For our article in Antipode, we had this video put together that explains the main points of our research. Script: The violence and abuse that migrants face in Libya is widely known. Yet, how do we understand this situation within migration concepts? Are migrants’ victims of human smuggling, of human trafficking, or neither in Libya? In this paper, we look specifically at the experiences of Eritrean migrants coming to Italy via Libya. This case is specific to Eritreans and does not … [Read more...]
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...]
Book Chapter: Syrian Unaccompanied Minors Journeys to Germany and initial experiences upon arrival
Together with Raphael Kamp, we have written a chapter for this new book on Unaccompanied Children: From Migration to Integration Edited by Işık Kulu-Glasgow, Monika Smit and Ibrahim Sirkeci. Our chapter looks at the experiences of the Syrian Unaccompanied minors coming to Germany, their challenges experienced en route and initial experiences upon arrival. … [Read more...]
New Article: At Europe’s frontline: factors determining migrants decision making for onwards migration from Greece and Turkey
From our study in 2015 on Irregular Migrants Decision Making Factors in Greece in Turkey, this article with Jennifer Waidler has recently been published in Migration and Development. Abstract Limited research has been conducted on migrants’ decision making factors in transit and this is an important area of investigation that goes beyond the origin-destination country dichotomy most commonly represented in migrant decision making. This paper examines the decision making factors for onwards … [Read more...]
New Article: The Multi-level Governance of Asylum in Italy: Understanding Eritreans Secondary Movements in Search of Relocation within Italy
The first article from my Rubicon research project is now published in the Journal of Refugee Studies and can be accessed here. The migration policy, securitization and governance of the asylum landscape has greatly changed in Italy over the past five years. The implementation of the hotspot approach and the European Union relocation programme has characterized two of these significant changes. This article examines how recent (2016–17) Eritrean arrivals in Italy experienced and responded to … [Read more...]
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