G Bird
Biographic Data
| ID | 25941 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G Bird |
| GIVEN NAMES | G |
| FAMILY NAME | Bird |
| SIGNATURE | BIRD G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Liverpool |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6527-3195 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 58 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Who is Disposable? The Making and Re-Making of the “Bad” Migrant at Europe’s Borders
In this article, we address the role that European bordering and migration policy play in the broader construction of the European project by defining who does and does not belong in Europe. This question, and the policy answers to it, are shaped by a variety of different political and economic interests and factors, such as racialized narratives of border protection, labor market needs, and the securitization of borders. We tackle this question …
Archives of border crossing
Theorising the ‘migration fix
Reflections on patchwork ethnography and activist scholarship
The way we do research can and does affect how we think about, engage with, and explore approaches to worldmaking and marginality. Approaches to research play a role in what we recognize and witness and how we influence and construct the worlds we engage with. Building on the work of scholars such as King and Picozza, I ask what role there is for activist scholarship in thinking about questions of worldmaking in spaces and places of marginality. …
Humanitarianism and the 'Migration Fix
The existing critical literature on NGOs operating in the context of European migration has interrogated their involvement in systems of state surveillance and neoliberal governmentality. We supplement this with a critical political economy perspective which reveals the implication of the humanitarian sector in broader systems of capital accumulation. We draw on two related critical literatures, on Racial Capitalism and Relative Surplus Populatio…
Constructing Vulnerability and Victimhood at the EU Border
Recognizing Everyday Youth Agency
This article intervenes in the ongoing discussion of Everyday international relations (IR). It draws on the discourse of epistemic injustice to explore the discussions of emerging research on everyday childhood. The article draws on a series of research visits, between 2017 and 2019, along the so-called Balkan Route attending to the emerging influence of children in the Greek Reception and Identification Centre, on the island of Samos. The articl…
Reflections from 'the Field
This intervention consists in a conversation between an activist-scholar engaging in research questioning the conditions facing refugees and asylum seekers in Greece and an activist leading an ngo supporting displaced people. We reflect on our own positionality working in this area and on the role of academia and the humanitarian sector more generally. We explore different approaches to knowledge production that challenge the exploitative practic…
The ‘Badlands’ of the ‘Balkan Route’
Refugee camps and reception and identification centres (RICs) have long been imagined as ‘the best’ or ‘most suitable’ places for displaced people by states and border management authorities. In contrast, informal housing often provided by activist groups, is frequently framed as a part of the urban ‘badlands’. Drawing on research carried out between 2015 and 2019 in key spaces in Greece and Serbia along the so‐called ‘Balkan Route’, this article…
Inside African Politics (second edition) by Kevin C. Dunn and Pierre Englebert Boulder, CO
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The everyday at the border
This article examines the intersections between the visual, spatial and material and considers how these interactions capture the border politics of everyday ‘banal’ objects. We do this by looking at some of the objects and things that constitute the ‘Balkan Route’ through Europe: posters, signs, directions, notices, flyers and maps produced by state authorities and volunteer-led aid networks. We use objects to reflect more broadly on how seeming…
Rethinking the role of the arts in politics
The arts can be a powerful tool for emancipation, community building and political expression. This article makes the argument that artistic and cultural expression should be viewed by politicians and policy makers as an effective form of political engagement and an important feedback loop for understanding the political dissatisfaction of the electorate. It draws on one particular historical example, the Négritude movement, to highlight the valu…
Beyond the nation state
This article explores how the process of decolonisation offers a perspective on the politics of identification, solidarity and becoming. The hope is to offer a way of tracing a concept of citizenship that may not only be tied to the nation state but to other forms of political organisation. To achieve this, the article draws on the work of Engin Isin and the concept of the ‘activist citizen’ as a lens through which to examine how citizenship in t…
World Bank Lending And Other Financial Flows
At a time when there is a serious debate about reforming the international financial architecture, it is important to understand how existing multilateral agencies affect financial flows to emerging and less-developed countries. This paper extends past research - which has focused on the International Monetary Fund - by examining the various mechanisms through which the World Bank may be associated with other financial flows, and by presenting ne…
Humanitarianism and the 'Migration Fix
The existing critical literature on NGOs operating in the context of European migration has interrogated their involvement in systems of state surveillance and neoliberal governmentality. We supplement this with a critical political economy perspective which reveals the implication of the humanitarian sector in broader systems of capital accumulation. We draw on two related critical literatures, on Racial Capitalism and Relative Surplus Populatio…
The everyday at the border
This article examines the intersections between the visual, spatial and material and considers how these interactions capture the border politics of everyday ‘banal’ objects. We do this by looking at some of the objects and things that constitute the ‘Balkan Route’ through Europe: posters, signs, directions, notices, flyers and maps produced by state authorities and volunteer-led aid networks. We use objects to reflect more broadly on how seeming…
Constructing Vulnerability and Victimhood at the EU Border
Theorising the ‘migration fix
Reflections on patchwork ethnography and activist scholarship
The way we do research can and does affect how we think about, engage with, and explore approaches to worldmaking and marginality. Approaches to research play a role in what we recognize and witness and how we influence and construct the worlds we engage with. Building on the work of scholars such as King and Picozza, I ask what role there is for activist scholarship in thinking about questions of worldmaking in spaces and places of marginality. …
Beyond the nation state
This article explores how the process of decolonisation offers a perspective on the politics of identification, solidarity and becoming. The hope is to offer a way of tracing a concept of citizenship that may not only be tied to the nation state but to other forms of political organisation. To achieve this, the article draws on the work of Engin Isin and the concept of the ‘activist citizen’ as a lens through which to examine how citizenship in t…
