International Migration
Volume 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 166-179

Albanian Entrepreneurial Practices in Human Smuggling and Trafficking: On the Road to the United Kingdom via Brussels, 1995-2005 (Article)

Leman J.* , Janssens S.
  • a Interculturalism Migration and Minority Research Center, Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
  • b Interculturalism Migration and Minority Research Center, Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium

Abstract

The authors studied the entrepreneurial culture among Albanian smugglers and traffickers using 43 Albanian judicial files in Belgium from 1995-2005. They analyse the niches that these "entrepreneurs" created as well as the way they invested profits. The authors also analyse the personal agency of the smuggled and trafficked clients, and practices that may help to explain the specific entrepreneurial culture. Short comparisons are made with other ethnic criminal groups engaged in similar activities during the same period in Belgium. © 2011 The Authors. International Migration © 2011 IOM.

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Index Keywords

ethnic group black market Belgium smuggling entrepreneur trafficking
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84868144943&doi=10.1111%2fj.1468-2435.2010.00654.x&partnerID=40&md5=2ccb41762f82b60193c5dce05b6cd26e
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2010.00654.x
ISSN: 00207985
Cited by: 5
Original Language: English