Epistemological Migration. Evolving the Concept of Migration through Feminist Epistemology

paper to be presented at the conference On Trial: Claiming Feminist Justice in Dark Times. Between Law, Testimony, and Politics, organised by “Hannah Arendt” Center in collaboration with SAFI Network (SOCIETAS APERTA FEMINORUM IN IURIS TEORIA), 3-4 December 2026

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This paper aims firstly to highlight the issues of the current definition of “Migration” by the UN’ International Organization for Migration by debunking its main assumptions through the case study of Meridione, and secondly to propose a theoretical integration that could rectify its flaws.

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