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The Politics of Borders and the Borders of Politics: A Conceptual Framework

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Migration, Borders and Citizenship

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In this chapter Maurizio Ambrosini, Manlio Cinalli and David Jacobson lay down the main themes of the book. They start by engaging with the theoretical underpinnings of their approach to the fields of migration, borders and citizenship. In particular, they side against the more traditional dramatisation of political conflicts, which have been dividing insider power-holders from outsider challengers. The three co-editors show that their approach allows for a comprehensive analysis across the policy and public spheres.

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  1. Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Maurizio Ambrosini & Manlio Cinalli

  2. Department of Sociology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    David Jacobson

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    Maurizio Ambrosini

  2. CEVIPOF, Sciences Po, Paris, France

    Manlio Cinalli

  3. Department of Sociology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

    David Jacobson

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Ambrosini, M., Cinalli, M., Jacobson, D. (2020). The Politics of Borders and the Borders of Politics: A Conceptual Framework. In: Ambrosini, M., Cinalli, M., Jacobson, D. (eds) Migration, Borders and Citizenship. Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22157-7_1

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