Borders, Migration and Class in an Age of Crisis, livre ebook

Problematizes the commonplace categories of ‘migrants’ and ‘British workers’, and policy-derived categories such as ‘asylum seekers’, ‘migrant workers’, and ‘highly skilled migrants’, examining the processes by which these categories are constructed and uniquely theorising their relationship to processes of exploitation and oppression under contemporary capitalism;

Makes a significant theoretical contribution in its unique approach, which integrates elements of classical Marxism, Lenin’s theory of imperialism, postcolonialism, and recent work within critical migration and border studies and the autonomy of migration tradition;

Topical for now in light of Brexit, the European migration crisis and contemporary capitalism.

This book responds to global tendencies toward increasingly restrictive border controls and populist movements targeting migrants for violence and exclusion. Informed by Marxist theory, it challenges standard narratives about immigration and problematises commonplace distinctions between ‘migrants’ and ‘workers’. Using Britain as a case study, the book examines how these categories have been constructed and mobilised within representations of a ‘migrant crisis’ and a ‘welfare crisis’ to facilitate capitalist exploitation. It uses ideas from grassroots activism to propose alternative understandings of the relationship between borders, migration and class that provide a basis for solidarity.

Introduction;

Imperialism, migration and class in the 21st Century;

Deconstructing migrant crises in Europe;

Deconstructing welfare crises;

Mobility power and labour power in the crisis of imperialism;

Deconstructing migrant/worker categories Britain;

Conclusion;

Appendix: Research background and methodology.