| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Publication status | Published - 2 Jul 2024 |
| Event | 21st IMISCOE Annual Conference: Migration as a Social Construction: A Reflexive Turn - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 2 Jul 2024 → 5 Jul 2024 https://www.imiscoe.org/events/imiscoe-events/1843-21st-imiscoe-annual-conference |
Conference
| Conference | 21st IMISCOE Annual Conference |
|---|---|
| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Lisbon |
| Period | 2/07/24 → 5/07/24 |
| Other | The formation of nation-states was an uneven process, occurring as it did, at a time when the inequalities and inequities of colonialism and imperialism were played out through varieties of national and local bordering practices. As a result, a number of categories, distinctions and hierarchies between citizens and foreigners, nationals and non-nationals, “we” and “others” has been constructed, where non-nationals are framed into further categories through civic stratification. The use of these categories enforced and materialised by laws, policies and institutions impacts the way that migration is taught, theorized and spoken of, neglecting that migration is socially constructed. This conference focuses on the social processes through which (some) individuals on the move become socially transformed into migrants, how even some non-mobile individuals (descendants of migrants, for example) become categorized as migrants, and the way some people are categorized as illegal and irregular whilst other mobile citizens evade similar categorizations. |
| Internet address |