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PROJECTING THE CAUSE OVER THE EFFECT:
MIGRATION FLOWS IN THE 2010s &
THE REVERSAL OF GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY
On the Move
Global migrations, challenges & responses
Oslo, Norway - October 26th 2016International Social Science Council
Oslo & Akershus University College of Applied Sciences
Irene SotiropoulouCentre for Agroecology, Water & Resilience
Forced migration
War & Internal conflicts
Adverse conditions
economic political cultural
Discourse on migration
A. Who
Controlled by - governments
- mass media
- intergovernmental organisations
- academics & experts
What about migrants & refugees themselves?
Disruptive approaches: marginalised/silenced
Discourse on migration
B. About whom & what
Mass movement of populations
as a problem of
- refugees & migrants themselves
- the host countries
Phenomenon without active agents?
Discourse on migration
C. About why
ERASEDStructural causes
Specific policies
Entities: states
inter-/trans/supra-national organisations
corporations
Discourse on migration
D. Cover-upsI. Fear of racism rising in Europe
Covers the colonial
racistmale-dominated legacy
class-based
of European identity & civilisation
Discourse on migration
D. Cover-ups
II. Target only racist & xenophobic
practices of host populations
Covers the existing/implemented
official & unofficial
Policies of European countries & the EU
Hungary, July 2015
Photo: Budapestbeacon.com 3.7.2015
Amygdaleza, Greece – September 2016
Photo: Sofia Kouvelaki, The Guardian 10.9.2016
Calais, France – October 2016
Photo at dw.com 23.10.2016
Lesvos, Greece - February 2016
Photo: Getty images, 17.2.2016 – The Independent, 18.4.2016
Discourse on migration
D. Cover-ups
III. Under such conditions: celebrating
migration as root of enrichment & cultural
exchange
Utilitarian/capitalist perception of human beings
Decent living linked to one’s usefulness to the more
powerful than her/him
Discourse on migration
D. Cover-ups
IV. Under such conditions:
celebrating grassroots solidarity
Dismisses responsibilities of European states
to
Refugees – Migrants – Locals
Discourse on migration
D. Cover-ups
V. Silence about International Law
& Human Rights
Normalises breach of local/national
& international laws
Avoids discussion of
state & inter/supra-national responsibilities
Discourse on migration
Latest versions: Arose while
migrations flows were too large to
ignore
Cannot change realities
nor transfer responsibilities
to the victims
Questions, comments, critique?
Thank you!
