Migrant Smuggling: Irregular Migration from Asia and Africa to Europe

by A. Triandafyllidou, Kenneth A. Loparo

Overview

This books explores the phenomenon of irregular migration, notably the organization and role of migrant smuggling networks in aiding irregular migration from Asia and Africa to Europe. It also discusses how migration control policies in southern European countries shape the migrant smuggling phenomenon and the smuggling 'business'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230296374
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	04/05/2012
Series:	Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship
Edition description:	2012
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

ANNA TRIANDAFYLLIDOU Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence, Italy, and Senior Research Fellow at ELIAMEP in Athens, Greece. She is Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium. Her recent books include: Muslims in 21st Century Europe and European Multiculturalisms.

THANOS MAROUKIS Research Fellow at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) in Athens, Greece. His books include: Migration in 21st Century Greece and Economic Migration in Greece.

Table of Contents

List of Tables viii

List of Figures ix

Acknowledgements x

Preface xi

1 Irregular Migration and Human Smuggling from Asia and Africa to Europe 1

2 Migrant Smuggling from Africa to Spain, Italy and Malta: A Comparative Overview 33

3 The Southeastern Mediterranean: The Greece-Turkey Irregular Migration System 66

4 Human Smuggling from/via North Africa and Turkey to Greece 89

5 Human Smuggling from/via Asia and Turkey 116

6 From Greece to Europe: Migrant Smuggling from Greece Onwards 150

7 Trafficking in Human Beings 177

8 Migrant Smuggling: A Social Business 195

Annex I List of Interviews with Professionals 206

Annex II List of Interviews with Smuggled Migrants 208

Annex III List of Interviews with Asian Migrants and Smugglers 213

Notes 215

References 223

Index 235

Editorial Reviews

"Presents unique data and empirical evidence on human smuggling in southern Europe." - Migration Studies

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