Entry Denied: Revolution in North Africa and the Continued Centrality of Migration to European Responses

Main author: Pallister-Wilkins, Polly
Format: Journal Article           
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Summary: The recent revolutions in Tunisia and Libya have brought the issue of trans-Mediterranean migration to the forefront of popular discussions about Europe’s relationship with its immediate neighbors in the Middle East and North Africa. It was on the back of hyperbolic and cataclysmic predictions of Europe being “swamped” by migrants that the case for intervention in Libya was partly made and following this, a number of EU member states have agreed on a temporary suspension of the Schengen Agreement.
Language: English
Published: Arab Studies Institute 2011