No borders: the politics of immigration control and resistance.

Herein lies one of several dilemmas King addresses in the book, namely the fundamental tension that exists between practices seeking autonomy and escape from the state, and representational practices seeking to engage the state and transform it. Although early in the book King says she does not want to rely on a single theory to understand the diverse no borders movement (p. 9), and doubts the usefulness of the social movement studies lens for grappling with the diversity of the movement (p. 27), social movement scholars will nevertheless be familiar with the autonomy-engagement dilemma highlighted by King. Also like Melucci, King shows how in contrast to more visible movements seeking political inclusion, subterranean communities striving to retain their autonomy rely on remaining invisible, and that the autonomy of migration is undermined when they become visible (p. 128). [Extracted from the article]