Migration flows in the Mediterranean numbers, politics and multiple crises
Migration across the Mediterranean is often presented – in media and political debates – as a single, transnational phenomenon characterised by steady inflows of people, and seemingly guided by uncontrollable forces. By examining official statistics for the 2014 – 2018 period, this paper aims to pre...
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| description | Migration across the Mediterranean is often presented – in media and political debates – as a single, transnational phenomenon characterised by steady inflows of people, and seemingly guided by uncontrollable forces. By examining official statistics for the 2014 – 2018 period, this paper aims to present an alternative narrative. It compares different sub-regional scenarios – particularly focusing on Greece, Italy and Spain as countries of arrival – and their variations over time, looking at sea arrivals, search and rescue and death-at-sea data. In doing so, it highlights the complexity of a multiplicity of “refugee crises”, but also the major role played by national governments and other international actors not just in shaping migration flows but also in determining their humanitarian impact. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95e8f868d8d04ca89bf82d2217c23d9a2022-12-22T03:44:12ZspaBarcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)Anuario CIDOB de la Inmigración2462-67322462-67402018-11-012018304610.24241/AnuarioCIDOBInmi.2018.30Migration flows in the Mediterranean numbers, politics and multiple crisesAlessio D’Angelo0Co-director, Social Policy Research Centre, Middlesex University, LondresMigration across the Mediterranean is often presented – in media and political debates – as a single, transnational phenomenon characterised by steady inflows of people, and seemingly guided by uncontrollable forces. By examining official statistics for the 2014 – 2018 period, this paper aims to present an alternative narrative. It compares different sub-regional scenarios – particularly focusing on Greece, Italy and Spain as countries of arrival – and their variations over time, looking at sea arrivals, search and rescue and death-at-sea data. In doing so, it highlights the complexity of a multiplicity of “refugee crises”, but also the major role played by national governments and other international actors not just in shaping migration flows but also in determining their humanitarian impact.https://raco.cat/index.php/AnuarioCIDOBInmigracion/article/view/10.24241-AnuarioCIDOBInmi.2018.30/435054Mediterranean migrationsearch and rescuedeaths at seamigration policy |
| spellingShingle | Alessio D’Angelo Migration flows in the Mediterranean numbers, politics and multiple crises Anuario CIDOB de la Inmigración Mediterranean migration search and rescue deaths at sea migration policy |
| title | Migration flows in the Mediterranean numbers, politics and multiple crises |
| title_full | Migration flows in the Mediterranean numbers, politics and multiple crises |
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| title_short | Migration flows in the Mediterranean numbers, politics and multiple crises |
| title_sort | migration flows in the mediterranean numbers politics and multiple crises |
| topic | Mediterranean migration search and rescue deaths at sea migration policy |
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