Making Refugees Political Agency Visible - Practices of the Subject

Refugees and asylum seekers as agents of global politics,broadening our thinking about political agency beyond statism, citizenship,organized political protest.The individual human subjects as overlooked agents of international relations.This volume highlights people's agency despite being subjected to powerful ideas and mechanisms.

List of contents

Introduction: The Subjects of Forced Migration
1) Practices of Making Subjects in International Relations
2) The Visual Construction of Governable Refugees
3) Not So Bare Life
4) Humorous Criminals
5) Productive Adults or Perpetual Children?
6) Conclusion: Depoliticization and its Disruption

About the author

Dr Amelie Harbisch is a PostDoc at the University of Erfurt. As part of the BMBF-funded project "KNOWPRO", she is researching knowledge production in German peace and security policy. She focuses on ethnographic work, migration, and international political sociology (practice theory, performance/performativity, discourse).

Summary

Refugees and asylum seekers as agents of global politics,broadening our thinking about political agency beyond statism, citizenship,organized political protest.The individual human subjects as overlooked agents of international relations.This volume highlights people’s agency despite being subjected to powerful ideas and mechanisms.

Product details

• Authors: Amelie Harbisch, Amelie (University of Erfurt Harbisch
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032891583
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3289158-3
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: Interventions
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology; Ethnic Studies, Globalization, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Immigration, International Law, Political Economy, Peace studies and conflict resolution, EU (European Union), International institutions, Peace studies & conflict resolution, EU & European institutions, Public Opinion & Polls, Public opinion and polls, Refugees;Protest;Agency;Citizenship;migration