Widerstand im Warten

Abstract

From an ethnographic perspective the article highlights the situation of detained migrants in the Republic of Cyprus, who are subjected to a status of waiting due to their imprisonment. Therefore the paper focuses on the one hand on the overall situation of waiting, on the other hand on migrant’s tactics to deal with the uncertain, as they can often not receive any information on their administrative status. Whether or not they will be released, obtain a residence permit, or even will be deported is frequently obscured. The article explores migrant’s reactions to those conditions as well as individual or collective resistance and tries to open a perspective on autonomous political movements.