1st Edition
Rethinking the International Organization for Migration
Introduction: Rethinking the International Organization for Migration
Sabine Dini, Shoshana Fine and Antoine Pécoud
1. International Organisations Are People, Too: IOM’s Role as Coordinator of the UN Migration Network and the Socialisation of International Organisations
Stefan Rother
2. Framing Migration as Adaptation: IOM’s Aspirations to Manage Climate Migration
Sophie Schriever
3. “Do It Yourself!” Pedagogical Performances, Technical Expertise, and Crimmigration Control in the IOM’s Capacity-Building Practices in Nigeria
Samuel Singler
4. The ‘Datafication’ of Borders in Global Context: The Role of the International Organization for Migration
Philippe M. Frowd
5. The Symbolic Power of Knowledge Practices: The International Organization for Migration’s Anti-Trafficking Politics in North Africa
Inken Bartels
6. ‘We’re an Organization that Does Stuff’: The International Organization for Migration, Logistics and Expert Authority in Migration Governance
Megan Bradley
7. ‘Beneficiary-Ownership’? Redemptive Knowledge and Policy-Making on Migration in West Africa
Christina Oelgemöller, Audrey Lenoël and Richard Black
8. The Role of Local Staff in the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s State-Building Work in Djibouti: A Postcolonial Perspective
Sabine Dini
Biography
Sabine Dini is Assistant Professor in Political Science at the University Clermont Auvergne, France. Her research focuses on the governance of international migration in the Horn of Africa. She is a consultant for international organizations, like the IOM, the European Union, and the World Bank.
Shoshana Fine is Assistant Professor at the European School of Political and Social Sciences, France. Her research interests are in migration and borders, Europe, international organisations and the relationship between knowledge and governing interventions. She is the author of Mobility and Borders in Turkey (2018).
Antoine Pécoud is Professor of Sociology at the University Sorbonne Paris Nord, France. His research focuses on the global governance of migration and the role of international organizations in migration policy.
