Migrations, movements and borders (MigraMove)

This research group brings together scholars who investigate migration movements, migration-related issues, and transnational activist networks supporting people on the move. The group fosters dialogue between social movement studies, migration studies, and critical border studies in order to analyze migration processes, the policies that govern them, and the social movements active in this field from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. MigraMove also explores the concept of the border as an arena of political contestation, rather than merely a territorial boundary between states or comparable political entities. It further examines the urban dimension of borders, understood as spaces within cities that can (re)produce residential segregation, and considers the networks of solidarity operating in border contexts across different parts of the world to support people on the move.

Upcoming events

11 June, 2026, 14:00, Pollaiolo Room, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence

Migrants’ incarceration within total institutions: protest and resistance in times of democratic backsliding and authoritarian shifts

Presentation of Angela Adami’s (SNS) ongoing research project

Cluster: Democracy and social movements