Roundtable II: Responses by Luca Rainieri
What are the intended/unintended consequences of anti-smuggling and anti-trafficking policies? Within fragile countries of the European neighbourhood and extended neighbourhood, […]
Call for papers: Critical Approaches to Irregular Migration Facilitation
Workshop: Critical Approaches to Irregular Migration Facilitation: Grounding the Theory and Praxis of Human Smuggling Where: University of Texas at
If we question the figure of the ‘smuggler’ and the ‘trafficker’, we should also raise questions about the state
When we raise questions about the assumed figures of the ‘smuggler’ and ‘trafficker’, we must also in parallel raise questions
The Buddhist people smuggler
Since the 1950s, there has been a continuous flow of Tibetans fleeing across the Himalayas, seeking refuge in exiled communities
How Immigration Policies Create Smugglers
In the spring of 2007, when I was driving with Ramón (all names have been changed), a Mexican man who
What makes a good coyote? Mexican Migrants’ satisfaction with human smugglers
Clandestine migration across the US-Mexico border is a dangerous process. Not only must one avoid detection by US authorities, but
Smuggling evolutions in North Africa: the need of a new approach
In what follows I present the evolution of migrant smuggling in north Africa over the last decade in order to
Rescuing Refugees in the context of Europe’s Fight Against Human Smuggling
Human smuggling has been considered a crime in the European context since the beginning of the 2000s. It has been
Crossing the border, blurring the boundaries: alternative views on human smuggling from the Horn of Africa to Europe
Hundreds of thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa have systematically crossed international borders throughout Africa into Europe in
Migrant deaths: explaining variations over time and across smuggling routes
Large amounts of economic, political and communication resources are being invested (how effectively is another matter) in trying to deal