On Digital Passages and Borders: Refugees and the New Infrastructure for Movement and Control
Since 2014, millions of refugees and migrants have arrived at the borders of Europe. This article argues that, in making their way to safe spaces, refugees rely not only on a physical but increasingly also digital infrastructure of movement. Social media, mobile devices, and similar digitally networ...
Main Authors: | Mark Latonero, Paula Kift |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-03-01
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Series: | Social Media + Society |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305118764432 |
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