“Is it Commerce?”: Dehumanization in the Framing of Refugees as Resources

Auteurs-es

  • Yolanda Weima York University, Toronto, Canada

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.40796

Mots-clés :

dehumanization, animalization, refugees-as-resources, discourse analysis, race

Résumé

L’idée selon laquelle les réfugiés constituent des ressources» a été prônée afin de contrer le cadrage déshumanisant des réfugiés comme des fardeaux ou comme une menace sécuritaire. Mais le cadrage des personnes comme ressources n’est-il pas réellement Les théoriciens des ressources ont souligné que les conceptions modernes occidentales de ce que constituent des ressources repose sur la distinction entre l’humain et le non-humain. Cette logique est similaire à la hiérarchisation racialisée de l’humanité et trouve son origine à la même époque. L’évaluation et la gestion du travail humain et de la mobilité par l’État continuent d’être façonnées par la race» et par la perception de la valeur productive en termes économiques, tout comme la valeur accordée aux ressources varie et a toujours été sociale et politique. Cette intervention met en lumière la perspective d’un réfugié burundais en Tanzanie qui retrace la continuité entre des expériences d’animalisation et le fait d’être traité comme une ressource - en ce qu’une ressource peut être vendue ou échangée sans être consultée sur son avenir. Il est vrai que les réfugiés contribuent de manière significative aux communautés et aux pays où ils vivent, mais le prisme des ressources» pose des limites à une perspective réellement sur la vie des réfugiés.

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2021-11-22 — Mis(e) à jour 2021-11-22

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Weima, Y. (2021). “Is it Commerce?”: Dehumanization in the Framing of Refugees as Resources . Refuge : Revue Canadienne Sur Les réfugiés , 37(2), 20–29. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.40796