If ‘it all breaks down’: The Norwegian refugee crisis as a geography of chaos
Maria Gabrielsen Jumbert,
Kristin Bergtora Sandvik,
Mathias Hatleskog Tjønn
Abstract:How did the arrival of growing numbers of refugees and migrants in a non-violent setting and high-income country like Norway become framed as a ‘humanitarian crisis’ and with what consequences? In this article, we examine the framing and responses to the influx of refugees and other migrants to Norway in 2015–16, in and around Oslo and in the Arctic region of Storskog, along the Russian border. Our analysis draws on two theoretical contributions: work on ‘crisis and chaos’ and the idea of ‘chaotic geographies’… Show more
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