Stierl, Maurice (2012) ‘No one is illegal!’ Resistance and the politics of discomfort. Globalizations, Volume 9 (Number 3). pp. 425-438. doi:10.1080/14747731.2012.680738

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Abstract

This work attempts to recast conceptions of global/ised political resistance. Instead of following systematic accounts of actors seeking global social transformation, it is shown how a Foucauldian understanding of power and resistance-here developed into a 'politics of discomfort'-can help illuminate more situated and cautious approaches to expressions of dissent. It is illustrated how undocumented migrants, or sans-papiers, with the support of the German activist network No One Is Illegal (NOII) can assume political subjectivity to confront and resist the dominating power of sovereign state agencies that attempt to marginalise and silence acts of contestation. I argue that NOII's practical resistance, although local, nonetheless has important dimensions 'beyond', as it critiques through its creative actions (global) sovereign hypocrisy, violence, and the 'governmentality of documentation'. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Journal or Publication Title:	Globalizations
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1474-7731
Official Date:	June 2012
Dates:	Date Event June 2012 Published
Volume:	Volume 9
Number:	Number 3
Page Range:	pp. 425-438
DOI:	10.1080/14747731.2012.680738
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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