Opening Up the Island: A ‘Counter-Islandness’ Approach to Migration in Malta

This paper is based on qualitative research undertaken since 2010 with African immigrants living in the small island state of Malta. Its purpose is to deconstruct a number of discourses and preconceptions about irregular migration, migrants and islandness. We argue that, in order to better understan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nathalie Bernardie-Tahir, Camille Schmoll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Island Studies Journal 2014-05-01
Series:Island Studies Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.292