Ambivalence and citizenship: Theorising the political claims of irregular migrants

Millennium: Journal of International Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 182-200

  McNevin, Anne ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agamben; Ambivalence; Autonomy of migration; Citizenship; Irregular migration; Migrant activism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871435685     PISSN: 03058298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305829812463473     Document Type: Article

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