Stierl, Maurice (2018) A fleet of mediterranean border humanitarians. Antipode, 50 (3). pp. 704-724. doi:10.1111/anti.12320

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Abstract

EUrope has created a space of human suffering within which military‐humanitarian measures seem urgently required if the mass drowning is to be halted. The framing of migration governance as humanitarian has become commonplace in spectacular border practices in the Mediterranean Sea. Nonetheless, maritime disasters continue to unfold. This article discusses three non‐governmental actors, part of an emerging “humanitarian fleet” that seeks to turn the sea into a less deadly space: the Migrant Offshore Aid Station, Médecins Sans Frontières, and Sea‐Watch. While the rescue of precarious lives and the alleviation of suffering are central concerns, they imagine their humanitarian practices, the subjects of their compassion, and EUrope's role in shaping borderzones in different ways, pointing to a wide humanitarian spectrum. Engaging with the different discursive frames created by the three “border humanitarians”, the article explores what possibilities exist for political dissent to emanate from within humanitarian reason.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Journal or Publication Title:	Antipode
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
ISSN:	0066-4812
Official Date:	June 2018
Dates:	Date Event June 2018 Published 27 February 2017 Available 18 January 2017 Modified 13 June 2016 Accepted
Volume:	50
Number:	3
Page Range:	pp. 704-724
DOI:	10.1111/anti.12320
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
Copyright Holders:	Antipode

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