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- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Copyright
- © 2023 The University of Chicago. All rights reserved.
- ISSN
- 0002-9602
- eISSN
- 1537-5390
- DOI
- 10.1086/723400
- Publisher site
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Abstract
The phrase “immigration enforcement” often calls to mind border policing or efforts to detain and deport unauthorized migrants, but governments also employ techniques of exclusion—denying migrants access to public and private resources. This article evaluates the implementation of these measures in three European countries to inform theorizing about state power. Drawing on and developing Mann’s concept of infrastructural power, I show how implementation of migrant exclusion requires administrative coordination and linkages to social groups. These features of state power reflect preexisting administrative systems for population oversight, as well as the nature of industrial relations, both of which provide resources that can be redirected for purposes of migration control. In scrutinizing the flow of power across governing institutions and societal actors, this article contributes to state theorizing by exploring ways to analytically disaggregate and reaggregate states.
Journal
American Journal of Sociology – University of Chicago Press
Published: Jan 1, 2023