A 'temporal turn'? Proposing time as method.
Traditionally, researchers almost exclusively approached migration as a spatial phenomenon. But interest in the times and temporalities of migration has been growing. A temporal approach has proved highly effective for visibilising experiences, political claims and agency, and the operation and navi...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies Vol. 52; no. 5; pp. 1071 - 1098 |
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Mar(Early)2026
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