Cities claim an ever-larger role in migration governance, often by means of progressive
policies that “decouple” the local from the national. The literature on this “local turn” has …

What are the factors that drive municipalities to become active in the field of migration and
migration-related diversity? Based on qualitative data from 126 German municipalities, this …

Abstract Bertie Russell's 2019 Antipode paper documents the emergence of a “new
municipalist” movement, which approaches the city as a strategic entry point for a radically …

Civil society and municipal actors–and the interaction between one another–have become
increasingly relevant in EU migration governance. Moving from this understanding, this …

With the US federal government more aggressive in its efforts to find, detain, and deport
undocumented immigrants, certain government officials in American cities have promoted …

While humanitarian action is often criticised for its focus on immediate needs in the present,
social movements and political activists are usually thought to work towards a different …

In the summer of 2015, a wave of solidarity washed across the European continent as 1.3
million refugees arrived. While many recent studies have explored how 'ordinary'men and …

Using a theoretical framework conceptualising mobility regimes, solidarity, as well as scales
and “sanctuary/solidarity cities”, this article examines notions of locally scaled solidarity by …

This article scrutinizes how local responses to irregular migrants vary across European
cities. Existing literature shows that cities develop inclusive policies and practices for …

In this article, we investigate the roles of urban actors supporting migrants' struggles and
confronting state control, focusing on the fields of family reunification and access to health …