The Atlas of Migration in Europe

Synopsis

Since the mid-1980s, European countries have been strengthening controls on migration at their borders, as well as in transit countries. As a result, migrants’ routes have become increasingly dangerous.

In 2013, it is impossible to ignore the dramas taking place at the EU’s borders. Every year, hundreds of exiles die, by drowning, exhaustion, on overloaded boats and along millitarized land borders. In a context of major economic crisis, the situation does not seem set to improve. For politicians looking for "quick fixes" the watchwords remain militarization of borders and strengthening controls. Recent mass arrests of migrants in the streets of Athens and Rabat are illustrations of this climate which is fueled by declarations of European leaders referring to migrants as a "danger". 

Description
MIGREUROP. The atlas of migration in Europe : a critical geography of migration policies. Abindon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019, 163 p.