Rethinking transit zones: migrant trajectories and transnational networks in Techno-Borderscapes
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Godin, M. and Dona, G. 2020. Rethinking transit zones: migrant trajectories and transnational networks in Techno-Borderscapes. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 47 (14), pp. 3276-3292. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2020.1804193
Authors | Godin, M. and Dona, G. |
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Abstract | This article examines the intersections between migrants’ trajectories and digital technologies by analysing the role of mobile digital devices in the everyday lives of migrants in transit. We introduce the novel concept of techno-borderscapes to rethink transit zones as sites of embodied and virtual encounters among various state and non-state actors and to unravel the intersections between digital securitisation, humanitarianism and activism. Based on narrative, participatory and ethnographic research with migrants in transit at the France–UK border and ongoing transnational collaborations with a sub-group of former camp residents, our research shows that digital devices shape migrants’ experiences of transit, their migratory trajectories and their transnational encounters. Confronted with increased border securitisation, migrants use mobile technologies to bypass borders, create new forms of migrant-to-migrant protection and assistance, and articulate their political voice. Moving away from the general representation of transit spaces as singular points in a unidirectional migratory trajectory, our findings show that these spaces are sites of confluence of multi-directional mobilities. Transit zones are not just ‘in-between’ spaces but rather transformative and transforming spaces in which mobile digital technologies play a significant role. |
Journal | Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies |
Journal citation | 47 (14), pp. 3276-3292 |
ISSN | 1369-183X |
Year | 2020 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis for CEMES, and Sussex Centre for Migration Research |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Anyone |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2020.1804193 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 02 Sep 2020 |
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Deposited | 18 Feb 2021 |
Copyright holder | © 2020 Taylor & Francis |
Additional information | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies on 02/09/2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2020.1804193. |
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