Ex-centric citizenship: bolivian migration and violence in Argentina

In response to the idea of citizenship as a way of regulating the population and guaranteeing state supremacy, and the suggestion that migrants develop political subjectivity autonomously from the state, this article focuses on the heterogeneous production of citizenship that realizes Bolivian migra...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inCitizenship studies Vol. 25; no. 3; pp. 389 - 408
Main Author Rodrigo, Federico
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 03.04.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Bolivians
Citizens
Citizenship
Land tenure
Migrants
Migration
state
Subjectivity
violence
Argentina
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:In response to the idea of citizenship as a way of regulating the population and guaranteeing state supremacy, and the suggestion that migrants develop political subjectivity autonomously from the state, this article focuses on the heterogeneous production of citizenship that realizes Bolivian migrants in Argentina. The main argument is that the ways in which these migrants experienced citizenship can exceed standard political practices creating ex-centric ways of been citizen. Drawing on violent disputes over land tenure and insecurity on the outskirts of La Plata, Argentina, the article examines the insight such incidents provide into the place of Bolivian migrants in the context of reception. In this analysis, the main hypothesis is that in cases such as these, Bolivians act violently when and because they feel like citizens. In other words, the experience of migrants is indicative of the openness of citizen subjectivation and its complex relationship with the state.
ISSN:1362-1025
1469-3593
DOI:10.1080/13621025.2021.1888883