The “politics of hostility” in Argentina: detention, expulsion and border rejection

This article aims to analyze the transformations produced in the field of migration control policies in the recent Argentine context. The notion of “politics of hostility” is proposed to characterize a specific mode of political intervention based on the spectacularization, expansion and intensifica...

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Autor: Domenech, Eduardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:México
Institución:Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de la UABCS
Idioma:español
inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorioinstitucional.uabc.mx:20.500.12930/6949
Acceso en línea:https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/875
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:migration
borders
control
Argentina
deportation
politics of hostility
Boundaries
Emigration and immigration
international migration
International relations
Ethnolgy
Social and cultural anthropology
immigrants
migraciones
fronteras
deportación
política de la hostilidad
Fronteras
Emigración e inmigración
migración internacional
Relaciones internacionales
Etnología
Antropología social y cultural
inmigrantes
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Sumario:This article aims to analyze the transformations produced in the field of migration control policies in the recent Argentine context. The notion of “politics of hostility” is proposed to characterize a specific mode of political intervention based on the spectacularization, expansion and intensification of migration control. It is argued that the main changes are related to the reconfiguration of the control regime of migrant “illegality” that has taken place through specific interventions on detention, expulsion and border rejection. Based on a qualitative methodology that articulates participant observation, interviews, and diverse documentary sources, different processes, scenes, events, interventions, and conflicts specifically related to detention, expulsion, and border rejection are analyzed. In addition, special attention is given to the emergence of new spatialities and temporalities of migration and border control.