Situated sites of migration control: Swiss deportation practices and their relational materiality in prisons, hospitals, and airports
Lisa Marie Borrelli
Abstract:Abstract. Deportation is often studied in the context of research into the
administration, enforcement, and control of immigration, with researchers
highlighting the violent effect on deportees and studying the various actors involved in the deportation process. This contribution adds to the growing literature on deportation infrastructures by emphasizing the inseparability of deportation procedures from the specific sites in which they unfold, as well as highlighting the analytical interest and political agen… Show more
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