Migrant Smuggling [electronic resource] : Irregular Migration from Asia and Africa to Europe /
Triandafyllidou, Anna.author.
Maroukis, Thanos.author.
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'.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1 Irregular Migration and Human Smuggling from Asia and Africa to Europe; 2 Migrant Smuggling from Africa to Spain, Italy and Malta: A Comparative Overview; 3 The Southeastern Mediterranean: The Greece-Turkey Irregular Migration System; 4 Human Smuggling from/via North Africa and Turkey to Greece; 5 Human Smuggling from/via Asia and Turkey; 6 From Greece to Europe: Migrant Smuggling from Greece Onwards; 7 Trafficking in Human Beings; 8 Migrant Smuggling: A Social Business
Annex I: List of Interviews with ProfessionalsAnnex II: List of Interviews with Smuggled Migrants; Annex III: List of Interviews with Asian Migrants and Smugglers; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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'.
Political sociology.
Ethnology-Europe.
Migration.
Ethnicity.
Political science.
Political Sociology.
European Culture.
Migration.
Social Structure, Social Inequality.
Ethnicity Studies.
Political Science.