Governing Irregular Migration: Bordering Culture, Labour, and Security in Spain

David Moffette

Published by University of British Columbia Press 2018

Governing Irregular Migration

Bordering Culture, Labour, and Security in Spain

David Moffette

In the series Law and Society

https://doi.org/10.59962/9780774836142

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About this book

This thorough analysis of immigration governance in Spain explores the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion at play at one of Europe’s southern borders.

This thorough analysis of immigration governance in Spain explores the dynamics of inclusion and exclusion at play at one of Europe’s southern borders. David Moffette analyzes Spain’s processes of immigration governance and reveals the complicated series of legal obstacles facing many migrants.

Differential access to border mobility is a central concern of contemporary politics, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the European Union, where external borders have been strengthened to prevent irregular entry and internal borders have been removed to promote free circulation. Moffette draws on interviews with policymakers and on more than three decades of parliamentary debates, laws, and policy documents to show that culture, labour, and security issues intersect to create a regime of migration governance that is at once progressive and repressive.

A detailed empirical analysis of Spanish immigration policy, this book provides a thought-provoking and insightful contribution to debates in socio-legal, border, and citizenship studies.

Author / Editor information

David Moffette is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology at the University of Ottawa.

Reviews

William Walters, professor, Department of Political Science and Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University:
Scholars of migration and border governance have not always appreciated the significance of the Spanish case. Exceptional in its empirical acuity, conceptual richness, and political insight, Governing Irregular Migration corrects this oversight. It does not just add one more case to the debate; it shows convincingly that migration governance looks quite different when viewed through a Spanish lens.

Patricia Landolt, associate professor and chair, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto Scarborough:
Governing Irregular Migration makes an exciting and original contribution to how we conceptualize, and contend with, the messiness of migration governance in a global, multiscalar world. The book puts socio-legal studies and migration research into elegant conversation using the concepts of probation, discretion, and borderwork to show how Spain turned irregular migration into a policy problem in need of management.

José Ángel Brandariz, associate professor, Faculty of Law, University of A Coruña, Spain:
David Moffette has written a compelling analysis of the processes aimed at governing migration and human mobility. His book’s salience and academic impact go far beyond the geographical scope of his study. Governing Irregular Migration makes a crucial contribution to the socio-legal analyses of migration governance and to related criminological, sociological, and legal debates.

Luin Goldring, professor, Department of Sociology, York University:
This book is an intellectual tour de force that will become a must-read for critical border and migration scholars. Moffette combines ethnography, archival research, and interviews with officials to analyze the multi-actor and multiscalar governing of irregular migration in Spain. His analysis vividly captures how irregular migrants are not only criminalized but also selectively and contingently incorporated through complex logics and bordering practices that occur in various sites and timelines.

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Front Matter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Studying the Governing of Irregular Migration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Early Problematizations “Immigrants,” “Foreign Workers,” and “Illegals” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
Culture Race, Religion, and the National Imaginary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
Labour Flows, Workers, and the Labour Market Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
Security Threats, Crime, and State Sovereignty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	95
Multiscalar Governance Borderwork, Desirability, and Deportability Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
Governing Immigration through Probation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209

Language: English
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 236
Illustrations
- Other: 4 tables, 1 illus.

eBook

Published: January 15, 2018
ISBN: 9780774836142