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Stuck in Mobility? Interrupted Journeys of Migrants With Precarious Legal Status in Europe.

Authors :
Wyss, Anna
Source :
Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies; Jan-Mar2019, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p77-93, 17p
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Due to lack of access to work and support services migrants with precarious legal status engage in onward mobility within EUrope and thus contest the migration regime that aims to control and limit their mobility. This article highlights the ambiguous nature of mobility from a critical mobilities perspective based on multi-sited ethnographic research and interviews with migrants in Austria, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. By focusing on their interrupted journeys, the article shows how migrants use mobility to secure basic needs and avoid migration control attempts and how this enhanced mobility aggravates emotional instability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15562948
Volume :
17
Issue :
1
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
135799876
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/15562948.2018.1514091