Mobilities Flashcards
describe neoclassical views on migration
rational and economic decision
from low income, abundant jobs regions to high income scarce jobs regions
between which demographics is most migration
between global south countries, then from south to north
describe the New Mobilities Paradigm
Tim Creswell
investigation of how movement is embodied/experienced, and represented
fluid process
difficult to distinguish between migration and travel
what is the hierarchy of mobility
it is easier to move if you are wealthier and have the agency to migrate, more likely to be accepted
coming from different countries changes the embodied experience of migration
immigrants usually seen as poor labour migrants, not highly skilled
how are borders changing eg, under Trump admin
becoming physically higher (eg. on Hungarian border to keep migrants out) and symbolically higher as countries restrict immigration, embodied experience of migrants becomes more difficult
how has the image of migrants changed since events like 9/11
movement of people become politicized
placing migrants into categories of good and bad
idea of migrants as an “invading army”
name two contradictory changes to borders in the 21st century with globalisation
world is “borderless”, eg. the Schengen agreement, easier to move between certain countries (depending on who you are), easier communication and trade between countries
but also being militarised and fortified (40,000 died crossing borders in 2014/15)
huge spending on border control
effect of Frontex in europe
creation of Fortress Europe, bounded territory normalised
what convention states that the first country reached must deal with refugees
Dublin Convention
German response to refugee crisis
pledge to take more refugees in
but rising anti-immigrant sentiment
difficulty of separating economic migrants from those fleeing war and persecution
trying to decide who is deserving or undeserving- ethical issues
