Expatriate, migrant? The social life of migration categories and the polyvalent mobility of race

Post/Colonial Reconfigurations. The Disregarded, Renewed Arrival of Spaniards in Rio De Janeiro

“…Many participants were initially astounded to be compared to African migrants, outright rejecting the 'migrant' label for themselves. This initial irritation revealed how deep certain categorizations run that had become linked to racialized human mobilities (Erel et al, 2016;Kunz, 2019). At the same time, participants also distanced themselves from the expatriate label due to the neoliberal lifestyle and privilege it implied (cf.…”

“…The struggles, precarity, and exploitation of often highly-skilled young Southern Europeans in Northern European countries make this explicit (Glorius & Dom ınguez Mujica, 2017;Gonz alez-Ferrer, 2013;Lafleur & Stanek, 2016). Such analysis contradicts the narrative of Europeans as global 'expatriates', their symbolic space of privilege, and their recurrent claims to moral high ground (Cranston, 2017;Kunz, 2019). The reemerging presence of Portuguese and Spanish in former colonial territories lend themselves for such analyses (Matos, 2009;Miorelli & Man ovil, 2018).…”

Academic and teacher expatriates: Mobilities, positionalities, and subjectivities

“…Recent contributions in the wider literature (e.g., Cranston, ; Kunz, , , ) argue for attention to the ambiguities and instabilities surrounding the usage of the term “expatriate.” Kunz () highlights that the “concept multiplicity and malleability” (p. 2) of the terms “migrant” and “expatriate” reflect and operate unequal, racialised power relations depending on who uses the term and for what purpose. We stick by the term “expatriate” but treat it as referring to migrants, in order to critically engage with and unpack the political, racial, and, where applicable, colonial baggage, which continue to add weight on the formal and informal distinction of migrants.…”

“…It also uncovers the politics and the racial and colonial assumptions surrounding the social construction and usage of the label "expatriate." This can further current debates that challenge the traditional binary of expatriates and migrants (e.g., Kunz, 2019;von Koppenfels, 2014), which we will discuss in the third section. Second, we argue that examining the policy and wider uneven structures and processes that circumscribe and shape academic and teacher expatriation will further expose the lesser known negative and unexpected consequences of such expatriation.…”

Migration, Mobility, Integration, Segregation – Migrations within the Global North

“…In this special section, we propose to problematize this duality, engaging with the construction of the migration experience, focusing on migrant integration, and arguing, building on King (), that this false dichotomy undermines, rather than clarifying, migration research. Kunz () similarly argues that “the ‘migrant’ is a central if at times silent category in constructions of the ‘expatriate’” (15).…”