Human Security and Migration in Europe's Southern Borders

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Introduction

   • Susana Ferreira

   Pages 1-8

3. Towards Migration Governance

   • Susana Ferreira

   Pages 9-29

4. Challenges to Transnational Migration

   • Susana Ferreira

   Pages 31-49

5. Borders in the Age of Human Mobility

   • Susana Ferreira

   Pages 51-65

6. Policies and Practices on Migration in the EU

   • Susana Ferreira

   Pages 67-85

7. EU Border Management: Towards an Effective Control?

   • Susana Ferreira

   Pages 87-106

8. Managing Migration in the Mediterranean

   • Susana Ferreira

   Pages 107-130

9. Narratives on Migration: From Words to Perceptions

   • Susana Ferreira

   Pages 131-144

10. A Southern Mediterranean Migration Model

    • Susana Ferreira

    Pages 145-178

11. The Specificities of the Migration Model

    • Susana Ferreira

    Pages 179-192

12. Conclusions

    • Susana Ferreira

    Pages 193-203

13. Back Matter

    Pages 205-211

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This book examines the management of migratory flows in the Mediterranean within an international security perspective. The intense migratory flows registered during the year 2015 and the tragedies in the Mediterranean Sea have tested the mechanisms of the Union’s immigration and asylum policies and its ability to respond to humanitarian crises. Moreover, these flows of varying intensities and geographies represent a threat to the internal security of the EU and its member states. By using Spain and Italy as case studies, the author theorizes that the EU, given its inability to adopt and implement a common policy to effectively manage migratory flows on its Southern border, uses a deterrence strategy based on minimum common denominators.       

• Migration
• European Union
• Italy
• Spain
• Migratory flows
• Mediterranean
• international security
• migration management
• human rights
• deterrence strategy
• european union politics

“This well-versed book is a combination of in-depth empirical research and existing literature on migration and security which enhances our understanding of migration governance and management in the context of European Union with a special emphasis on Italy and Spain. … this book is likely to be an important source for policymakers and researchers.” (Dr Diotima Chattoraj, Migration Letters, Vol. 16 (2), April, 2019)

“Positioned at the intersection between security and international studies, this book examines one of the most challenging issues in contemporary Europe: the protection vs. restriction dilemma at the heart of international migration governance. This excellent and timely analysis advocates adopting minimum standards regarding irregular migration that will help protect the lives (and rights) of migrants.” (Ana López-Sala, Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography, The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain)

“This is a very timely book on a highly relevant topic which provides a useful analysis and a broad overview of the complex institutional settings of border management in Italy and Spain.” (Cláudia Finotelli, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain)

 

 

• IPRI, NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

  Susana Ferreira

Susana Ferreira is Researcher at the Portuguese Institute of International Relations (IPRI), NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal, and the Research Centre on Security and Defense, Portuguese Military University Institute (CISDIUM).

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