Module I

Migration-Mobility Governance and Crisis Narratives Across Time and Space: Regional, National, and International Perspectives

Embracing a multi-level, comparative North-South perspective, this module sets out to uncover the impact of various crises on the perception and governance of migration, following a subjectivist, constructivist and longitudinal approach. It studies the motives and frames generating a sense of crisis over international migration and identifies the effects of such narratives on migration governance.

The projects in this module address the interplay of crisis narratives and political action at the micro-level of public attitudes (individuals); the meso-level of news reporting and political parties; and the macro-level of political institutions in regions, states and international organizations (IO). For uncovering neglected migration contexts and concurring narratives, the projects examine governance settings in both (mainly) countries of origin and (mainly) countries of destination of migrants that have hitherto received little attention.

Contacts

Jean-Thomas Arrighi, Main Representative and Representative in the Scientific Committee
Sandra Lavenex, Representative in the Education and Equal Opportunities Committee
Matteo Gianni, Representative in the Knowledge Transfer and Communication Committee
Sara de Athouguia Filipe, Module Coordinator

Projects

Sandra Lavenex (University of Geneva) and Vincent Chetail (Geneva Graduate Institute)
The Impact of Crises on the Global Governance of Migration: Boost or Blow

Gianni D’Amato (University of Neuchâtel), Matteo Gianni (University of Geneva) and Didier Ruedin (University of Neuchâtel)
Narratives of Crisis and Their Influence in Shaping Discourses and Policies of Migration and Mobility

Olivier Crevoisier (University of Neuchâtel), Jean-Thomas Arrighi de Casanova (University of Neuchâtel) and Sean Mueller (University of Lausanne)
A European Desert? The Territorial Economics and Politics of Emigration in Crisis Regions