Bordering solidarities: Migrant activism and the politics of movement and camps at Calais

Citizenship Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-19

  Rygiel, Kim ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agamben; Border controls; Calais; Camp; Detention; Migrant activism

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRANTS EXPERIENCE; POLITICAL BORDER; POLITICAL CONFLICT; POPULATION MIGRATION;

CALAIS; FRANCE; NORD PAS DE CALAIS; PAS DE CALAIS;

EID: 79851499928     PISSN: 13621025     EISSN: 14693593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13621025.2011.534911     Document Type: Article

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