René Kreichauf
Biographic Data
| ID | 258084 |
|---|---|
| NAME | René Kreichauf |
| GIVEN NAMES | René |
| FAMILY NAME | Kreichauf |
| SIGNATURE | KREICHAUF R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vrije Universiteit Brussel |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0004-6749 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Dismantling urban sanctuary and the ‘migrant crisis’: The political economy of solidarity and providing support to asylum-seeking migrants in New York City
In this article, I analyze the underlying logic and the effects of New York City’s sanctuary and migration policies through the lens of asylum-seeking migrants’ arrival. Specifically, I qualitatively trace the development of the policies and practices of the urban government, service providers, and migrant organizations between 2018—when the conditions of asylum seekers received wider scrutiny because of Donald Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ approach—a…
Toward ‘multiplied displacement’: Theorizing at the intersections of migration and urban studies
In this article, we analyze and then conceptually combine separately developed frameworks of displacement in urban and migration research. We consider internationally displaced migrants’ continued and multiplied experiences of displacement in cities and urban areas as an entry point through which to explore the intersections between international and urban displacement. In doing so, we move beyond disciplinary divides and take some preliminary co…
Multiplied Displacement Under Racial Capitalism: The “Migrant Crisis” in Berlin and New York City
Regeneration, predatory inclusion, and migrant experiences in declining rural areas in Spain and Germany
Declining rural areas have become central sites for migrant settlement. In the hope that migration will counteract rural shrinkage, migrants are increasingly portrayed as catalysts to revitalize communities. This article critically examines migration to declining rural areas vis-à-vis rural reception and regeneration policies. Drawing on qualitative research including interviews, focus group discussions, and participant observations, we compare m…
Governing Migration Through Small Towns: Dispersal and the Production of Spaces of Transit
Based on qualitative long‐term fieldwork conducted in a peripherally located small town in East Germany, this article compares the dispersal of repatriates from the former Soviet Union with that of recent refugee arrivals. It shows that in this small town the dispersal and local governance of refugees builds on previous approaches to dealing with repatriates. Such approaches repeatedly result in cycles of localized distribution and subsequent sma…
Accommodation for profit, not for refugees: Racial capitalism and the logics of Berlin's refugee accommodation market
In response to the difficulties refugees face in finding housing, Berlin's government has developed new housing-like shelters that offer longer-term accommodation. Drawing on literature concerning racial capitalism and urban migration governance, I explain how these shelters represent a multilayered business opportunity for revenue extraction, resulting in the ongoing displacement, spatial fixing, and continued racialization of refugees. Notably,…
Introduction: Displacement, asylum and the city – theoretical approaches and empirical findings
Forced migration is an urban phenomenon – an integral part of twenty-first century urban landscapes, as well as an "urban story" of those displaced. In this introductory article, we draw attention to the interlinked yet understudied relationship between the role of cities in dealing with the arrival of forced migrants and the influence of forced migration in stimulating spatial, societal, and institutional transformations in and of cities. Seekin…
Negotiating urban solidarities: Multiple agencies and contested meanings in the making of solidarity cities
Many cities have adopted welcoming strategies, branding themselves as cities of welcome or of solidarity. Urban scholarship to date has interpreted these efforts either under the rubric of municipal governance reform or urban citizenship, frameworks which both sideline the role of civil society and social movements of refugees. Since these actors play crucial roles in negotiating the terms of solidarity, hospitality and inclusion, this paper brin…
Forced migration and legal-spatial violence in the United States and Germany
Detention as Social Space: Waiting, Social Relations, and Mundane Resistance of Asylum Seekers in Detention
Under the Trump administration and its 'zero-tolerance' policy, the number of detained asylum seekers in the United States has been growing significantly. Yet we know little about their mobility, agency, and social relations at the micro level during the time they are subject to a detention regime. This is because research about detention has frequently developed independently of sustained engagement with the lived experience of those detained wi…
The Transformative Power of Urban Arrival Infrastructures: Berlin’s Refugio and Dong Xuan Center
