(Forced) Migration and Space: An Introduction to a Space-Sensitive Approach in (Forced) Migration Studies

by Franziska Werner (Editor), Philipp Piechura (Editor), Carla Bormann (Editor), Ingrid Breckner (Editor)

Overview

The migration trajectories of over 122 million displaced people worldwide are increasingly shaping spatial developments and, at the same time, deeply shaped by spatial conditions. This introduction examines that mutual constitution of displacement and space as interrelated social structuring processes. Contributors from academia and practice present key concepts and findings of space-sensitive research on (forced) migration. Their multidisciplinary contributions address spatial formations, racism as a space-structuring factor, spaces of (non-)habitation, the diversity of actors involved in spatial productions, as well as the theoretical foundations and practical challenges of a space-sensitive approach to (forced) migration research. The volume is intended for academics, students and practitioners of urban and migration research, architecture, planning, social, cultural and health sciences as well as social work and public administration.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783658488611
Publisher:	Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
Publication date:	12/18/2025
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	5.83(w) x 8.27(h) x (d)

About the Author

Franziska Werner is an urban sociologist. Her research focuses on the interconnections between aspects of gender and displacement in the context of spatial production.

Philipp Piechura, is a sociologist and political educator. He is researching political processes, institutional settings and alternative approaches in the context of housing and accommodation for refugees.

Carla Bormann is the head of the planning and construction department at the State Office for Refugee Affairs in Berlin and is pursuing her PhD at HCU Hamburg on participation opportunities for refugees in their own living spaces.

Dr. Ingrid Breckner is a retired professor of urban and regional sociology at HCU Hamburg.

Table of Contents

Escape, Space, Research.- Escape Migration and Spaces.- Racism, Escape Migration and Space.- Spaces of (Non-)Living.- Actors of Space Production.- Challenges of Space-Sensitive Escape Migration Research.