Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies
Volume 17, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 261-278

Crossing the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in Search of “Protection” (Article)

Stevens D. , Dimitriadi A.*
  • a School of Law, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
  • b Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), Athens, Greece

Abstract

This article examines two particular aspects of the 2015 “migration crisis”: the implications of EU laws and policies for refugee protection and the manner in which policy fluctuated in response to the movement of people. It explores the legal and conceptual challenges posed by protection and addresses an often-neglected dimension– that of “agency” of the individual. This contribution examines the response of policymakers/lawmakers to the “migration crisis” and contrasts this with the expectations of those migrating in search of safety and a life of dignity. The piece draws on rich interview data with new arrivals to Kos in September 2015. © 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Author Keywords

Agency Greece asylum, protection Kos Refugees Syrians Refugee crisis

Index Keywords

immigration policy Greece refugee Mediterranean Sea European Union Dodecanese Mediterranean Sea (East) Kos [Dodecanese] Kos [Southern Aegean] Southern Aegean population migration asylum seeker policy making
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047933713&doi=10.1080%2f15562948.2018.1444831&partnerID=40&md5=abbfc877797de87c3a8b84110dacbc2b
DOI: 10.1080/15562948.2018.1444831
ISSN: 15562948
Original Language: English