The politics of identity: place, space and discourse

In what ways can we think through the complexities of identity?

Identity is a contested concept, but it is more than a thing possessed by agents.

Identity is contingent and dynamic, constituting and reconstituting subjects with political effects.

In this edited book, identity is explored through a range of unique interdisciplinary case studies from around the world.

Questions of citizenship, belonging, migration, conflict, security, peace and subjectivity are examined through social construction, post-colonialism, and gendered lenses from an interdisciplinary perspective.

This combination showcases in particular the political implications of identity, how it is constituted, and the effects it produces.