Recognizing Everyday Youth Agency
This article intervenes in the ongoing discussion of Everyday international relations (IR). It draws on the discourse of epistemic injustice to explore the discussions of emerging research on everyday childhood. The article draws on a series of research visits, between 2017 and 2019, along the so-called Balkan Route attending to the emerging influence of children in the Greek Reception and Identification Centre, on the island of Samos. The articl…
Rethinking the role of the arts in politics
The arts can be a powerful tool for emancipation, community building and political expression. This article makes the argument that artistic and cultural expression should be viewed by politicians and policy makers as an effective form of political engagement and an important feedback loop for understanding the political dissatisfaction of the electorate. It draws on one particular historical example, the Négritude movement, to highlight the valu…
Who is Disposable? The Making and Re-Making of the “Bad” Migrant at Europe’s Borders
In this article, we address the role that European bordering and migration policy play in the broader construction of the European project by defining who does and does not belong in Europe. This question, and the policy answers to it, are shaped by a variety of different political and economic interests and factors, such as racialized narratives of border protection, labor market needs, and the securitization of borders. We tackle this question …
Archives of border crossing
Reflections from 'the Field
This intervention consists in a conversation between an activist-scholar engaging in research questioning the conditions facing refugees and asylum seekers in Greece and an activist leading an ngo supporting displaced people. We reflect on our own positionality working in this area and on the role of academia and the humanitarian sector more generally. We explore different approaches to knowledge production that challenge the exploitative practic…
World Bank Lending And Other Financial Flows
At a time when there is a serious debate about reforming the international financial architecture, it is important to understand how existing multilateral agencies affect financial flows to emerging and less-developed countries. This paper extends past research - which has focused on the International Monetary Fund - by examining the various mechanisms through which the World Bank may be associated with other financial flows, and by presenting ne…
Beyond the nation state
This article explores how the process of decolonisation offers a perspective on the politics of identification, solidarity and becoming. The hope is to offer a way of tracing a concept of citizenship that may not only be tied to the nation state but to other forms of political organisation. To achieve this, the article draws on the work of Engin Isin and the concept of the ‘activist citizen’ as a lens through which to examine how citizenship in t…
Rethinking the role of the arts in politics
The arts can be a powerful tool for emancipation, community building and political expression. This article makes the argument that artistic and cultural expression should be viewed by politicians and policy makers as an effective form of political engagement and an important feedback loop for understanding the political dissatisfaction of the electorate. It draws on one particular historical example, the Négritude movement, to highlight the valu…
The everyday at the border
This article examines the intersections between the visual, spatial and material and considers how these interactions capture the border politics of everyday ‘banal’ objects. We do this by looking at some of the objects and things that constitute the ‘Balkan Route’ through Europe: posters, signs, directions, notices, flyers and maps produced by state authorities and volunteer-led aid networks. We use objects to reflect more broadly on how seeming…
Inside African Politics (second edition) by Kevin C. Dunn and Pierre Englebert Boulder, CO
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The ‘Badlands’ of the ‘Balkan Route’
Refugee camps and reception and identification centres (RICs) have long been imagined as ‘the best’ or ‘most suitable’ places for displaced people by states and border management authorities. In contrast, informal housing often provided by activist groups, is frequently framed as a part of the urban ‘badlands’. Drawing on research carried out between 2015 and 2019 in key spaces in Greece and Serbia along the so‐called ‘Balkan Route’, this article…
Constructing Vulnerability and Victimhood at the EU Border
Recognizing Everyday Youth Agency
This article intervenes in the ongoing discussion of Everyday international relations (IR). It draws on the discourse of epistemic injustice to explore the discussions of emerging research on everyday childhood. The article draws on a series of research visits, between 2017 and 2019, along the so-called Balkan Route attending to the emerging influence of children in the Greek Reception and Identification Centre, on the island of Samos. The articl…
Reflections from 'the Field
This intervention consists in a conversation between an activist-scholar engaging in research questioning the conditions facing refugees and asylum seekers in Greece and an activist leading an ngo supporting displaced people. We reflect on our own positionality working in this area and on the role of academia and the humanitarian sector more generally. We explore different approaches to knowledge production that challenge the exploitative practic…
Humanitarianism and the 'Migration Fix
The existing critical literature on NGOs operating in the context of European migration has interrogated their involvement in systems of state surveillance and neoliberal governmentality. We supplement this with a critical political economy perspective which reveals the implication of the humanitarian sector in broader systems of capital accumulation. We draw on two related critical literatures, on Racial Capitalism and Relative Surplus Populatio…
Archives of border crossing
Theorising the ‘migration fix
Reflections on patchwork ethnography and activist scholarship
The way we do research can and does affect how we think about, engage with, and explore approaches to worldmaking and marginality. Approaches to research play a role in what we recognize and witness and how we influence and construct the worlds we engage with. Building on the work of scholars such as King and Picozza, I ask what role there is for activist scholarship in thinking about questions of worldmaking in spaces and places of marginality. …
Who is Disposable? The Making and Re-Making of the “Bad” Migrant at Europe’s Borders
In this article, we address the role that European bordering and migration policy play in the broader construction of the European project by defining who does and does not belong in Europe. This question, and the policy answers to it, are shaped by a variety of different political and economic interests and factors, such as racialized narratives of border protection, labor market needs, and the securitization of borders. We tackle this question …
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