antiAtlas #5 - 2022
AN AIRPORT ETHNOGRAPHY OF VOLUNTARY DEPORTATIONS : IOM
ASSISTED VOLUNTARY RETURNS FROM GREECE
Katerina Rozakou
Summary: This article is an ethnography of voluntary deportations conducted in the
Athens International Airport by the IOM Greece in collaboration with the Greek police.
By exploring the different actors involved and the social worlds of the airport, it
brings to the fore the conflicting character of this relational space of uneven
mobilities.
Katerina Rozakou is assistant professor of Social Anthropology at Panteion University
of Social and Political Sciences in Athens. She has conducted research on solidarity,
humanitarianism, migration, bureaucracy, and the state in Greece.
Keywords: Voluntary deportations, airport, IOM, space, ethnography, migration
antiAtlas Journal #5 "Air Deportation"
Directed by William Walters, Clara Lecadet and Cédric Parizot
Design: Thierry Fournier
Editorial office: Maxime Maréchal
antiAtlas Journal
Director of the Publication: Jean Cristofol
Editorial Director: Cédric Parizot
Artistic direction: Thierry Fournier
Editorial Committee: Jean Cristofol, Thierry Fournier, Anna Guilló, Cédric Parizot,
Manoël Penicaud
To quote this article: Rozaku, Katerina, "An Airport Ethnography of Voluntary
Deportations, IOM Assisted Voluntary Returns From Greece", published on June 1st,
2022, antiAtlas #5 | 2022, online, URL : www.antiatlas-journal.net/05-rozakou-anairport-ethnography-of-voluntary-deportations-iom-assisted-voluntary-returns-fromgreece