The Atlas of Migration in Europe
The Atlas of Migration in Europe

Author: Migreurop

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-30

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0429687753

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This book follows the journeys of those fleeing war, poverty or political crises, risking their lives as they attempt to find sanctuary in Europe. Over the past 25 years, almost 40,000 migrants have been reported missing or died due to drowning or exhaustion on the borders of Europe. 6,000 migrants died in 2016 alone, making it the deadliest year on record. Growing numbers of arrivals since 2015 have caused a wave of panic to sweep across the countries of the European Union, which has responded with an increasingly entrenched policy – the only one it considers appropriate – of fortifying its external borders. As a result, numerous walls and fences have sprung up to "regulate the flows", new camps have been opened and reception centres have been set up beyond the frontiers of Europe, all accompanied by the steady militarisation of surveillance and repression. The EU has thus been just as active in precipitating this "migrant crisis" as it has been in prolonging its effects. Indeed, this crisis calls into question the entire European system for border management and policies on immigration and reception. Deconstructing preconceptions, changing the way we see others, probing borders and mapping the nexus of control and detention, the collection of articles, maps, photographs and illustrations in this Atlas provide an important critical geography of migration policies. Perfect for journalists, activists, students of geopolitics at school or university, this Atlas seeks, above all, to give migrants a voice.

The Atlas of Migration in Europe
The Atlas of Migration in Europe

Author: Migreurop (Association)

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780429402036

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This book follows the journeys of those fleeing war, poverty or political crises, risking their lives as they attempt to find sanctuary in Europe. Over the past 25 years, almost 40,000 migrants have been reported missing or died due to drowning or exhaustion on the borders of Europe. 6,000 migrants died in 2016 alone, making it the deadliest year on record. Growing numbers of arrivals since 2015 have caused a wave of panic to sweep across the countries of the European Union, which has responded with an increasingly entrenched policy - the only one it considers appropriate - of fortifying its external borders. As a result, numerous walls and fences have sprung up to "regulate the flows", new camps have been opened and reception centres have been set up beyond the frontiers of Europe, all accompanied by the steady militarisation of surveillance and repression. The EU has thus been just as active in precipitating this "migrant crisis" as it has been in prolonging its effects. Indeed, this crisis calls into question the entire European system for border management and policies on immigration and reception. Deconstructing preconceptions, changing the way we see others, probing borders and mapping the nexus of control and detention, the collection of articles, maps, photographs and illustrations in this Atlas provide an important critical geography of migration policies. Perfect for journalists, activists, students of geopolitics at school or university, this Atlas seeks, above all, to give migrants a voice.

Atlas of Migration 2021
Atlas of Migration 2021

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Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9789276459811

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At the end of 2020, there were an estimated 281 million people around the world who had migrated from one country to live in another. Many millions more moved within their countries of origin, migrating from villages and towns to rapidly-growing cities. Migration has continued to be a policy priority for Europe. The EU has had to respond to several crises, whether in the case of people fleeing Afghanistan, crossing the Mediterranean Sea or camping out in the cold at the EU's external borders. At the same time, it has also sought to create more pathways for legal migration because, in the words of Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, 'Europe needs talent ... So Europe can have the skills we need to face the future. And to help us manage migration to Europe, in an orderly way.'1 In this context, the latest iteration of the Atlas of Migration could not be more important. The Atlas collates international data which are harmonised and validated for 27 EU Member States and 171 countries and territories around the world. These data are presented in individual country profiles, and overviews for continents and sub-continental regions. The 2021 edition also includes a thematic section which provides new insights on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on migration in Europe and around the world. Each year, the Atlas of Migration provides a shining example of the innovation, rigour and collaboration which characterises the Joint Research Centre's support to evidence-based policymaking in the European Commission. My personal thanks go not only to the team members who have produced this tool, but also to the broader network of colleagues across the Commission and the EEAS who have fed into its development and dissemination. Finally, let us also remember that there is much more to migration than the numbers. Many migrants, with their own experiences, aspirations, hopes and fears, have played a key part in our societies' response to and recovery from the pandemic. Two children of Turkish immigrants to Germany, Ugur Sahin and Özlem Türeci, founded the company which produced the first vaccine approved for use against the virus. And thousands of migrants in key worker roles have kept our societies functioning. Migration has shaped societies around the world, and continues to do so.

Atlas of Migration in Europe
Atlas of Migration in Europe

Author: Olivier Clochard

Publisher: New Internationalist Publications Incorporated

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 9781780260839

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The politics of migration have exploded into the headlines - and europe has become the laboratory for policies and practices aimed at excluding and expelling migrants from wealthy countries. As the inflammatory rhetoric rises, so the machinery for resisting migration becomes ever more effective and all-embracing, from high-tech surveillance to detention camps and military patrols.

