Smart(phone) travelling: understanding the use and impact of mobile technology on irregular migration journeys

Zijlstra, Judith; Liempt, Ilse Van

doi:10.1504/ijmbs.2017.083245

Cited by 125Migration and Exile StudiesDiaspora, migration, transnational identityMigration, Refugees, and Integration

Smart(phone) travelling: understanding the use and impact of mobile technology on irregular migration journeys

Zijlstra, Judith, Liempt, Ilse Van·2017·International Journal of Migration and Border Studies

DOI 10.1504/ijmbs.2017.083245

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This article analyses how mobile technology impacts on irregular migrants' journeys. It is based on trajectory ethnography with 11 Afghan, Iranian and Syrian migrants whom the first author met in Turkey and Greece in the spring of 2015. These migrants were followed (partly digitally) to Serbia, Hungary, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. We argue that the method of trajectory ethnography is a useful tool that allows us to understand how mobile technology shapes and facilitate parts of the journey - like, for example, decisions on routes and modes of travel, final destinations and the financing of irregular migration. This methodology leads to a more nuanced understanding of irregular migration because it enables us to capture the complex dynamics involved in irregular migration processes and to reflect on decisions taken within the process.

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Authors: Zijlstra, J., & Liempt, I. V.
Affiliations: University of Amsterdam (NL)
Utrecht University (NL)
ORCID: Zijlstra, Judith
Liempt, Ilse Van
Venue: International Journal of Migration and Border Studies
Publisher: Inderscience Publishers
Published: 2017
Volume: 3
Issue: 2/3
Pages: 174
ISSN: 1755-2419 (ISSN-L)
1755-2427
DOI: 10.1504/ijmbs.2017.083245
OpenAlex: W4244196866
Cited by: 125
References: 0
Citations by year: 2026: 6 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 2
FWCI: 35.71
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: International Journal of Migration and Border Studies (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration and Exile Studies
Social Sciences › Demography › Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Migration, Refugees, and Integration
Keywords: irregular migration, mobile technology, migrant journeys, digital ethnography, route choice, migration financing, Afghan migrants, Iranian immigrants, Syrian migrants, 2015 refugee crisis, Turkey, Greece, Serbia, Hungary, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands

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Smart(phone) travelling: understanding the use and impact of mobile technology on irregular migration journeys

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