Full Description
What is it like to travel to Europe over land and sea in order to secure a future for yourself and your family? Why are so many people willing to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean? What are their hopes and fears? And why is Europe, one of the richest regions of the world, unable to cope?
Drawing on compelling first-hand accounts from 500 people who arrived on the shores of Europe in 2015, this important new book unpacks their routes, experiences and decisions. It provides a framework for understanding the dynamics underpinning recent unprecedented levels of migration across, and loss of life in, the Mediterranean, casting new light on the 'migration crisis' and challenging politicians, policy makers and the media to rethink their understanding of why and how people move.
Contents
The view from Europe
Unravelling Europe's 'migration crisis'
Not one route but many: unpacking the journey to Europe
The decision to leave
Navigating borders and danger: the use of smugglers
Moving on
Across the sea... and beyond
Rethinking Europe's response
