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Trafficking and Syrian refugee smuggling: evidence from the Balkan Route
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Abstract As of March 2016, 4.8 million Syrian refugees were scattered in two dozen countries by the civil war. Refugee smuggling has been a major catalyst of human trafficking in the Middle East and Europe migrant crises. Data on the extent to which smuggling devolved into trafficking in this refugee wave is... mehr
As of March 2016, 4.8 million Syrian refugees were scattered in two dozen countries by the civil war. Refugee smuggling has been a major catalyst of human trafficking in the Middle East and Europe migrant crises. Data on the extent to which smuggling devolved into trafficking in this refugee wave is, however, scarce. This article investigates how Syrian refugees interact with smugglers, shedding light on how human smuggling and human trafficking interrelated on the Balkan Route. I rely on original evidence from in-depth interviews (n = 123) and surveys (n = 100) with Syrian refugees in Jordan, Turkey, Greece, Serbia, and Germany; as well as ethnographic observations in thirty-five refugee camps or other sites in these countries. I argue that most smugglers functioned as guides, informants, and allies in understudied ways—thus refugee perceptions diverge dramatically from government policy assumptions. I conclude with a recommendation for a targeted advice policy that would acknowledge the reality of migrant-smuggler relations, and more effectively curb trafficking instead of endangering refugees.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Menschenhandel; Schmuggel; Verbrechensbekämpfung; Asylrecht; Migration; Flucht; Syrien; Beratung; Migrationspolitik
Klassifikation
Migration
Kriminalsoziologie, Rechtssoziologie, Kriminologie
Freie Schlagwörter
Balkanroute
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2017
Seitenangabe
S. 28-38
Zeitschriftentitel
Social Inclusion, 5 (2017) 2
Heftthema
Perspectives on human trafficking and modern forms of slavery
ISSN
2183-2803
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)