1st Edition

Migration in the Western Mediterranean Space, Mobility and Borders

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The upheavals of the Arab Spring grabbed the world’s immediate attention, and concern quickly grew over their potential aftermath, with the fear that a ‘tidal wave’ of immigrants and refugees would ‘flood’ European territory. The Arab Spring has highlighted the Mediterranean as a migration region, and new research is now required to bring to light too often neglected mobility patterns and border... Read more

Introduction Part I: Understanding Mobility and Borders in the Western Mediterranean 1. The Conceptual Dynamics of Borders in a World in Motion 2. The Border Network. The Articulation of Mobility and Immobilization 3. State-bound Visa Policies and Europeanized Practices Part II: Migration Control and the Advent of the Arab Spring 4. Migration in the Euro-Mediterranean Area 5. Tunisian Migrants' Journey through the Mediterranean 6. Freedom of Movement and Dignity at Work Part III: Transit Migration and New Mobilities in Question 6. Transitional Migration is always a Migration in Stages 7. Constructing Mobile Lifestyles between Europe and Africa



 

Biography

Laure-Anne Bernes holds a Phd in Political and Social Sciences from the University of Liège. She is currently an external scientific collaborator at the Center for Ethnic and Migration Studies at the University of Liège.

Hassan Bousetta is currently a Research Associate at the National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS), member of the Center for Ethnic and Migration Studies and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Liège

Caroline Zickgraf is Research Fellow at the National Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS) and at the Center for Ethnic and Migration Studies, University of Liège