Full Description
Migrant protest has proliferated worldwide in the last two decades, explicitly posing questions of identity, rights, and equality in a globalized world. Nonetheless, such mobilizations are often considered anomalies in social movement studies, and political sociology more broadly, due to "weak interests" and a particularly disadvantageous position of "outsiders" to claim rights connected to citizenship. In an attempt to address this seeming paradox, Migrant Protest: Interactive Dynamics in Precarious Mobilizations explores the interactions and spaces shaping the emergence, trajectory, and fragmentation of migrant protest in unfavorable contexts of marginalization. Such a perspective unveils both the odds of precarious mobilizations and the ways they can be temporarily overcome. While adopting the encompassing terminology of "migrant," this book focuses on precarious migrants, including both asylum seekers and "illegalized" migrants.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Theorizing Precarious Migrant Protest
Chapter 2: The Context of Precarious Migrant Protest
Chapter 3: Fragile Alliances - The "Bourse du Travail" Protests in Paris
Chapter 4: Precarious Resistance - The "La Chapelle" Protests in Paris
Chapter 5: Contested Spaces - The "Oranienplatz" Protests in Berlin
Chapter 6: Threatened Lives - Afghan Protests Against Deportations in Berlin
Conclusion
Appendix
Index
