Introduction: A State-of-the-Art Exposition on Border Deaths

This chapter introduces the edited volume, Border Deaths: Causes, dynamics and consequences of migration-related mortality, a timely state-of-theart exposition of a field that emerged two decades ago but has grown exponentially in the last few years. After introducing the origins and aims of the edited volume, the author presents the emergent and interrelated themes of mobility politics, race and decolonization, data, positionality and centralizing the afflicted, which – she claims – offer direction for opening up and moving forward discussions on border deaths.