The Criminalisation of Irregular Migration in Europe : Globalisation, Deterrence, and Vicious Cycles / by Matilde Rosina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosina, Matilde, author.

Series:

Politics of Citizenship and Migration, 2520-890X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Emigration and immigration.

Criminology.

Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

International Political Economy'.

Human Migration.

Migration Policy.

Local Subjects:

International Political Economy'.

Human Migration.

Criminology.

Migration Policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2022.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.

Summary:

"EU migration policy has generally followed a logic of deterrence and criminalization. Irregular migrants to all but two EU countries are subject to significant criminal penalties, including incarceration. Matilde Rosina shows convincingly in this pathbreaking and carefully documented analysis of Italian and French migration policies that criminalization imposes cruelty and hardship on migrants but does not reduce migration. Establishing increased legal pathways would not only prevent unnecessary suffering for migrants but also benefit receiving countries." - Alan Cafruny, Henry Platt Bristol Professor of International Relations, Hamilton College, USA This book explores the criminalisation of irregular migration in Europe. In particular, it investigates the meaning, purpose, and consequences of criminalising unauthorised entry and stay. From a theoretical perspective, the book adds to the debate on the persistence of irregular migration, despite governments' attempts at deterring it, by taking an interdisciplinary approach that draws from international political economy and criminology. Using Italy and France as case studies, and relying on previously unreleased data and interviews, it argues that criminalisation has no effect on migratory flows, and that this is due to factors including the latter's structural determinants and the likely creation of substitution effects. Furthermore, criminalisation is found to lead to adverse consequences, including by contributing to vicious cycles of irregularity and insecurity. Matilde Rosina is Fellow in International Migration at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. Her research focuses on irregular migration, with specific reference to the European context. Matilde obtained her award-winning PhD in International Political Economy from King's College London, having received scholarships from the Luigi Einaudi Foundation and the Jean Monnet Foundation for Europe. Before joining LSE, Matilde lectured at City, University of London, and at Fordham University.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Globalisation and irregular migration

Chapter 3. Deterrence in international migration: Between IPE and criminology

Chapter 4. Criminalising migration in Europe

Chapter 5. Italy: From tough rhetoric to counter-productive consequences

Chapter 6. France: Between instrumentalization, courts, and marginalisation

Chapter 7. The effects and counter-effects of criminalisation: On skinny balloons and vicious cycles

Chapter 8. Conclusion. .

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Rosina, Matilde The Criminalisation of Irregular Migration in Europe

ISBN:

9783030903473

3030903478