Influenced by literature on situated knowledge, linguistic hegemony, and epistemic communities, this paper proposes a reflexive geographical approach to migration scholarship, examining the asymmetrical power relations that shape this Keld of research. Through a cross-analysis of the development of migration studies in France and Morocco, and by bringing into dialogue our perspectives and experiences as a French and a Moroccan researcher, this article highlights two forms of domination that structure global inequalities in the production and dissemination of knowledge: linguistic hierarchies and North-South power relations, both deeply intertwined and rooted in the unequal internationalization of migration research. The article examines how researchers’ positionality, their sites of knowledge production, and the transnational research spaces they engage in are embedded within the asymmetries of migration studies. At the same time, it explores how these dynamics foster the creation of alternative and parallel spaces of knowledge production, along with alternative epistemic communities where scholars interact and circulate beyond dominant academic frameworks.
Jamid et al. (Mon,) studied this question.