Unravelling Europe's 'migration crisis' : journeys over land and sea
Contributor(s): Heaven Crawley
| Franck Duvell | Katherine Jones | Simon McMahon | Nando Sigona.
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BookSeries: Policy Press shortsInsights: Publisher: Great Britain : Policy Press , 2018Description: xiv, 183 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.ISBN: 1447343212; 9781447343219.Subject(s): Emigration and immigration | Europe -- 21st century -- Personal narrativesDDC classification: 325.405 Summary: The past few years have seen an unprecedented mass migration to Europe, as refugees from war and poverty throughout north Africa and the Middle East have embarked on perilous journeys across the Mediterranean in the hope of being allowed to start new lives in Europe. This book draws on more than five hundred firsthand accounts to reveal the human story behind the statistics and demagoguery. What is it like to set out for Europe with your family, knowing the dangers you face on the way? Why are so many people willing to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean? What are their hopes and fears? And why is Europe, one of the richest regions of the world, unable to cope? More than just telling a human story, Heaven Crawley and colleagues provide a framework for understanding the dynamics underpinning the current wave of migration and challenging politicians, policy makers, and the media to rethink their understanding of why and how people move. --
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| 325.32 WAL 2013 Undoing border imperialism / | 325.344 BET 2005 Assimilation and association in French colonial theory, 1890-1914 / | 325.4 GEN 2017 The borders of "Europe" : | 325.405 CRA 2018 Unravelling Europe's 'migration crisis' : | 325.41 JON 2017 Go home? : | 325.430 COM 2018 The history of the European migration regime : | 325.43 KLU 2013 Immigration policy in the Federal Republic of Germany : |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-172) and index.
The past few years have seen an unprecedented mass migration to Europe, as refugees from war and poverty throughout north Africa and the Middle East have embarked on perilous journeys across the Mediterranean in the hope of being allowed to start new lives in Europe. This book draws on more than five hundred firsthand accounts to reveal the human story behind the statistics and demagoguery. What is it like to set out for Europe with your family, knowing the dangers you face on the way? Why are so many people willing to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean? What are their hopes and fears? And why is Europe, one of the richest regions of the world, unable to cope? More than just telling a human story, Heaven Crawley and colleagues provide a framework for understanding the dynamics underpinning the current wave of migration and challenging politicians, policy makers, and the media to rethink their understanding of why and how people move. --
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