ISBN
978-1529204407Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressISBN
978-1529204414Imprint
Bristol University Press
This book turns an international lens on the experiences of refugees in Sicily to shed light on urgent issues around the migration crisis.
The authors survey migrants, NGOs, practitioners and activists to build a detailed picture of the systems and processes behind the reception of migrants on the island, and the local, national and international policies that determine them. They examine the living conditions of arrivals, the industry that has built up around migration, and local and humanitarian responses.
This is an important case study about the reception of migrants with key lessons for migration policy in the Mediterranean and beyond.
Alessio D'Angelo is Co-Director of the Social Policy Research Centre and Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences at Middlesex University.
Nicola Montagna is Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology at Middlesex University.
Introduction: The Refugee Crisis;
The crisis in the Mediterranean and EU responses;
Reception in the Mediterranean and Italy;
Migration industry and migration as a business;
Between integration and the production of the ‘stranded migrant’;
Practices from below, good practices and the solidarity reception;
Conclusions.
