Emigration Policies in Latin America: Inclusion and Exclusion at the Boundaries of the Nation-State

Session Submission Type: LASA Section Presentation

Abstract

Consistent with the section priority themes, our panel offers a comparative overview of policies towards Latin Americans residing outside of their country of origin and engages with questions of inclusion/exclusion. Which groups are targeted by “diaspora engagement” policies? How do these policies change conceptions of who is a citizen and the rights/responsibilities this carries beyond borders? Each case not only illustrates how states redefine the symbolic borders of the nation, but also explores policy implications for the definition of sovereignty, citizenship, belonging
and identity. Overall, the cases cover the most relevant sub-regions: Central America, the Andes, and the Southern Cone.

Sub Track

• Section Presentation

Session Organizers

• Alexandra Delano, The New School

• Ana o Margheritis, University of Southampton

Chair

• Agnieszka K Weinar, European University Institute

Individual Presentations

• Análisis comparativo de las políticas hacia emigrantes en Latinoamérica - Luicy Pedroza Espinoza, German Institute of Global and Area Studies/ Institute of Latin American Studies; Pau Palop García, German Institute of Global Area Studies (GIGA)

• Diaspora politics in the context of Colombian migration to Europe: the interplay between the concept of expanding citizenship and the reality of exclusion - Anastasia Bermudez Torres, University of Liege

• Argentina: The Politics of On-and-Off Inclusion of Emigrants - Ana o Margheritis, University of Southampton

• Fostering Ties with the Homeland and Integration in the Host Country - Alexandra Delano, The New School