Migration researchers and urban scholars are increasingly applying infrastructural approaches to analyze the production and organization of urban spaces and migration. While transformative and transforming power seem to be inherent characteristics of infrastructures, studies to date have rarely emphasized this aspect, only placing minimal focus on its importance for understanding the constitution and development of infrastructures and for examini…
From forced migration to forced arrival: The campization of refugee accommodation in European cities
In the aftermath of large refugee arrivals in 2015, EU regulations and national asylum laws were tightened, especially those regarding reception and accommodation. The current contribution introduces the concept of "campization" to explain the impact of law and policy changes on the socio-spatial configuration and functions of refugee accommodation in European capital regions. Based on qualitative research concerning case studies for Athens, Berl…
Schlüsselwerke der Stadtforschung
From forced migration to forced arrival: The campization of refugee accommodation in European cities
In the aftermath of large refugee arrivals in 2015, EU regulations and national asylum laws were tightened, especially those regarding reception and accommodation. The current contribution introduces the concept of "campization" to explain the impact of law and policy changes on the socio-spatial configuration and functions of refugee accommodation in European capital regions. Based on qualitative research concerning case studies for Athens, Berl…
Negotiating urban solidarities: Multiple agencies and contested meanings in the making of solidarity cities
Many cities have adopted welcoming strategies, branding themselves as cities of welcome or of solidarity. Urban scholarship to date has interpreted these efforts either under the rubric of municipal governance reform or urban citizenship, frameworks which both sideline the role of civil society and social movements of refugees. Since these actors play crucial roles in negotiating the terms of solidarity, hospitality and inclusion, this paper brin…
Accommodation for profit, not for refugees: Racial capitalism and the logics of Berlin's refugee accommodation market
In response to the difficulties refugees face in finding housing, Berlin's government has developed new housing-like shelters that offer longer-term accommodation. Drawing on literature concerning racial capitalism and urban migration governance, I explain how these shelters represent a multilayered business opportunity for revenue extraction, resulting in the ongoing displacement, spatial fixing, and continued racialization of refugees. Notably,…
Introduction: Displacement, asylum and the city – theoretical approaches and empirical findings
Forced migration is an urban phenomenon – an integral part of twenty-first century urban landscapes, as well as an "urban story" of those displaced. In this introductory article, we draw attention to the interlinked yet understudied relationship between the role of cities in dealing with the arrival of forced migrants and the influence of forced migration in stimulating spatial, societal, and institutional transformations in and of cities. Seekin…
Forced migration and legal-spatial violence in the United States and Germany
Governing Migration Through Small Towns: Dispersal and the Production of Spaces of Transit
Based on qualitative long‐term fieldwork conducted in a peripherally located small town in East Germany, this article compares the dispersal of repatriates from the former Soviet Union with that of recent refugee arrivals. It shows that in this small town the dispersal and local governance of refugees builds on previous approaches to dealing with repatriates. Such approaches repeatedly result in cycles of localized distribution and subsequent sma…
Detention as Social Space: Waiting, Social Relations, and Mundane Resistance of Asylum Seekers in Detention
Under the Trump administration and its 'zero-tolerance' policy, the number of detained asylum seekers in the United States has been growing significantly. Yet we know little about their mobility, agency, and social relations at the micro level during the time they are subject to a detention regime. This is because research about detention has frequently developed independently of sustained engagement with the lived experience of those detained wi…
Schlüsselwerke der Stadtforschung
From forced migration to forced arrival: The campization of refugee accommodation in European cities
In the aftermath of large refugee arrivals in 2015, EU regulations and national asylum laws were tightened, especially those regarding reception and accommodation. The current contribution introduces the concept of "campization" to explain the impact of law and policy changes on the socio-spatial configuration and functions of refugee accommodation in European capital regions. Based on qualitative research concerning case studies for Athens, Berl…
The Transformative Power of Urban Arrival Infrastructures: Berlin’s Refugio and Dong Xuan Center
