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Nodes 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 - Caravan

Work in progress

Countries:
Senegal, Gambia, Mauritania, Canary Islands
Nodes:
El Hierro, Mbour, Mbera, Ziguinchor, Banjul, Tenerife
Start date:
10/2024
End date:
03/2025
Researchers:
L. Queirolo Palmas (researcher), F. Rahola (researcher), J. Gonzalez Morandi (film – maker), G. Kouagang (associated cultural mediator – La Comunità), V. Pellegrino (associated researcher - University of Parma), Ornella Brauci (associated researcher - El Taller)
Title:
Migrations, Solidarities and Routes (Un)Making in the Atlantic Sahara (2&3 Station)
Abstract:
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Node 29 - Experimental

Ended

Location:
Albania - Tirana
Start date:
10/2024
End date:
12/2024
Researchers:
D. Jano
Title:
Solidarity-Migration Nexus in, from and through Albania
Abstract:
Albania, a country of emigration with about one-third of its population living abroad, is experiencing mixed migration flows across its territory and is gradually transforming into a destination for migrants seeking asylum or even employment. The aim is to explore how cultural norms and vernacular terms materialise into the narratives and practices of solidarity in irregular migration.
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Nodes 26 / 27 / 28 - Caravan

Work in progress

Countries:
Tunisia, Libya, Algeria
Start date:
09/2024
End date:
02/2025
Researchers:
F. Torre, L. Queirolo Palmas, Commissioned Artists: The Routes Journal
Title:
Solidarity against pushbacks across Tunisia, Libya, Algeria
Abstract:
Since starting fieldwork in the Maghreb, we have encountered many people on the move who are victims of pushbacks from Tunisia to Libya and Algeria, and from Algeria to Niger. These movements highlight severe human rights violations by state authorities and generate new itineraries and shelters, resisting forced mobility. Our research aims to document the effectiveness of pushback operations and understand how solidarity among people on the move creates routes of resistance against deportations, contributing to unauthorized mobility.
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Nodes 15 / 16 / 17 - Caravan

Ended

Countries:
Turkey, Bulgaria
Nodes:
Edirne, Harmanli, Svilengrad
Start date:
02/2024
End date:
03/2024
Researchers:
R. Ghaffari, E. Zampa (photographer)
Title:
The land gateway to Europe: The border of Bulgaria and Turkey
Abstract:
This caravan extends digital ethnography on People on the Move entry into Europe, focusing on informal cooperative actions within the 'migration industry from below,' exploring concepts like 'moral economy,' 'chav solidarity,' and 'interested solidarity' guiding unauthorized movements.
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Node 05 - Antenna

Ended

Location:
Belgium - Brussels
Start date:
11/2023
End date:
02/2024
Researchers:
L. Amigoni, I. Oubad
Title:
Reclaiming space, Forging Paths
Abstract:
Reception, Regularisation and Social Becoming of Unauthorised Migrants and their Supporters
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Node 30 - Experimental

Ended

Location:
Libya - Tripoli
Start date:
10/2024
End date:
12/2024
Researchers:
P. Cuttitta
Title:
Informal (micro-)solidarity in Libya
Abstract:
The research explores expressions of informal (micro-)solidarity among and towards people on the move in Libya (from mutual help within migrant groups to unexpected gestures from external actors) and asks how these acts may positively impact on migrants’ route-making.
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Nodes 23 / 24 / 25 - Caravan

Ended

Countries:
Greece
Nodes:
Lesvos, Chios, Thessaloniki
Start date:
10/2024
End date:
12/2024
Researchers:
R. Ghaffari, E. Zampa (photographer)
Title:
Solidarity and Self-Care Among Migrant Women in Greece
Abstract:
This ethnographic caravan in Greece will take place in two locations. The first node is Lesvos, in collaboration with the NGO Europe Cares at the community center 'Pa-rèa' and the NGO 'We Carry Together,' which focuses on supporting mothers on the move. The second node will be Thessaloniki.
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Nodes 18 / 19 / 20 / 21 / 22 - Caravan

Ended

Countries:
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy
Nodes:
Bihac, Lipa, Padua, Trieste, Turin
Start date:
07/2024
End date:
07/2024
Researchers:
Enrico Fravega, Valeria Garrè, Andrea Ferraris (illustrator)
Title:
The SOLROUTES project join the Balkans Caravan 2024
Abstract:
As a border abolitionist research project, SOLROUTES places a strong emphasis on solidarity along migration routes in what is referred to as “EUrope at large”. SolRoutes’ participation in the Balkans Caravan 2024 is a critical component of the ethnographic fieldwork activities conducted in the Balkans area.
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Nodes 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 - Caravan

Ended

Countries:
Mauritania, Morocco and the Canary Islands
Nodes:
Nouakchott, Chami, Nouadhibou, Dakhla
Start date:
02/2024
End date:
03/2024
Researchers:
C. Cassarini, L. Queirolo Palmas, J. Gonzalez Morandi (film – maker), Andrea Ferraris (illustrator)
Title:
Migrations, Solidarities and Routes (Un)Making in the Atlantic Sahara
Abstract:
This ethnographic caravan explores solidarity and routes (un)making) in the Atlantic Sahara, devoting special attention to gold and fishing industries and their relevance in transforming and enacting mobilities in a wide area including Senegambia, Mauritania, Morocco, and the Canary Islands.
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Node 07 - Antenna

Ended

Location:
Turkey - Izmir
Start date:
10/2023
End date:
02/2024
Researchers:
L. Körükmez, R. Ghaffari
Title:
Localizing Solidarities in Izmir: Affordances, Raptures, and Continuities
Abstract:
This research in Izmir focus on the city's multicultural past, diverse diaspora, and the complexities of solidarity initiatives within its secular-nationalist framework.
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