Illegalization and Social Inequality in the Regulation of Marriage and Migration Control in Portugal

Based on a case study on the institutional regulation of conjugality and migration in Portugal, this contribution feeds into the debate regarding the construction of illegality in the context of international mobility. Observing the specific institutional processes related to family-related migratio...

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Main Author: Tamburlini, Marianna Bacci (author)
Format: bookPart
Language:eng
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/23036
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/23036
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Summary:Based on a case study on the institutional regulation of conjugality and migration in Portugal, this contribution feeds into the debate regarding the construction of illegality in the context of international mobility. Observing the specific institutional processes related to family-related migration allows us to observe for instance, the construction of a space of control and criminalization. This focus on "illegality" stems from an interest in the mechanisms through which determined practices of individuals engaging in transnational mobility are being institutionally framed as problematic, and legally sanctioned as such.