Conducting Research with Migrant Children Impacted by Humanitarian Violence at the U.S.–Mexico Border
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7464376 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valentina Glockner-Fagetti (0000-0002-3587-087X), Á Velasco (0000-0002-8836-7063), Rebecca Maria Torres (0000-0001-8634-6894) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 561-583 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00167428.2024.2403480 |
| OpenAlex | W4403020515 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 26 |
This article reflects on the implications of conducting research in, with, and through border institutions tasked with the care of migrant populations, while simultaneously upholding the violent border regime that prioritizes security and migration restriction. We draw from our individual and collective experiences in these spaces of “conflicted care,” where “humanitarian violence,” including dehumanization and harmful rights violations, is normalized. Focusing on the Mexican State Institutions and Programs (MSIP) responsible for unaccompanied migrant children, and shaped by U.S. externalized border policies, we explore the methodological and ethical complexities of working with these vulnerable populations while in their custody. We reflect on the politics, dilemmas, and ethics involved in navigating state strategies to restrict researcher access such as “soft gatekeeping,” selective modulation, ambiguity, and control. The article concludes with potential strategies for change, informed by our engagements with various state and non-governmental organizations across the Mexico—U.S. border and Latin America. Keywords: border, child migration, fieldwork, humanitarian violence, Mexico
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A crisis of rights and responsibility
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Bordering through care and control
Humanitarianism as conflicted care
Re-producing the Humanitarian Border
Asylum is Not for Mexicans
There and Back Again
"When Fieldwork "Fails
Geographies of humanitarian violence
Between ' Trochas ', Orphans and Mourning
Children Crossing Borders
Los "cuerpos-territorios" del desplazamiento forzado en México
Humanitarian Reason
Seeing Like a State
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |