms in Global Teaching and Learning

Research paper thumbnail of Connecting and confronting transnationalism: bridging concepts and moving critique

Identities, 2018

This article traces the trajectory of transnationalism as a perspective and field of study and su... more This article traces the trajectory of transnationalism as a perspective and field of study and suggests that new impetus can be given to its development by establishing a dialogue between transnationalism and other key concepts. While the research agenda of the early stages was characterised by a need to distinguish transnationalism from related terms, such as globalisation, we argue that the field could now regain momentum by exploring synergies with other concepts. In this special issue we stage confrontations between transnationalism and, respectively, the (perspectives opened up by the) concepts of 'borders', 'translocality', 'precarity', 'queer', 'moralities', 'the state', and 'brokerage'. Conceptually, this allows us to go beyond an internal critique that exposes the shortcomings of a transnational perspective, by suggesting novel frameworks and toolkits. Substantively, this issue's articles demonstrate the need to refocus transnational studies' attention to the unevenness, instability and inequality of transnational space.

Research paper thumbnail of Preferable Minority Representatives: Brokerage and Betrayal

PS: Political Science & Politics, 2018

For guidance on citations see FAQs.

Research paper thumbnail of Migrationsmanagement: Praktiken, Intentionen, Interventionen (Editorial)

Journal für Entwicklungspolitik, 2017

IRENE MESSINGER, VIKTORIJA RATKOVI Migrationsmanagement und das (Post-)Gastarbeitsregime: (Dis-)... more IRENE MESSINGER, VIKTORIJA RATKOVI Migrationsmanagement und das (Post-)Gastarbeitsregime: (Dis-)Kontinuitäten am Beispiel Österreichs 47 GERD VALCHARS "...was wir uns von einem Zuwanderer erwarten"-Die österreichische Staatsbürgerschaftspolitik als Migrationsmanagement 75 SARA DE JONG, PETRA DANNECKER Managing Migration with Stories? The IOM "i am a migrant" Campaign Essays 102 SANDRA STERN Recht haben und Recht bekommen. Gewerkschaftliche Unterstützung undokumentiert Arbeitender in Österreich 110 FRANZISKA KUSCHE, THERESA SCHÜTZE Schmutziges Geschäft oder helfende Hände? Zur Kriminalisierung von Fluchthilfe 118 Rezensionen 123 SchwerpunktredakteurInnen und AutorInnen 127 Impressum 

Research paper thumbnail of Demand and Deliver: Refugee Support Organisations in Austria

Social Inclusion, 2017

This article analyses four emerging refugee support organisations in Austria, founded before the ... more This article analyses four emerging refugee support organisations in Austria, founded before the so-called refugee crisis in 2015. It argues that these organisations have managed to occupy a middle space between mainstream NGOs and social movements with structures of inclusive governance, a high degree of autonomy, personalised relationships with refugees, and radical critique combined with service delivery. Based on interviews with the founders of each organisation, we show that their previous NGO and social movement experience formed a springboard for the new initiatives. It not only allowed them to identify significant gaps in existing service provision, but also provided the space of confrontation with the asylum system inspiring a strong sense of outrage, which in turn developed into political critique. We argue that this critique combined with identifying the needs of asylum seekers and refugees has produced a new type of organisation, which both delivers services and articula...