Introduction: Everyday informality and governance dynamics in crisis situations and beyond 1. Informality and survival in times of crises: The role of the Quadripartite security committee in wartime Beirut 2. Crises, labour market and informality in Brazil: The Covid-19 shock in the light of past dynamics 3. ‘Made in Kyrgyzstan is gold!’ The rise of the informal Kyrgyzstani apparel industry 4. Migrants in the throes of multiple crises: Fragmented state authority, informal networks and forced (im)mobilities in Libya 5. Speculating about the migration crisis: acting from above and below on the Canary Islands route 6. Informality and insecurity in the Sahel: Unravelling the hybrid political orders of Northern Mali and Northern Niger 7. There’s nothing more permanent than temporary solutions: The solar panel transition and everyday coping in Lebanon’s multi-dimensional crisis since 2020