Keywords, Keywording, and European Irregularized Migration Regime at/on the Peripheries

Bibliographic Data

ID7930671
AuthorsMarijana Hameršak (0000-0002-8102-6784, Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research, corresponding author), Mojca Piškor (Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Research)
Year2025
Volume62
Issue2
Pages7-21
Publication date2025-12-29
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNarodna umjetnost (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0547-2504 • E-ISSN: 1848-865X
PublisherInstitute of Ethnology and Folklore Research (PUBLISHER • HR)
DOI10.15176/vol62no21
OpenAlexW4417501105
LanguageEN
Citations received1

The article introduces the special issue Keywording the European Irregularized Migration Regime: Reflections from/on the Peripheries. It maps the itineraries of “keywords” from their origins as an introductory reading framework to their development into a distinct methodological approach. The analysis traces the conceptual journey from Raymond Williams’s seminal work Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society (1976) to their contemporary uses. It follows and comments on two main traditions: a philological one, focused on linguistic histories, and a cultural studies one, viewing keywords as sites of social struggle and transformation. Particular attention is given to keywording in the context of migration, highlighting contested issues and divergent approaches in this field. The discussion concludes with reflections on keywords developed within the ERIM research project – The European Irregularized Migration Regime at the Periphery of the EU: from Ethnography to Keywords, of which this special issue is an outcome

Close reading · Context (archaeology · Ethnography · Philology · Reading (process · Vocabulary · Cultural Studies · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · European Union Policy and Governance · Migration, Refugees, and Integration

Tools

Open DOIOpen Access