Migration, Refugees and Human Security in the Mediterranean and MENA

1. Front Matter

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2. Migration, Refugees and Human Security in the Twenty-First Century

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction: Migration, Refugees and Human Security in the Twenty-First Century

      • Kenneth Christie

      Pages 3-19

   3. Death of the Refugee: The Silence of Numbers

      • Nergis Canefe

      Pages 21-49

   4. Children and Youth in the Refugee Equation: Working with the Vulnerable

      • Kathleen Manion

      Pages 51-76

3. Case Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77

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   2. Causes and Mitigation

      • Stephanie D. Perham

      Pages 79-114

   3. From Failing States to Migration: The Role of Non-state Actors

      • Julia Rutz

      Pages 115-137

   4. Intervention and Policy in the Mediterranean Refugee Crisis

      • Nur Koprulu

      Pages 139-153

4. Prescribing the Future of Human Security and Migration in MENA

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155

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   2. The Middle East: Syrian Refugees, Human Security and Insecurity in Jordan

      • Marion Boulby

      Pages 157-176

   3. Human Trafficking and the Issue of Slavery in Supply Chains

      • Robert James Hanlon

      Pages 177-198

   4. Policy Responses: Too Little or Too Late?

      • Rute Baptista

      Pages 199-243

   5. Conclusion

      • Marion Boulby

      Pages 245-249

5. Back Matter

   Pages 251-257

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This book focuses on the Mediterranean/MENA migration crisis and explores the human security implications for migrants and refugees in this troubled region. Since the Arab uprisings of 2010/2011, the Middle East and North Africa region has experienced major political transformations and called into question the legitimacy of states in the region. Displaced populations continue to suffer due to the major conflicts in Syria, Iraq and elsewhere, causing fragmentation and dis-integration of communities. Contributors to this volume analyze how and why this crisis differs significantly from previous migration/refugee flows in the region, explain the historical and political antecedents of this crisis which have played a part in its shaping, and explore the relationship between human security and the protection of vulnerable individuals and groups.

• MENA
• Human security
• Migration
• Refugees
• International law
• Arab Spring
• EU
• Citizenship

“The book makes a significant contribution to the analysis of human security challenges as well as implications for immigrants and refugees in the MENA region in the post-Arab Spring period. Authors attain to present a general overview of responses of regional countries and the EU as well as the international community while also paying attention to the relevance of non-state actors for ensuring the security of refugees and immigrants.” (Dr Gül Oral, Migration Letters, Vol. 16 (2), April, 2019)

• Department of History, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada

  Marion Boulby

• Royal Roads University, Victoria, Canada

  Kenneth Christie

​Marion Boulby is Associate Professor of History at Trent University, Canada. 

Kenneth Christie is Professor and Program Head of the Masters in Arts in Human Security and Peacebuilding at Royal Roads University, Canada.

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