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Mobilities and Economies at the Edge of Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2023

Marthe Achtnich
Marthe Achtnich
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University of Cambridge
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Summary

How might we characterize the unauthorized journeys of migrants from countries in Eastern and Western Africa as they make their way to or through Libya to Europe? This chapter front stages the journey as an analytic for understanding contemporary migration. It outlines what is at stake when the lived experiences of migration and migrants’ lives are brought into conversation with biopolitics and political economy. It highlights the concept of ‘mobility economies’ as a means for recasting analyses of migration and economic arrangements under contemporary capitalism.

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MigrationMobilityJourneysLibyaMaltaMediterraneanBordersEconomiesCapitalismAnthropology
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Mobility Economies in Europe's Borderlands
Migrants' Journeys through Libya and the Mediterranean
 , pp. 1 - 26
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Introduction
  • Marthe Achtnich, University of Cambridge
  • Book: Mobility Economies in Europe's Borderlands
  • Online publication: 12 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009310925.002
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  • Introduction
  • Marthe Achtnich, University of Cambridge
  • Book: Mobility Economies in Europe's Borderlands
  • Online publication: 12 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009310925.002
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  • Introduction
  • Marthe Achtnich, University of Cambridge
  • Book: Mobility Economies in Europe's Borderlands
  • Online publication: 12 October 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009310925.002
Available formats
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