Institutional racism within the securitization of migration : the case of family reunification in Belgium
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- Giacomo Orsini (UGent) , Sarah Smit, Jean-Baptiste Farcy and Laura Merla
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- Abstract
- Institutional Racism (IR) in Europe is rarely mentioned in studies of race-based discrimination. Yet, structural racism occurs within most European societies. Due to the increasing securitization of immigration, countries have introduced several (in)formal strategies to exclude foreign populations. Given that, we propose an updated way of conceptualizing IR to uncover contemporary manifestations and practices of structural racist discrimination in a European country. By concentrating on the case of Belgium and, in particular, on family reunification, we first operationalize Agamben’s “state of exception” to show how exceptional measures applying to non-nationals conflict with other constitutional and international legal frameworks. As we discuss, such incompatible legal tools generate space for racist considerations to drive judicial decisions involving non-nationals. Second, in relying on Foucault’s governmentality, we explore migrants’ everyday experience of administrative discrimination – as the same procedures are implemented differently on foreigners of diverse nationalities.
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- Institutional Racism, Securitization of Migration, Belgium, Governmentality, State of Exception, Multilevel
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8699030
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- Orsini, Giacomo, et al. “Institutional Racism within the Securitization of Migration : The Case of Family Reunification in Belgium.” ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES, vol. 45, no. 1, 2022, pp. 153–72, doi:10.1080/01419870.2021.1878249.
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- Orsini, G., Smit, S., Farcy, J.-B., & Merla, L. (2022). Institutional racism within the securitization of migration : the case of family reunification in Belgium. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES, 45(1), 153–172. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2021.1878249
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- Orsini, Giacomo, Sarah Smit, Jean-Baptiste Farcy, and Laura Merla. 2022. “Institutional Racism within the Securitization of Migration : The Case of Family Reunification in Belgium.” ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES 45 (1): 153–72. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2021.1878249.
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- Orsini, Giacomo, Sarah Smit, Jean-Baptiste Farcy, and Laura Merla. 2022. “Institutional Racism within the Securitization of Migration : The Case of Family Reunification in Belgium.” ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES 45 (1): 153–172. doi:10.1080/01419870.2021.1878249.
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- 1.Orsini G, Smit S, Farcy J-B, Merla L. Institutional racism within the securitization of migration : the case of family reunification in Belgium. ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES. 2022;45(1):153–72.
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- [1]G. Orsini, S. Smit, J.-B. Farcy, and L. Merla, “Institutional racism within the securitization of migration : the case of family reunification in Belgium,” ETHNIC AND RACIAL STUDIES, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 153–172, 2022.
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