Against Unjust Laws

2021 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 670-676
Author(s):  
Arnab Roy Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Labor Control ◽  
Illegal Migrants ◽  
International Ngos ◽  
Control Regime

In Myanmar, the Citizenship Law of 1982 made the Rohingya “stateless.” The Rohingya consider Bangladesh a haven and take to the sea on rickety boats to cross borders. If they do, however, they become “illegal migrants.” Considering such laws unjust, local and international NGOs have been leading struggles to uphold the Rohingyas’ rights in Bangladesh. This article registers the struggles of these organizations against the production of illegality and statelessness. It discusses how they contest and negotiate the thick mix of politics, the local labor control regime, laws, and national regulations, and how in turn the refugees assert their agency through resilience and resistance, individually and collectively.

Sustainable Illegality: Gagauz Women in Istanbul

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bayram Unal
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Ethnic Origin ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Survival Strategies ◽  
Preferential Treatment ◽  
National Group ◽  
Turkish Migrants ◽  
Illegal Migrants ◽  
Sociological Inquiry ◽  
The Social

This study deals with survival strategies of illegal migrants in Turkey. It aims to provide an explanation for the efforts to keep illegality sustainable for one specific ethnic/national group—that is, the Gagauz of Moldova, who are of Turkish ethnic origin. In order to explicate the advantages of Turkish ethnic origin, I will focus on their preferential treatment at state-law level and in terms of the implementation of the law by police officers. In a remarkable way, the juridical framework has introduced legal ways of dealing with the illegality of ethnically Turkish migrants. From the viewpoint of migration, the presence of strategic tools of illegality forces us to ask not so much law-related questions, but to turn to a sociological inquiry of how and why they overstay their visas. Therefore, this study concludes that it is the social processes behind their illegality, rather than its form, that is more important for our understanding of the migrants’ survival strategies in destination countries.

Politik dan Kebijakan Luar Negeri Negara Non-MTCR (Iran, Pakistan, Korea Utara, Tiongkok) dalam Pengembangan Teknologi Roket

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ika Riswanti Putranti ◽  
Ajie Mahar Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Technology Control ◽  
Control Regime

Indonesia, sebagai negara yang sedang memulai pengembangan teknologi keantariksaan salah satunya roket, menghadapi beberapa kendala. Didasarkan pada beberapa kajian strategis terkait isu ini, kesulitan Indonesia adalah terkait dengan alih teknologi. Sebagai negara non-anggota Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), hambatan tersebut dapat diatasi melalui upaya kerja sama dengan negara-negara yang mempunyai posisi sama dengan Indonesia, yaitu non-anggota MTCR yang sudah mempunyai pengembangan teknologi keantariksaan khususnya roket. Dalam upaya menjalin kerja sama tersebut, Indonesia juga harus mempertimbangkan beberapa hal terkait calon negara mitra kerja sama. Hal tersebut penting karena kerja sama teknologi keantariksaan, terutama dalam teknologi roket yang mempunyai fungsi ganda, merupakan hal yang sangat sensitif bagi keamanan suatu negara. Beberapa hal yang dimaksud adalah orientasi kebijakan dan politik luar negeri calon negara mitra terkait dengan teknologi antariksa, rezim alih teknolgi yang dianut oleh calon negara mitra, pengembangan industri keantariksaan, posisi calon negara mitra terhadap rezim MTCR, hubungan calon negara mitra dengan negara-negara yang menguasai teknologi antariksa, dan bagaimana posisi calon negara mitra terhadap beberapa perjanjian yang terkait dengan penggunaan roket. Menimbang orientasi kebijakan dan politik luar negeri calon negara mitra merupakan hal yang penting guna menentukan arah kerja sama yang berkelanjutan dan berkesinambungan sehingga dapat menghasilkan kerja sama yang saling menguntungkan.

Governance and Business-Society Relations in Areas of Limited Statehood: An Introduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 000765032098508
Author(s):  
Sameer Azizi ◽  
Tanja Börzel ◽  
Hans Krause Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Social Inequality ◽  
Ethnic Diversity ◽  
Global South ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Introductory Article ◽  
Collective Goods ◽  
International Ngos ◽  
State Actors ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Critical Reflections

In this introductory article we explore the relationship between statehood and governance, examining in more detail how non-state actors like MNCs, international NGOs, and indigenous authorities, often under conditions of extreme economic scarcity, ethnic diversity, social inequality and violence, take part in the making of rules and the provision of collective goods. Conceptually, we focus on the literature on Areas of Limited Statehood and discuss its usefulness in exploring how business-society relations are governed in the global South, and beyond. Building on insights from this literature, among others, the four articles included in this special issue provide rich illustrations and critical reflections on the multiple, complex and often ambiguous roles of state and non-state actors operating in contemporary Syria, Nigeria, India and Palestine, with implications for conventional understandings of CSR, stakeholders, and related conceptualizations.

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