Migration and the Contested Politics of Justice - 9780367893989

Taylor & Francis

Migration and the Contested Politics of JusticeEurope and the Global Dimension\nAuthor(s): Giorgio Grappi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367893989, 978-0367893989\nSynopsis\nThis book discusses the politics of justice in relation to migration addressing both the controversies of governance and the active role of migrants struggles in shaping the materiality of justice.\n\nConsidering justice and migration as globally contested fields, the book questions received wisdoms of European migration politics, including images of a migratory crises, the reconfiguration of the borders of justice, and the spurious pretensions of controlling and governing mobility. Gathering global scholars from migration studies, international relations and critical theory, as well as social activists, it advances an extended concept of contestation that goes beyond the simple clash of interests between national and international politica.