Who is meant when people talk about the citizens or the activists? Often they are implied to
mean the most privileged positionalities. Simultaneously refugees and migrants tend to be seen
through their (supposed) legal status. Thus they are neither practically nor conceptually
regarded as activists. The variety of intersecting positionings in migrant rights activism
results in complex inequalities and power dynamics within activist groups. Solidarities are
continually challenged negotiated and built. Lea Rzadtki develops a conceptual view on claims
challenges and processes that activists experience and deal with. She moves beyond dichotomies
and engages in transversal dialogue.
