Migrant, refugee, smuggler, savior / Peter Tinti and Tuesday Reitano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tinti, Peter, author.

Reitano, Tuesday, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human smuggling.

Refugees--Europe.

Refugees.

Europe.

Physical Description:

xv, 331 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

Summary:

When states, charities, and NGOs either ignore or are overwhelmed by movement of people on a vast scale, criminal networks step into the breach. This book explains what happens next.

Contents:

Introduction: Smugglers and saviors

Smugglers needed. Options in exile ; Seeking asylum: rights and privileges ; Smuggler or savior

Smugglers Inc. A transnational crime ; The business model of human smuggling

Structure and design. In on the ground floor ; The logisticians ; Moving money ; Forging a new identity

Routes. Central Mediterranean route ; Aegean route through Turkey

Libya: out of Africa. Criminal economies in Libya and the greater Sahara ; Syrian dollars on Libyan shores ; Mare Nostrum changes the game ; Extortion and abuse

Egypt: the north coast. The long trip to Italy ; Cooperation and complicity

Dessert highway: Agadez and the Sahel. Understanding the Sahel ; Niger, Agadez, and the West ; New masters ; Everybody is eating

Turkey: the crossroads. Izmir ; The mob: criminal markets consolidation ; The $6 billion question

Schengen and beyond. Cracks in the fortress ; Greek tragedy ; Balkan odyssey ; Dead ends of Europe

Conclusion. The world we live in ; Postcards from the front ; Wider ramifications ; Closing an industry: supply and demand ; Messaging to the market ; Diplomatic solutions ; Wested interests ; On the demand side.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190668594

0190668598

OCLC:

960833511