EU border externalisation and security outsourcing: exploring the migration industry in Libya

This article examines the emergence of a ‘migration industry’ as a result of European border externalisation and security outsourcing practices to curb migration flows from Libya. It argues that the management of migration has been partly delegated to a network of interlinked private and public acto...

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Main Authors: Berndtsson, J. (Author), Pacciardi, A. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2022
Subjects:
EU
Online Access:View Fulltext in Publisher
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