Cuttitta, Paolo and Last, Tamara (eds.) 2020. 'Border Deaths: Causes, Dynamics and Consequences of Migration-related Mortality'. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. 174 pp

• Main Author: Saila Heinikoski
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Helsinki University Press 2021-03-01
• Series: Nordic Journal of Migration Research
• Subjects: border; death; europe; united states; migration
• Online Access: https://journal-njmr.org/articles/349

Border Deaths: Causes, Dynamics and Consequences of Migration-related Mortality, a volume edited by Paolo Cuttitta and Tamara Last, compiles articles dealing with migration-related mortality from a variety of perspectives. It is an outcome of a conference Border deaths and migration policies: state and non-state approaches, organized as part of the research project Border Policies and Sovereignty. Human rights and the right to life of irregular migrants at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. The book includes eight chapters in addition to an introduction and afterword. Many of the authors have a legal background, and the chapters mainly focus on unveiling the phenomenon of deaths at the borders. The emphasis lays on the southern border of the European Union (EU), but examples from the US-Mexico border are also drawn. Altogether, the volume provides a concise glimpse to the phenomenon, illustrating why this important topic should be researched further.