Description
After the Summer of Migration in 2015, the construction of the Hungarian fence and the signing of the EU-Turkey Deal marked the closure of the Balkan Route. Despite the formal interruption of the corridor, movements across the Balkans never stopped. Rather, they lost their initial direction, leaving many undesired travelers stranded in the region. Since the peak in 2015, Serbia has occupied a prominent position in the Balkan scene as a country of transit. Here, the management of migration witnessed an emblematic shift from the humanitarian approach to securitization. As a result, local and international NGOs face many challenges, from the criminalization of solidarity to the hostility of extremist groups. This article focuses on the emergence of aid practices that circulate in sync with people on the move, blurring the boundaries between humanitarianism and political activism. The field research, conducted in collaboration with the Serbian NGO Klikaktiv, offers insights into hidden and fleeting migrant habitats, developing outside of official reception systems. Examining aid tactics on the move opens questions about traditional investigative methods and proposes a spatial perspective to study the material effects of EU policies on a country of (interrupted) transit.| Period | 15 Mar 2021 |
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| Event title | NGOs/CSOs, migration management and border control : online conference organised by Paolo Cuttitta and Antoine Pécoud |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | FranceShow on map |