Migration, Refugees and Human Security in the Mediterranean and MENA

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Boulby, Marion (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Christie, Kenneth (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Security, International.; Middle East-Politics and government.; Africa-Politics and government.; Peace.; Emigration and immigration.; Globalization.; International Security Studies.; Middle Eastern Politics.; African Politics.; Conflict Studies.; Migration.

This book focuses on the Mediterranean/MENA migration crisis and explores the human security implications for migrants and refugees in this troubled region. Since the Arab uprisings of 2010/2011, the Middle East and North Africa region has experienced major political transformations and called into...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction: Migration, Refugees and Human Security in the 21st Century
• 2. Death of the Refugee: The Silence of Numbers
• 3. Children and Youth in the Refugee Equation: Working with the Vulnerable
• 4. Causes and Mitigation
• 5. From Failing States to Migration: The Role of Non-State Actors
• 6. Intervention and Policy in the Mediterranean Refugee Crisis
• 7. The Middle East: Syrian Refugees, Human Security and Insecurity in Jordan
• 8. Human Trafficking and the Issue of Slavery in Supply Chains
• 9. Policy Responses: Too Little or Too Late?
• 10. Conclusion.