| ID | 189104 |
| Title Proper | Decentering the Study of Migration Governance in the Mediterranean |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wolff, Sarah ; Zardo, Federica |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | To what extent can a decentred approach improve our understanding of migration governance? In the field of public policy, it ‘highlights the diverse and contingent meanings that inform the actions of the individuals involved in all kinds of practices of rule’ (Bevir Citation2016, 232). In this special issue we engage indeed not only with decentring the institutions and actors involved, but also the meanings produced, narratives constructed as well as the practices they entail. Applied to the context of international relations and political geography, decentring pays attention to actors´ perceptions and practices that shape the negotiation process (El Qadim Citation2018; İşleyen Citation2018b). It also normatively engages with deconstructing dominant assumptions in the study of world politics (Bilgin Citation2017). In their call for a paradigm shift in the study of the European Union (EU)’s international relations, Fisher Onar and Nicolaïdis argue that decentring involves, first, unpacking “the social scientific categories, assumptions and paradigm that underpin Eurocentric truth claims” and then “engaging with the assumptions and worldviews that underpin others’ accounts” (Onar and Nicolaïdis Citation2013, 286). |
| `In' analytical Note | Geopolitics Vol. 27, No.3; May-Jun 2022: p.687-702 |
| Journal Source | Geopolitics Vol: 27 No 3 |
| Key Words | Study of Migration Governance |