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Racial capitalism, political reproduction, and the commons: insights from migrant solidarity politics in Glasgow

Santamarina, A. (2024) Racial capitalism, political reproduction, and the commons: insights from migrant solidarity politics in Glasgow. Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography, 56(1), pp. 229-248. (doi: 10.1111/anti.12961)

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Abstract

This paper foregrounds the centrality of reproductive politics in constituting the spaces of migrant activism. Addressing social reproductive issues as racial issues, it exposes how “premature death” and questions of survival shape migrants’ lives throughout the uneven geographies of racial capitalism. Drawing on the political experiences of the “No Evictions Network”—a migrant and activist-led group campaigning for asylum seekers’ rights in Glasgow (Scotland)—the paper suggests the concept of “political reproduction”, grasping the interchange between care, trust, empowerment, political subjectivation, and the overcoming of barriers towards political action that take place within spaces of migrant activism. Building upon migrant voices and Black and Brown histories of organising, the paper explores the racialised, gendered, and classed character of reproductive activist labour in these spaces, evidencing the ways the notion of “political reproduction” breaks racialised and gendered constructions of political work.

Item Type:Articles
Additional Information:This paper is part of my PhD research funded by the Urban Studies Foundation.
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Santamarina Guerrero, Ana
Authors: Santamarina, A.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences
Journal Name:Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography
Publisher:Wiley
ISSN:0066-4812
ISSN (Online):1467-8330
Published Online:13 July 2023
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2023 The Authors
First Published:First published in Antipode: A Radical Journal of Geography 56(1):229-248
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons license

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