The Uses of Islands in the Production of the Southern European Migration Border

The political uses of islands under the dynamics of EU border production and management are explored in this four-paper collection. Although the island migration model is not unique per se, irregular migration to southern European islands does have some specific features, including the extraordinary...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Bernardie-Tahir, Camille Schmoll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Island Studies Journal 2014-05-01
Series:Island Studies Journal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.289
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description The political uses of islands under the dynamics of EU border production and management are explored in this four-paper collection. Although the island migration model is not unique per se, irregular migration to southern European islands does have some specific features, including the extraordinary media attention it draws. From this perspective, the scientific analyses offered here aim both to show the particular situation that these islands find themselves in within the European policy framework for controlling irregular immigration and, more generally, to illustrate how these island places are like the development of film into photograph, revealing the issues, complexity and stakes particular to undesirable migrations.
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spelling doaj.art-56360e47899d474c89f6276cc992d28a2023-06-21T05:05:36ZengIsland Studies JournalIsland Studies Journal1715-25932014-05-0191The Uses of Islands in the Production of the Southern European Migration BorderNathalie Bernardie-TahirCamille SchmollThe political uses of islands under the dynamics of EU border production and management are explored in this four-paper collection. Although the island migration model is not unique per se, irregular migration to southern European islands does have some specific features, including the extraordinary media attention it draws. From this perspective, the scientific analyses offered here aim both to show the particular situation that these islands find themselves in within the European policy framework for controlling irregular immigration and, more generally, to illustrate how these island places are like the development of film into photograph, revealing the issues, complexity and stakes particular to undesirable migrations.https://doi.org/10.24043/isj.289
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