In October I was honoured to join a fantastic group of experts to discuss with the IOM's new Policy Hub migration data for the future. The core objective of the workshop was to collect migration data experts’ views on how migration data could be better captured and used to inform effective migration policies and good migration governance. Recognizing that data is central to provide an evidence base for migration and is key to the achievement of the Global Compact on Migration this workshop … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2019
Article: Smuggling, Trafficking, and Extortion: New Conceptual and Policy Challenges on the Libyan Route to Europe
In January, this article with Anna Triandafyllidou will be published in Antipode and is online now open access. This article is based on research conducted at EUI during my Rubicon grant. Abstract: This paper contributes a conceptual and empirical reflection on the relationship between human smuggling, trafficking and kidnapping, and extortion in Libya. It is based on qualitative interview data with Eritrean asylum seekers in Italy. Different tribal regimes control separate territories in … [Read more...]