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The migration map trap. On the invasion arrows in the cartography of migration

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  • Henk van Houtum
  • Rodrigo Bueno Lacy

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How is undocumented migration typically mapped in contemporary cartography? To answer this question, we conduct an iconological dissection of what could be seen as the epitome of the cartography on undocumented migration, the map made by Frontex – the EU’s border agency. We find that, rather than a scientific depiction of a migratory phenomenon, its cartography peddles a crude distortion of undocumented migration that smoothly splices into the xenophobic tradition of propaganda cartography – and stands in full confrontation with contemporary geographical scholarship. We conclude with an urgent appeal for more scientifically robust, critical and decidedly more creative cartographies of migration.

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  • Henk van Houtum & Rodrigo Bueno Lacy, 2020. "The migration map trap. On the invasion arrows in the cartography of migration," Mobilities, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(2), pages 196-219, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rmobxx:v:15:y:2020:i:2:p:196-219
    DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2019.1676031
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    1. Natalie Welfens & Saskia Bonjour, 2023. "Seeking Legitimacy Through Knowledge Production: The Politics of Monitoring and Evaluation of the EU Trust Fund for Africa," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 61(4), pages 951-969, July.

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