Migration researchers and urban scholars are increasingly applying infrastructural approaches to analyze the production and organization of urban spaces and migration. While transformative and transforming power seem to be inherent characteristics of infrastructures, studies to date have rarely emphasized this aspect, only placing minimal focus on its importance for understanding the constitution and development of infrastructures and for examini…
Introduction: Displacement, asylum and the city – theoretical approaches and empirical findings
Forced migration is an urban phenomenon – an integral part of twenty-first century urban landscapes, as well as an "urban story" of those displaced. In this introductory article, we draw attention to the interlinked yet understudied relationship between the role of cities in dealing with the arrival of forced migrants and the influence of forced migration in stimulating spatial, societal, and institutional transformations in and of cities. Seekin…
Negotiating urban solidarities: Multiple agencies and contested meanings in the making of solidarity cities
Many cities have adopted welcoming strategies, branding themselves as cities of welcome or of solidarity. Urban scholarship to date has interpreted these efforts either under the rubric of municipal governance reform or urban citizenship, frameworks which both sideline the role of civil society and social movements of refugees. Since these actors play crucial roles in negotiating the terms of solidarity, hospitality and inclusion, this paper brin…
Forced migration and legal-spatial violence in the United States and Germany
Detention as Social Space: Waiting, Social Relations, and Mundane Resistance of Asylum Seekers in Detention
Under the Trump administration and its 'zero-tolerance' policy, the number of detained asylum seekers in the United States has been growing significantly. Yet we know little about their mobility, agency, and social relations at the micro level during the time they are subject to a detention regime. This is because research about detention has frequently developed independently of sustained engagement with the lived experience of those detained wi…
Governing Migration Through Small Towns: Dispersal and the Production of Spaces of Transit
Based on qualitative long‐term fieldwork conducted in a peripherally located small town in East Germany, this article compares the dispersal of repatriates from the former Soviet Union with that of recent refugee arrivals. It shows that in this small town the dispersal and local governance of refugees builds on previous approaches to dealing with repatriates. Such approaches repeatedly result in cycles of localized distribution and subsequent sma…
Accommodation for profit, not for refugees: Racial capitalism and the logics of Berlin's refugee accommodation market
In response to the difficulties refugees face in finding housing, Berlin's government has developed new housing-like shelters that offer longer-term accommodation. Drawing on literature concerning racial capitalism and urban migration governance, I explain how these shelters represent a multilayered business opportunity for revenue extraction, resulting in the ongoing displacement, spatial fixing, and continued racialization of refugees. Notably,…
Multiplied Displacement Under Racial Capitalism: The “Migrant Crisis” in Berlin and New York City
Regeneration, predatory inclusion, and migrant experiences in declining rural areas in Spain and Germany
Declining rural areas have become central sites for migrant settlement. In the hope that migration will counteract rural shrinkage, migrants are increasingly portrayed as catalysts to revitalize communities. This article critically examines migration to declining rural areas vis-à-vis rural reception and regeneration policies. Drawing on qualitative research including interviews, focus group discussions, and participant observations, we compare m…
Dismantling urban sanctuary and the ‘migrant crisis’: The political economy of solidarity and providing support to asylum-seeking migrants in New York City
In this article, I analyze the underlying logic and the effects of New York City’s sanctuary and migration policies through the lens of asylum-seeking migrants’ arrival. Specifically, I qualitatively trace the development of the policies and practices of the urban government, service providers, and migrant organizations between 2018—when the conditions of asylum seekers received wider scrutiny because of Donald Trump’s ‘zero tolerance’ approach—a…
Toward ‘multiplied displacement’: Theorizing at the intersections of migration and urban studies
In this article, we analyze and then conceptually combine separately developed frameworks of displacement in urban and migration research. We consider internationally displaced migrants’ continued and multiplied experiences of displacement in cities and urban areas as an entry point through which to explore the intersections between international and urban displacement. In doing so, we move beyond disciplinary divides and take some preliminary co…
Migration, Refugees, and Integration (10 works) · Political science (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Geography (7 works) · Refugee (7 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (6 works) · Economic geography (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Law (4 works)