mobility

Environment-Induced Mobilities: The Stories that the Field Tells

08.02.2024 , in ((Climate-Induced Migration)) , ((No Comments))

In Sundarban, India, my conversation with a Bangladeshi woman challenged the common perceptions surrounding environment-induced mobilities, since she cited insufficient income as the primary reason behind moving with her family. This made me look beyond the “obvious” during a six-month exploration using Feminist Participatory Action Research, revealing the interplay between ...

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A Pacific Perspective on Climate-Related Migration

31.01.2024 , in ((Climate-Induced Migration)) , ((No Comments))

Pacific Island countries have globally been at the forefront of research, media, and policy discussions on climate mobility. These island nations have been predominantly categorized as “climate migrant-sending countries” – particularly so in Europe, where media and Western scholarship have painted an overly simplistic picture in which “all Pacific Islands ...

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COVID-19 and Key Workers at the Intersections of Inequalities and Everyday Mobilities

21.12.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime)) , ((No Comments))

This blog takes a closer look at the category of key workers as a method to govern mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic. This category revealed and emphasized the ways in which mobility intersects with inequalities. Yet, while these inequalities were made visible at an extraordinary time, the pandemic was not ...

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The Connections Between Governance of Human Movement and Governance of Breathing Air During the COVID-19 Pandemic

05.12.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime)) , ((No Comments))

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the act of breathing air became a central policy focus, tied to people’s ability to move. From wearing mandatory masks to navigating public spaces, the governance of breathing air became an essential part of the management of mobility. What will remain after COVID-19 from this increased ...

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Care at the Intersection of Mobility and Gender/Sexuality Regimes: Past Legacies

23.11.2023 , in ((Towards a Novel Mobility Regime)) , ((No Comments))

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, problematic past legacies emerged from the intersection of mobility and gender/sexuality regimes. By diving into these continuities, I examine two compelling case studies – domestic caregivers and sex workers. These cases allow me to study how a global, but also a national, crisis of care emerged ...

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