Irregular Migrants and the Sea at the Borders of Sabah, Malaysia: Pelagic Alliance

AcknowledgementsList of Figures
Chapter 1 Introduction: An Ecology of Irregularity
IntroductionSituating the Sabah Migration Crisis: People and PlacesImportant Considerations from the FieldHow to Read this Book
Chapter 2 Kami Urang 'Sini' (We are from 'Here'): Agency across Equivocal Space
Living in Fluid Permanence State Security in SandakanAttempting LegalitySini as Distinguishable Resistance
Chapter 3 Bilang yang Nakal-nakal Kami (We Speak of Naughty Things): Female Empowerment through the Tides of the Sea
A Congregation of Separated Women Regulating the Lone Female MigrantRomance and Sex in a Water VillageTides of Change Postscript
Chapter 4 Maritime Journeys and Illicit Returns
Setting OffLogistics of ReturningThe Fishermen's CourseGod's Living SeaOver Land
Chapter 5 Haunted Shores: Youths in Pursuit of Belonging on the Shores of the Sulu Sea
A Nightly HauntingEnlightened Undocumented YouthsOn Shaky GroundStability by the Shores
Chapter 6 Conclusion
A RecapitulationLocating the Migrant-Sea NexusIrregular Sea Movements of the Future
Index