This study focuses on the field of security studies through the prism of migration. Using ethnographic methods to illustrate an experiential theory of security taken from the perspective of migrants and asylum seekers in Europe, it effectively offers a means of moving beyond state-based and state-centric theories in International Relations.

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“Combining scholarship on migration, human rights, and critical/feminist security studies, she weaves a compelling narrative that foregrounds migrant agency. … Migration, Citizenship and the Challenge for Security can function as a comprehensive introduction to those new to the issues since Innes covers a lot of ground. … I could see its usefulness for classroom use … . ” (Annick T. R. Wibben, International Studies Review, Vol. 20, 2018)

Authors and Affiliations

University of East Anglia, UK

Alexandria J. Innes

About the author

Alexandria J. Innes is a lecturer in International Relations at the University of East Anglia. Her work on migration, security and International Relations theory has been published in Security Dialogue, Global Society, and International Relations, among others.

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Book Title: Migration, Citizenship and the Challenge for Security
Book Subtitle: An Ethnographic Approach
Authors: Alexandria J. Innes
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in International Relations
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137495969
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Intern. Relations & Development Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-49595-2Published: 29 April 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-50498-5Published: 01 January 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-49596-9Published: 07 April 2015
Series ISSN: 2946-2673
Series E-ISSN: 2946-2681
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 168
Topics: Migration, International Relations, Social Policy, Social Structure, Social Inequality, Human Rights, Political Science

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction: Producing Knowledge in International Security Studies

The Problem of Migration for Security Studies

Insecurity and Asylum Seeker Identity

Human Rights, Mobile Humans: A Critical Reading of Mobility and Access to Rights

States in a World of Asylum Seekers: Agency, Rights, Security

Performing Security, Theorizing Security

Conclusion

Back Matter

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