People on the Move
People on the Move

Author: Russell King

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780520261518

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Based on research by authors at the Sussex Centre for Migration Research.

Atlas of Migration 2018
Atlas of Migration 2018

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Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9789276001195

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The Atlas is structured around three key sections, each with a distinct focus. The first presents data on a series of thematic areas across all 28 EU Member States. The second adopts a broader view by showcasing the most complete data available across 44 selected countries with migration connections with Europe, situating the EU within its global migratory context. The third and final section focuses on the issue of forced displacement in Africa, presenting details and trends on this particularly pressing question for Europe's neighbours. The topic to address in the third section will change each year. In addition, each section is accompanied by a How to Read guide to interpret the datasets and a Technical Note with more detailed information on sources, definitions and further details, including the date of last update for the datasets in the Atlas.

Atlas of Migration 2020
Atlas of Migration 2020

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Published: 2020

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9789276278368

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2020 has been a turbulent year. As noted by President von der Leyen in her State of the Union address, a virus a thousand times smaller than a grain of sand has exposed how delicate life can be. Yet, it has also provided the impetus for Europe to come together with renewed vitality. This new vitality is evident in the area of migration. In the last years, debates on migration have often been divisive and contentious, susceptible to misinformation and manipulation. During the pandemic, both the fundamental role that migrants play as essential workers and their higher vulnerability have come to the fore. In 2020, the New Pact on Migration and Asylum proposed by the European Commission has introduced a "fresh start" and stressed the need for a human and humane approach, based on facts and solid evidence. The Atlas of Migration 2020 is a contribution to better informing this fresh start on migration. Since 2018, our Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography has collated and presented harmonised and validated international data on migration, demography, asylum, integration and development. The 2019 edition covered all 28 Member States of the European Union and 171 countries and territories around the world. The new, 2020 edition comes with new factsheets for each continent, facilitating comparisons within and across them. The printed reference book is accompanied by an interactive online one, a 'living tool' which has improved accessibility and usability. The online Atlas of Migration is populated with the latest available data, gathered and processed in real-time by a data repository and presented in accessible country profiles, which can be adapted and edited to individual needs. The Atlas of Migration is a shining example of the Joint Research Centre's capacity to build innovative tools to support the Commission's culture of evidence-based policymaking, and I am delighted that it is so widely used in policy circles. It also provides an important reference source of verified migration data for the general public on a topic characterised by misinformation. We are working with the European Migration Network to make it available in all EU languages. Partnerships have been instrumental to build and improve the Atlas. My gratitude goes to all Commission and EEAS colleagues dealing with migration whose expertise and collaboration have shaped the Atlas of Migration since 2018, and to all of the international organisations that have contributed to the Atlas with their data. Finally, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to reshape societies and economies around the world, the Atlas of Migration provides an essential resource to start understanding its implications for migration and mobility in the EU and worldwide. The third section of the 2020 edition focuses closely on the relationship between the pandemic and migration, providing some new insights and food for thought on what lies ahead.

Affective Circuits
Affective Circuits

Author: Jennifer Cole

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2016-11-25

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 022640529X

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The influx of African migrants into Europe in recent years has raised important issues about changing labor economies, new technologies of border control, and the effects of armed conflict. But attention to such broad questions often obscures a fundamental fact of migration: its effects on ordinary life. Affective Circuits brings together essays by an international group of well-known anthropologists to place the migrant family front and center. Moving between Africa and Europe, the book explores the many ways migrants sustain and rework family ties and intimate relationships at home and abroad. It demonstrates how their quotidian efforts—on such a mass scale—contribute to a broader process of social regeneration. The contributors point to the intersecting streams of goods, people, ideas, and money as they circulate between African migrants and their kin who remain back home. They also show the complex ways that emotions become entangled in these exchanges. Examining how these circuits operate in domains of social life ranging from child fosterage to binational marriages, from coming-of-age to healing and religious rituals, the book also registers the tremendous impact of state officials, laws, and policies on migrant experience. Together these essays paint an especially vivid portrait of new forms of kinship at a time of both intense mobility and ever-tightening borders.

Migration in European History
Migration in European History

Author: Klaus Bade

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-04-15

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0470754575

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Since the fall of the Iron Curtain, migration has become a major cause for concern in many European countries, but migrations to, from and within Europe are nothing new, as Klaus Bade reminds us in this timely history. A history of migration to, from and within Europe over a range of eras, countries and migration types. Examines the driving forces and currents of migration, their effects on the cultures of both migrants and host populations, including migration policies. Focuses on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, particularly the period from the Second World War to the present. Illuminates concerns about migration in Europe today. Acts as a corrective to the alarmist reactions of host populations in twenty-first century Europe.