Author: Ilse van Liempt

Dr Ilse van Liempt works as an assistant professor in the Human Geography Department of Utrecht University. She conducted her PhD research on human smuggling towards the Netherlands in 2007 at the Institute for Ethnic and Migration Studies at the University of Amsterdam.

Ilse van Liempt

Dr Ilse van Liempt works as an assistant professor in the Human Geography Department of Utrecht University. She conducted her PhD research on human smuggling towards the Netherlands in 2007 at the Institute for Ethnic and Migration Studies at the University of Amsterdam.

Irregular Migration Threads

Rescuing Refugees in the context of Europe’s Fight Against Human Smuggling

April, 2016 / By Ilse van Liempt

Human smuggling has been considered a crime in the European context since the beginning of the 2000s. It has been […]

Irregular Migration Threads

Round Table: Responses by Ilse van Liempt

March, 2016 / By Ilse van Liempt

Question 1: The rhetoric surrounding smugglers is packed with graphic images of violence and exploitation. What does your research indicate?