Managing the migration crisis? Undocumented migrants and refugees at Europe’s southern border
Funder
Coventry University
Value
£9,000
Project team
Simon McMahon
Project objectives
Over recent years, hundreds of thousands of people have crossed the Mediterranean to Italy as part of what has come to be known as Europe’s ‘migration crisis’. An intensification of controls on international population movements has taken place both at sea and after arrival. This project seeks to better understand what the impact of attempts by EU institutions and national governments to manage the crisis has been on migrants’ status and journeys. It also serves to document the ongoing crisis through the experiences of newly arrived migrants and refugees.
Research impact
The research seeks to contribute to improving the reception and settlement conditions of people who have arrived as part of the recent unprecedented levels of migration across, and loss of life in, the Mediterranean. It does so by building networks and collaborating with local practitioners and activists across southern Italy, from providers of formal rescue and reception facilities to social movements and volunteers in squats, occupations and camps in the region.
Comment pieces are also periodically published reflecting project findings, including the following:
