An Anthropological Analysis of Human Trafficking and Smuggling of Migrants from the Western Balkans to the European Union
Especially from the 90s, globalization also showed its “dark side”, revealing the continuous increase of two criminal phenomena: smuggling of migrants and human trafficking. This contribution will analyze the author’s 8 years of fieldwork on the matter, from a standpoint drawn from her research...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Bezbednosni Dijalozi |
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| Online Access: | http://periodica.fzf.ukim.edu.mk/sd/SD%2006.sp%20(2015)/SD%2006.sp.14%20Pangerc,%20D.%20-%20An%20Anthropological%20Analysis%20of%20Human%20Trafficking%20and.pdf |
| Summary: | Especially from the 90s, globalization also showed its “dark side”, revealing the
continuous increase of two criminal phenomena: smuggling of migrants and human
trafficking.
This contribution will analyze the author’s 8 years of fieldwork on the matter, from
a standpoint drawn from her research trip from Italy to Bosnia and Herzegovina, through
the countries of transit of Slovenia and Croatia, till her recent researches in
FYROM/Republic of Macedonia.
This paper will also describe the methodology used in the field, i.e. active
participant observation, mimetic approach, and transactional analysis. Finally, it will
demonstrate to what extent anthropology can provide a decisive contribution in to
thoroughly understand the holistic dimension of illegal and forced migrations, also by
playing a pivotal role in the prevention phase in the country of origin and not only in the
emergency one in the countries of destination. |
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| ISSN: | 1857-7172 1857-8055 |