World Social Forum on Migrations; International migrations; migration governance
Abstract :
[en] This report examines the conduct of resistance and activism by social movement actors on migrations and refugee movement through the body World Social Forum on Migrations. Specifically focusing on a meeting held in Manila in 2012, the article interrogates the issues, problems, analytical frameworks by which migration discourses are discussed today. In particular, the article gives attention to international migration governance, or the so-called 'migration management' and how this takes central position in contemporary understanding of mobility.
Research center :
Université du Luxembourg
Disciplines :
Sociology & social sciences
Author, co-author :
Espinosa, Shirlita Africa ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE)
Language :
English
Title :
The World Social Forum on Migrations 2012: Consolidating efforts towards an equitable society
Publication date :
November 2013
Journal title :
Regions & Cohesion
ISSN :
2152-9078
Publisher :
Consortium for Comparative Research on Regional Integration and Social Cohesion, Luxembourg
Special issue title :
Regions without borders? Regional governance, migration and social protection in Africa and Europe