The reunification of spouses and immigration from third countries with visa requirement into the European Union. Spaces of observation in the case of Russian marriage migration to Germany. (B07)

• Subject Area: Social and Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology
• Term: from 2019 to 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 394775490

The reunification of spouses from third countries that require a visa to enter the European Union are subject to institutional and, in particular, governmental control. This project will examine the value systems as well as the strategies and practices employed by agents and institutions within this area of observation. The project will focus on marriage migration from Russia to Germany and analyze how institutions in Sainkt Petersburg, Moscow and Novosibirsk conduct examinations prior to family reunifications. Furthermore, it will examine which directives and discourses are employed in these cases and how they direct the attention of the agents in practice.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1369: Cultures of Vigilance. Transformations - Spaces - Practices
• Applicant Institution: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Irene Götz