Western societies are immersed in debates about immigration and illegality. This book
examines these processes and outlines how the figure of the" crimmigrant other" has …

Niger's status as a 'hub'for West African migration is now cemented in the imaginaries of
interveners and global observers. Even as the number of migrants transiting the country falls …

The term" sanctuary city" gained a new level of national recognition during the 2016 United
States presidential election, and immigration policies and debates have remained a top …

Mostly embedded in the debates on irregular migration, the first-generation migrant
smuggling research, which developed in the 1990s, has long been limited by its …

Conspiracy theories have become a prevalent feature of public discourse, with human
trafficking featuring as a key component of contemporary populist conspiracy claims. This …

Con base en las teorías sobre las infraestructuras migratorias y la industria de la migración,
este artículo analiza la instalación y desarrollo de instituciones para la ayuda humanitaria a …

This paper provides a critical analysis of modern slavery (MS) policy, legislation and
discourse in the United Kingdom. Challenging the suggestion that recent attempts to dilute …

Based on participant observation, numerous informal conversations and ten semi-structured
interviews, this paper explores the complexities of Latin American female migrants' mobility …

Discourses around illicit markets for irregular migration focus on criminality and global
dimensions threatening border security and the sovereignty of the state. Organised crime …

Este artículo, fundamentado en una metodología cualitativa que incluye entrevistas en
profundidad a 132 contrabandistas de migrantes mexicanos, realizadas entre abril de 2008 …