Annett Bochmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 325248 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Annett Bochmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Annett |
| FAMILY NAME | Bochmann |
| SIGNATURE | BOCHMANN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8003-183X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Hybrid Spaces of Nonselection in World Society
Borders are often understood as mechanisms of selecting and ordering. Camps, however, are sites where nonselection is materialised – a condition in which people are neither selected nor rejected, but held in indefinite suspension. This article argues that camps are integral components of the global border infrastructure rather than exceptional or temporary responses to crises. They reveal a border logic that systematically produces permanent inte…
Normalisation of Exception and Categorisation in Migration Governance
States exercise their sovereign power by determining who is permitted to enter and remain within their territory and who is not. This is achieved through complex sorting, selection, and categorisation processes, as seen in migration legislation. This article examines recent developments in the legal categorisation processes of border and migration institutions, using the German Deportation Suspension (Duldung) state institution as a paradigm case…
Comparative camp governance
How, by whom and to what effects are camps governed today? Despite persistent critiques, camp institutions remain a resilient and versatile apparatus of power globally. Yet there is only limited conceptualization of camps and the multi-scalar governance they operate within from a comparative perspective. This special issue remedies this by looking at governance of five different types of camps: prison camps, detention camps, (re)education camps, …
Sociomateriality and infrastructure in action
The power of materiality
The article examines the power of materiality in the context of refugee camps, demonstrating how local orders and global governance are intricately interwoven within the material domain. It draws on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Burmese refugee camps in Thailand to illustrate how sociomateriality can establish spaces of exclusion and associated memberships through their practical implementation, but at the same time permit flexible forms of…
Pluralism and local law in extraterritorial spaces
Based on ethnographic research, this article shows how legal orders are being established in spaces where the state law is absent. The case of refugee camps-often discussed as sites of legal limbo and state of exception-seems to be a space of legal pluralism. However, when observing local legal practices, this pluralism is dissolved into a powerful local camp law. This characteristic type of legal order is produced by social camp-specific mechani…
The sociology and practice of translation
This article addresses the sociology and practices of translation. The main argument is that translation work should be understood in ethnomethodological terms as an indexical, social, and interactive practice that produces an ongoing “third space” of difference. The article provides insights into the practice of ethnographic translation work in a multilingual and foreign research context. The study reveals that cooperation between locally involv…
Lagerrechtsordnungen. Rechtssoziologische Perspektiven Auf Flüchtlingslager Im Globalen Süden
Dieser Artikel beantwortet die Frage, wie Rechtsordnungen ohne staatlich verfasste Rechtssysteme etabliert werden. Basierend auf ethnographischen Feldforschungen in burmesischen Flüchtlingslagern in Thailand wird gezeigt, dass lokale Gewohnheitsrechte in der Rechtspraxis und Fallbearbeitung dominieren, obwohl plurale Rechtssysteme präsent sind. Das Gewohnheitsrecht entwickelt sich über modifizierte Prä-Lagerstrukturen und -praktiken der Geflüchte…
Public Camp Orders and the Power of Microstructures in the Thai-Burmese Borderland
Based on extensive ethnographic field research, Public Camp Orders and the Power of Microstructures in the Thai-Burmese Borderland makes a unique contribution to empirical and theoretical discourses on camp institutions, (forced) migration, and border regimes. Focusing on public camp life, everyday interactions, and the concept of microstructures, this ethnography explores local practices of mobility, governance, and economy in the context of plu…
Ethnografie und Teilnehmende Beobachtung
The Power of Local Micro Structures in the Context of Refugee Camps
This article examines social orders of refugee camps, showing that they have a much higher complexity than is captured in theoretical conceptions that emphasize top-down notions of camp regime structures and power. The plurality of governing actors and power relations is highlighted by refugee camp studies, serving as a starting point for this article. Drawing on an ethnomethodologically informed ethnographic research approach, the example of aid…
The Power of Local Micro Structures in the Context of Refugee Camps
This article examines social orders of refugee camps, showing that they have a much higher complexity than is captured in theoretical conceptions that emphasize top-down notions of camp regime structures and power. The plurality of governing actors and power relations is highlighted by refugee camp studies, serving as a starting point for this article. Drawing on an ethnomethodologically informed ethnographic research approach, the example of aid…
Public Camp Orders and the Power of Microstructures in the Thai-Burmese Borderland
Based on extensive ethnographic field research, Public Camp Orders and the Power of Microstructures in the Thai-Burmese Borderland makes a unique contribution to empirical and theoretical discourses on camp institutions, (forced) migration, and border regimes. Focusing on public camp life, everyday interactions, and the concept of microstructures, this ethnography explores local practices of mobility, governance, and economy in the context of plu…
Pluralism and local law in extraterritorial spaces
