Stories of Border Crossers - A Critical Inquiry Into Forced Migrants' Journey Narratives to the European Union

More than just reminding us that migrant voices matter, this book discusses the operationalization and integration of migrant narratives in the overall discourse and proposes a critical reflection on the knowledge production about migration. Hamza Safouane draws on personal testimonies from refugees and asylum seekers who came to Germany during the 2015 'long summer of migration' to examine migratory journeys from an immanent perspective. What analytical, ethical and methodological frameworks can be used to receive the stories of forced migrants and integrate them into a production of knowledge that is too often deaf to their voices?

Dr. Hamza Safouane received his doctorate in Planning, Governance and Globalization from Virginia Tech, USA and is currently working as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg, Germany.