Migrant Smuggling : Irregular Migration from Asia and Africa to Europe / / by A. Triandafyllidou

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910973970003321
• Autore: Triandafyllidou Anna
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2012
• ISBN: 9786613612908; 9781280583124; 1280583126; 9780230369917; 023036991X
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2012.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 p.)
• Collana: Migration, Diasporas and Citizenship, , 2662-2610
• Classificazione: SOC007000POL033000SOC008000SOC020000POL028000
• Altri autori (Persone): MaroukisThanos <1977->
• Disciplina: 364.1/37
• Soggetti: Political sociology; Ethnology - Europe; Culture; Emigration and immigration; Social structure; Equality; Race; Political science; Political Sociology; European Culture; Human Migration; Social Structure; Race and Ethnicity Studies; Political Science
• 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'.