»We Are All Activists«: Exploring Solidarities in Activism By, With and For Refugees and Migrants in Hamburg

by Lea Rzadtki

Overview

Who is meant when people talk about the citizens or the activists? Often, they are implied to mean the most privileged positionalities. Simultaneously, refugees and migrants tend to be seen through their (supposed) legal status. Thus, they are neither practically nor conceptually regarded as activists. The variety of intersecting positionings in migrant rights activism results in complex inequalities and power dynamics within activist groups. Solidarities are continually challenged, negotiated, and built. Lea Rzadtki develops a conceptual view on claims, challenges, and processes that activists experience and deal with. She moves beyond dichotomies and engages in transversal dialogue.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783732863495
Publisher:	transcript Verlag
Publication date:	09/30/2022
Series:	Soziale Bewegung und Protest , #9
Sold by:	Libreka GmbH
Format:	eBook
Pages:	242
File size:	873 KB

About the Author

Lea Rzadtki worked on her PhD at Leuphana Universität in Lüneburg until 2021. Her research focus is on social movements and political activism. She is particularly interested in the intersections between academia, activism and professional contexts - all in their way spaces with the potential to question and transform power structures.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
List of figures 7
Acknowledgements 9
1. Introduction 11
2. Activism by, with and for migrants in Hamburg 23
3. Methodology 31
4. Migrant rights activism as a research subject: Conceptual approaches and relevant literature 55
5. Negotiating Solidarities: Empirical findings 89
6. Discussion: Exploring Transversal Solidarities in migrant rights activism 155
7. Some practical thoughts 199
8. Conclusion 207
List of literature 215