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Challenging internal (b)ordering. Antiracist and migrant rights activism in Italian cities : Introduction to Focus Section

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  • Annalisa Frisina,
  • Miguel Mellino
Annalisa Frisina
Università di Padova
Miguel Mellino
Università di Napoli L'Orientale
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/cambio-18537

Published 2025-12-22

Keywords

  • racism,
  • migration,
  • cities,
  • internal border,
  • solidarity,
  • antiracism,
  • italy
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Frisina, A., & Mellino, M. (2025). Challenging internal (b)ordering. Antiracist and migrant rights activism in Italian cities : Introduction to Focus Section. Cambio. Rivista Sulle Trasformazioni Sociali. https://doi.org/10.36253/cambio-18537

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Abstract

The contributions aim at discussing the limits and the potential of activism for migrants’ rights at the urban level, analyzing discourses and practices of resistance and disobedience in relation to borders and racialized social orders. We follow the research line of Keskinen, Alemanji and Seikkula (2024), adopting a critical lens of decolonial studies and critical border studies to put in relation antiracism and migrant (solidarity) activism. Our proposal is to discuss the often contradictory processes taking place in different Italian cities.

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References

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