Migration in the Western Mediterranean

Taylor & Francis

Migration in the Western MediterraneanSpace, Mobility and Borders\nAuthor(s): Laure-Anne Bernes, Hassan Bousetta, Caroline Zickgraf\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138101715, 978-1138101715\nSynopsis\nThe upheavals of the Arab Spring grabbed the worlds immediate attention, and concern quickly grew over their potential aftermath, with the fear that a tidal wave of immigrants and refugees would flood European territory. The Arab Spring has highlighted the Mediterranean as a migration region, and new research is now required to bring to light too often neglected mobility patterns and border practices that predate and outlast the tumultuous spring of 2011.\n\nThe edited volume Space, Mobility and Borders in the Western Mediterranean tackles these contemporary issues related to migration in the Mediterranean region. It brings together high-quality, original academic contributions from both empirical and theoretical p.