Transforming the Politics of Mobility and Migration in Aotearoa New Zealand

Jessica Terruhn is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Her research expertise lies at the intersections of urban studies and racism, migration and settler colonialism.Shemana Cassim is a Lecturer at Massey University, New Zealand. She has an interest in how socio-cultural and historical contexts and societal structures influence the everyday lives of migrant and/or Indigenous groups.

“This collection offers a crucial reconfiguration of the theoretical, methodological and praxis foundations of migration studies in settler colonial contexts. The diversity of expertise contributed by members of the Aotearoa Migration Research Network presents an urgent and dynamic dialogue that hones in on the intersections between migration studies and decolonial and indigenous frameworks. This work offers a compelling theoretical and practical roadmap for researchers, activists, practitioners, policymakers, scholars and other stakeholders working concurrently toward migrant justice and decolonization.” — Dr. Julie Ham, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Brock University

• Acknowledgements; Contributors; Glossary of Te Reo Māori Words; Glossary of Te Reo Māori Place Names; Glossary of Other Non-English Words; List of Tables; List of Figures; Introduction - Reimagining the Politics of Mobility and Migration through Decolonisation, Social Justice and Solidarities; Jessica Terruhn and Shemana Cassim; Cover Artwork A Place at the Kauri Table Revisited … 2021; Deb Donnelly (curator); Part One - Decolonising the Politics of Migration; Chapter One When Worlds Collide: Māori and Immigration; Matthew Wynyard; Chapter Two Relational Ethics, Settler Colonialism and the Transformation of Migration in Aotearoa New Zealand; Francis Collins; Chapter Three Desirability and Human Capital Privilege in the Politics of Migration in Aotearoa; Jessica Terruhn; commentary - Expensive Burdens: How Aotearoa New Zealand’s Immigration Policy Undermines Disabled People’s Human Rights and Ideas for Taking a more Equitable Approach; Umi Asaka, Juliana Carvalho, Erin Gough and Áine Kelly-Costello; Interview - Race Relations and Migration in Aotearoa New Zealand – An Interview with Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon; Part Two - Humanising the Politics of Transnational Mobility; Chapter Four Trans-Tasman Mobilities in and through Aotearoa New Zealand: Extending Family, Home and Work across the Tasman; Ruth (Lute) Faleolo; Chapter Five Multigenerational Dynamics and Neoliberal Family Immigration Policy Regimes: The Case of New Chinese Immigrant Families in Aotearoa/New Zealand; Guanyu Jason Ran; Chapter Six Migrants for All Seasons? Impacts of Border Closures on Recognised Seasonal Employers and Pacific Workers in New Zealand; Charlotte Bedford, Richard Bedford and Heather Nunns; Chapter Seven Off the Team: Solidarities and Exclusions in Pandemic Aotearoa New Zealand; Nicole Pepperell and Duncan Law; Commentary - Migrant Lives Matter – A Call to End Precarity and Exploitation; Anu Kaloti; Part Three - Building Solidarities for Migrant Rights and Belonging; Chapter Eight Building Enduring Relationships for a Shared Sense of Belonging: Culturally Derived Solidarities between Muslim Migrants and Māori; Shemana Cassim, Jennifer Khan-Janif and Nuke Martiarini; Chapter Nine Feeling Like a Citizen: Refugee Rights and Everyday Experiences of Belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand; Amber Kale; Chapter Ten Activist Citizenship and Migrant Rights in Aotearoa/New Zealand; Ayca Arkilic and Julija Sardelić; Chapter Eleven If Social Cohesion Is the Answer, What Was the Question? Policy Options for a Diverse Aotearoa/New Zealand; Paul Spoonley and Cameron Dickie; Commentary - Weaving Indigenous Values to Strengthen Intergenerational Resilience in Refugee and Migrant Populations; Jennifer Khan-Janif; Conclusion - Towards Transforming the Politics of Mobility and Migration in Aotearoa New Zealand; Shemana Cassim and Jessica Terruhn; Index