Bolivian migrants and struggles for the right to the city in Argentina. A critical review of the perspective of the Autonomy of Migration

In this article we develop an approach to the disputes around the “right to the city” that Bolivians have settled in La Plata in recent years, in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Based on analyzing their characteristics and recognizing the social and political conditions that made...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Rodrigo, Federico
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA
Repositorio:Estudios Fronterizos
Idioma:español
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Palabra clave:migrations
citizenship
nation
city
Social Sciences
Sociology
Groups and organizations
Communities
Urban groups
The city
Urban sociology
City population
Immigrants
Poor in cities
Political science
International migration
International relations
Boundaries
ciudadanía
nación
ciudad
luchas
Ciencias Sociales
Sociología
Grupos y organizaciones
Comunidades
Grupos urbanos
La ciudad
Sociología urbana
Población urbana
Inmigrantes
Pobres en las ciudades
Ciencia política
Migración internacional
Relaciones internacionales
Fronteras
Descripción
Sumario:In this article we develop an approach to the disputes around the “right to the city” that Bolivians have settled in La Plata in recent years, in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Based on analyzing their characteristics and recognizing the social and political conditions that made them possible, we present a critical reflection on the conceptualization of the “migrant struggles” developed by some exponents of the Autonomy of Migration, seeking to broaden their reading. We conclude that the conflicts studied are not undertaken against the nationality-citizenship regime, questioning its existence and that they develop imbricated with the state control mechanisms and techniques. That is, when migrants can access regularity and documentation in their settlement contexts, they use the capitals and positions that the institutional framework enables them to dispute the place of foreigners in the nation and expand their rights, and/or its effectiveness.