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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822821703321

Autore

Triandafyllidou Anna

Titolo

Migrant smuggling : irregular migration from Asia and Africa to Europe / / Anna Triandafyllidou and Thanos Maroukis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012

ISBN

1-280-58312-6

9786613612908

0-230-36991-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (251 p.)

Collana

Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship, , 2662-2602

Classificazione

SOC007000POL033000SOC008000SOC020000POL028000

Altri autori (Persone)

MaroukisThanos <1977->

Disciplina

364.1/37

Soggetti

Human smuggling - Africa

Human smuggling - Asia

Human smuggling - Europe

Human trafficking - Africa

Human trafficking - Asia

Human trafficking - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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'.