Migration von Afrika nach Europa - „Eine Ehe ist die einzige Möglichkeit zu bleiben“ In her interview, Yayi Bayam Diouf relates the lack of economic opportunity in her fishing region and her group’s activities to keep young men and women from leaving the country.
Das Sterben an den EU-Außengrenzen – die Normalität in der Abnormalität Johannes Krause shows how discursive means allow governments and EU institutions to portray the death of thousands of migrants as “normal”.
Gazing Northward: African Impacts of European Immigration Policy and Practice “Gazing northward” Loren Landau points out that migration within Africa is more important than towards Europe – but European policies and practises still have an immense impact.
The ‘Fortress Within’: Restriction of Movement and Refugee Self-Organisation Sunny Omwenyeke writes on the “Fortress Within”, the repressive conditions undocumented migrants and refugees have to live under – and struggle against.
The social challenges of immigration in the Canary Islands. The special case of Colombians Manuel Ferrer Muñoz calls for a better understanding of the reasons for migration and the conditions in which migrants live, illustrated by case of the Colombians in the Canary Islands.
Policies & Impacts The issue of migration from the South into Europe extends beyond bilateral diplomacy, and also beyond the daily drama in the (Central) Mediterranean. Besides causing the humanitarian failures of the border management, within and beyond the EU’s borders, the continued security orientation of migration policy weakens the rare examples of partnership and cooperation.
Realities & Responses Migration into Europe is a multifaceted issue with a deep impact on European and African societies, as well as cutting across virtually all social fields, from the labour market to health issues to questions of national or European identity. Yet equally varied are the responses by the people directly affected.
Mythen der Migration Auf dem Gebiet der internationalen Migration, ihrer Bekämpfung oder vermeintlichen Steuerung ist die Sicht selten klar: Sie wird behindert durch Mythen, Legenden, falsche Annahmen und Worte – sagt Charlotte Wiedemann.
Dossier Border Politics – Migration in the Mediterranean The articles in this dossier shed critical light on several related sites of Euro-Mediterranean border management. They look at the “border within” as well as the effects of the exterritorialisation strategy in the Libyan example. They show both the deadly and the “productive” aspects of the border regime.
Guantanamo Libya. The New Italian Border Police Gabriele Del Grande reveals in his investigative piece the horrendous conditions in Libya’s prisons and refugee camps.