Based on ethnographic research, this article shows how legal orders are being established in spaces where the state law is absent. The case of refugee camps-often discussed as sites of legal limbo and state of exception-seems to be a space of legal pluralism. However, when observing local legal practices, this pluralism is dissolved into a powerful local camp law. This characteristic type of legal order is produced by social camp-specific mechani…
Comparative camp governance
How, by whom and to what effects are camps governed today? Despite persistent critiques, camp institutions remain a resilient and versatile apparatus of power globally. Yet there is only limited conceptualization of camps and the multi-scalar governance they operate within from a comparative perspective. This special issue remedies this by looking at governance of five different types of camps: prison camps, detention camps, (re)education camps, …
The power of materiality
The article examines the power of materiality in the context of refugee camps, demonstrating how local orders and global governance are intricately interwoven within the material domain. It draws on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Burmese refugee camps in Thailand to illustrate how sociomateriality can establish spaces of exclusion and associated memberships through their practical implementation, but at the same time permit flexible forms of…
The Power of Local Micro Structures in the Context of Refugee Camps
This article examines social orders of refugee camps, showing that they have a much higher complexity than is captured in theoretical conceptions that emphasize top-down notions of camp regime structures and power. The plurality of governing actors and power relations is highlighted by refugee camp studies, serving as a starting point for this article. Drawing on an ethnomethodologically informed ethnographic research approach, the example of aid…
Ethnografie und Teilnehmende Beobachtung
Lagerrechtsordnungen. Rechtssoziologische Perspektiven Auf Flüchtlingslager Im Globalen Süden
Dieser Artikel beantwortet die Frage, wie Rechtsordnungen ohne staatlich verfasste Rechtssysteme etabliert werden. Basierend auf ethnographischen Feldforschungen in burmesischen Flüchtlingslagern in Thailand wird gezeigt, dass lokale Gewohnheitsrechte in der Rechtspraxis und Fallbearbeitung dominieren, obwohl plurale Rechtssysteme präsent sind. Das Gewohnheitsrecht entwickelt sich über modifizierte Prä-Lagerstrukturen und -praktiken der Geflüchte…
Public Camp Orders and the Power of Microstructures in the Thai-Burmese Borderland
Based on extensive ethnographic field research, Public Camp Orders and the Power of Microstructures in the Thai-Burmese Borderland makes a unique contribution to empirical and theoretical discourses on camp institutions, (forced) migration, and border regimes. Focusing on public camp life, everyday interactions, and the concept of microstructures, this ethnography explores local practices of mobility, governance, and economy in the context of plu…
The sociology and practice of translation
This article addresses the sociology and practices of translation. The main argument is that translation work should be understood in ethnomethodological terms as an indexical, social, and interactive practice that produces an ongoing “third space” of difference. The article provides insights into the practice of ethnographic translation work in a multilingual and foreign research context. The study reveals that cooperation between locally involv…
Pluralism and local law in extraterritorial spaces
Based on ethnographic research, this article shows how legal orders are being established in spaces where the state law is absent. The case of refugee camps-often discussed as sites of legal limbo and state of exception-seems to be a space of legal pluralism. However, when observing local legal practices, this pluralism is dissolved into a powerful local camp law. This characteristic type of legal order is produced by social camp-specific mechani…
The power of materiality
The article examines the power of materiality in the context of refugee camps, demonstrating how local orders and global governance are intricately interwoven within the material domain. It draws on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in Burmese refugee camps in Thailand to illustrate how sociomateriality can establish spaces of exclusion and associated memberships through their practical implementation, but at the same time permit flexible forms of…
Comparative camp governance
How, by whom and to what effects are camps governed today? Despite persistent critiques, camp institutions remain a resilient and versatile apparatus of power globally. Yet there is only limited conceptualization of camps and the multi-scalar governance they operate within from a comparative perspective. This special issue remedies this by looking at governance of five different types of camps: prison camps, detention camps, (re)education camps, …
Sociomateriality and infrastructure in action
Hybrid Spaces of Nonselection in World Society
Borders are often understood as mechanisms of selecting and ordering. Camps, however, are sites where nonselection is materialised – a condition in which people are neither selected nor rejected, but held in indefinite suspension. This article argues that camps are integral components of the global border infrastructure rather than exceptional or temporary responses to crises. They reveal a border logic that systematically produces permanent inte…
Normalisation of Exception and Categorisation in Migration Governance
States exercise their sovereign power by determining who is permitted to enter and remain within their territory and who is not. This is achieved through complex sorting, selection, and categorisation processes, as seen in migration legislation. This article examines recent developments in the legal categorisation processes of border and migration institutions, using the German Deportation Suspension (Duldung) state institution as a paradigm case…
Political science (6 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (5 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Power (physics (4 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works) · Corporate governance (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works)