Migration in the Mediterranean : human rights, security and development perspectives Collection home page Statistics
The drowning of hundreds of men, women and children off the coasts of Italy and Malta has drown world attention to the issue of growing migration in the Mediterranean. The phenomenon of migration is essentially a multi-dimensional issue - touching on legal, socio-economic, human rights, security and other perspectives - and which has become a matter of daily life (and death) in the Mediterranean. Migration is also an area that involves policy-shaping by academics and activists as well as policy-making by national and international institutions. This publication therefore brings together contributions by experts with diverse academic and professional backgrounds; including academics from the Euro-Mediterranean region, distinguished policymakers at the international and national levels as well as long-standing non-governmental activists.
The idea behind this publication is to examine migration from different perspectives both in terms if themes as well as context. Thus, the volume commences with three contributions which presents the thinking of eminent experts from Malta, the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) and Egypt. These three essays provide a synergetic approach to migration as a complex phenomenon that requires a multifaceted approach. The volume then moves to reflect on human rights, security and development perspectives on migration in essays that clearly highlight the intricate nature of migration that impacts national security and human security, economic well-being but above all else human welfare.
The choice of migration as a theme for exploration and reflection is not a coincidence. Migration has been a major topic of discussion in the Mediterranean region for the past decade. The human toll of migration across the Mediterranean has reached massive proportions. The key messages of this publication is that migration in complex, that it requires a integrated and comprehensive approach and that t is an extremely urgent matter because human lives are being lost.
Edited by
Omar Grech and Monika Wohlfeld
Published by MEDAC, University of Malta
© MEDAC 2014
First Published 2014
ISBN:9-789995-707729
Printed in Malta by Gutenberg Press
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