
Navigating Borders
Inside Perspectives on the Process of Human Smuggling into the Netherlands
Ilse van Liempt(Author)
Pallas Publications (Publisher)
Published on 12. January 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-90-5356-930-6 (ISBN)
Description
Navigating Borders into the Netherlands provides a unique in-depth look at human smuggling processes. Based on biographical interviews with smuggled migrants in the Netherlands, the study reveals considerable differences that exist in smuggling's underlying causes, how journeys evolve, and outcomes of the process. This research from an insider's perspective clearly demonstrates that smuggled migrants are not passive actors, there is a broad variety in types of smugglers, and interactions between migrants and smugglers largely determine how the smuggling process evolves.
Reviews / Votes
"This work presents something new - a study of considerable academic and public interest, providing original qualitative research, a critique of the basic assumptions on human smuggling and interviews offering fascinating new empirical evidence. Ilse van Liempt makes a distinct contribution to the literature." Professor Stephen Castles, Co-Director and Senior Researcher International Migration Institute, University of OxfordMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Academic
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
336 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-5356-930-6 (9789053569306)
DOI
10.5117/9789053569306
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Inside Perspectives on the Process of Human Smuggling into the Netherlands
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Person
Ilse van Liempt conducted this study for her PhD dissertation at the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES) at the University of Amsterdam.
Content
Introduction, The Janus face of globalisation, New intermediate structures in response to restrictive admission policies, Conducting research among smuggled migrants: an inside perspective, Structural conditions and individual choices, Crossing the border in various irregular ways, Different types of smuggling and internal dynamics, Impact of smuggling and legal limits to integration, Conclusion, Summary