Unveiling simplistic narratives on migration and borders

In times of oversimplification and dichotomic discourses dividing the world between the “bads” and the "goods", narratives about migration and borders do not escape this dynamic. In framing and describing the governmentality of border crossing as a "fight", the responsibility of violence and death is often attributed to the “mafias” of smugglers and traffickers, the migrants themselves, or third country governments in their attempt to “instrumentalise” migration for its own strategic and diplomatic interests. To unveil this simplistic and Manichean vision, we propose to analyse in depth the dynamics of border crossings outside formal channels, the violence and death related to them, and their political implications.

Guest speakers (in alphabetical order):

Bilgin Ayata (Professor of South-Eastern European studies at the University of Graz, director of the NOMIS Project “Elastic Borders: Rethinking the Borders of the 21st Century”) 

Sebastian Cobarrubias Baglietto (Researcher at Fundación ARAID; researcher at Grupo de Estudios en Ordenación del Territorio (GEOT), Department of Geography, University of Zaragoza).

Lorenzo Gabrielli (Senior researcher GRITIM-UPF; associate researcher at Grupo de Estudios Africanos (GEA) – Universidad Autonoma de Madrid).

Introduction and moderation: 

Blanca Garcès Mascareñas (Senior Researcher in the area of Migrations and Research Coordinator at CIDOB - Barcelona Centre for International Affairs).

Activity language: English

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