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Sacred Resistance: Exploring the Roles of Religious Organizations in the Refugee Movement “Lampedusa in Hamburg” 2013-2014
Södertörn University, School of Historical and Contemporary Studies, The Study of Religions.
2020 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

This study explores the roles of religious organizations in the refugee movement “Lampedusa in Hamburg”, in Hamburg, Germany during 2013 and 2014. “Lampedusa in Hamburg” consisted of approximately 300 refugees who had come from Libya, and decided to fight for their right to stay in Germany. Early on, religious organizations became important supporters to the movement, by providing the members food and shelter. By analyzing archival material and interviews with two religious representatives, this thesis investigates the involvement of religious organizations, their collaborations, and the outcomes produced by their work during the protests, using theories connected to secularization and religion and migration. The analysis shows that the involvement of religious organizations in the “Lampedusa in Hamburg”- movement is an example of how faith-based actors in the West are standing up against authorities and objecting migration policies. Their work, collaborations and impact were clearly shaped by national ties with the German state and their position in society.  Further, local dynamics formed the roles of the religious organizations, especially in the case of the St. Pauli church – one of the most central religious actors – located in St. Pauli, a block with a long history of protests. During the Lampedusa in Hamburg-movement, processes operating at global, national, and local scales met, exposing the complexities of the roles that religious organizations take on, as they become involved in migrant processes in Western Europe today. 

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2020. , p. 84
Keywords [en]
Lampedusa in Hamburg, St. Pauli, Religion and migration, secularization, religious organizations, securitization of migration, sacred squatting
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Religious Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-41312OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-41312DiVA, id: diva2:1449168
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The Study of Religions
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Humanities, Theology
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Available from: 2020-06-30 Created: 2020-06-29 Last updated: 2025-10-07Bibliographically approved

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