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Biopolitics multiple: The governance of Venezuelan migration in Aruba

Woonings, Renée LU (2022) MIDM19 20221
Department of Human Geography
LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management
Abstract
This qualitative case study focuses on the governance of Venezuelan migration in Aruba, a small tourism-dependent island in the Dutch Caribbean. By employing a thematic analysis (TA), the research aims to unpack neoliberal rationalities and biopolitical techniques that inform the governance of Venezuelan migration to Aruba. Particular attention is paid to the construction of neoliberal rationalities, as well as the unevenness of governance techniques, which is conceptualized as ‘biopolitics multiple’, and the ways in which these techniques can give rise to informality and irregularity of migrants. Migration governance is situated within the small-island and (post-) Covid-19 crisis contexts. The data consists of semi-structured interviews... (More)
This qualitative case study focuses on the governance of Venezuelan migration in Aruba, a small tourism-dependent island in the Dutch Caribbean. By employing a thematic analysis (TA), the research aims to unpack neoliberal rationalities and biopolitical techniques that inform the governance of Venezuelan migration to Aruba. Particular attention is paid to the construction of neoliberal rationalities, as well as the unevenness of governance techniques, which is conceptualized as ‘biopolitics multiple’, and the ways in which these techniques can give rise to informality and irregularity of migrants. Migration governance is situated within the small-island and (post-) Covid-19 crisis contexts. The data consists of semi-structured interviews and various text-based documents. The findings support that biopolitical techniques are unevenly applied in the context of Aruban migration governance. Furthermore, the data points at a contestation of neoliberal rationalities, in which various market-based considerations are weighted out against each other. (Less)
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author
Woonings, Renée LU
supervisor
organization
course
MIDM19 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
governmentality, Venezuelan migration, SIDS, biopolitics, neoliberalism, Aruba
language
English
id
9098822
date added to LUP
2022-09-14 14:04:08
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2022-09-14 14:04:08
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  abstract     = {{This qualitative case study focuses on the governance of Venezuelan migration in Aruba, a small tourism-dependent island in the Dutch Caribbean. By employing a thematic analysis (TA), the research aims to unpack neoliberal rationalities and biopolitical techniques that inform the governance of Venezuelan migration to Aruba. Particular attention is paid to the construction of neoliberal rationalities, as well as the unevenness of governance techniques, which is conceptualized as ‘biopolitics multiple’, and the ways in which these techniques can give rise to informality and irregularity of migrants. Migration governance is situated within the small-island and (post-) Covid-19 crisis contexts. The data consists of semi-structured interviews and various text-based documents. The findings support that biopolitical techniques are unevenly applied in the context of Aruban migration governance. Furthermore, the data points at a contestation of neoliberal rationalities, in which various market-based considerations are weighted out against each other.}},
  author       = {{Woonings, Renée}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Biopolitics multiple: The governance of Venezuelan migration in Aruba}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}