ID | 126458 |
Title Proper | Migrant smuggling between two logics |
Other Title Information | migration dynamics and state policies |
Language | ENG |
Author | Doomernik, Jeroen |
Publication | 2013. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | Migration processes are driven by forces that are by their very nature difficult to address with government policies, especially when these are aimed at control and restriction. Yet, in response to domestic and international policies, governments, jointly and individually, seek to intervene forcefully in certain types of migration. Paradoxically, these interventions by and large go against the logic inherent in migration processes and thus have perverse effects: they do little to reduce migration and instead create a market for human smuggling. The thrust of current policy development is in the direction of further criminalisation. It is argued that this is not the most sensible course of action. |
`In' analytical Note | International Spectator Vol. 48, No.3; Sep 2013: p.113-129 |
Journal Source | International Spectator Vol. 48, No.3; Sep 2013: p.113-129 |
Key Words | Human Smuggling ; Trafficking ; Migration Policies ; Migration Processes |