Migration, Mobilities and the Arab Spring Spaces of Refugee Flight in the Eastern Mediterranean
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Edited by Natalia Ribas-Mateos, Senior Researcher, TRANSMENA (Research Group), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Spain and at MESOPOLHIS (Aix-en-Provence, Marseille), France‘Migration, Mobilities and the Arab Spring <i>does a fantastic job of uniting multiple disciplines and areas of research to show just how onerous the migrant situation in the Eastern Mediterranean continues to be. Contextualizing how globalization and social movements relate to intra- and inter-regional migratory flows is no simple feat. While there is always room for sharpening one’s approach to doing so, this book will serve as a wonderful addition to migration research and upper level syllabi aiming to bridge between the theory and practice of migration and related developmental concerns.’</i>
- Peter D. A. Wood, Progress in Development Studies,
<i>‘Natalia Ribas-Mateos has produced a brilliant analysis of the consequences of the Arab Spring in terms of new and ongoing mobilities, migrations and displacement of populations - an essential component to understanding current global changes in the region and beyond. Empirically grounded and theoretically innovative, this book is a wonderful example of comparative interdisciplinary scholarship on an issue with both local and global resonance.’</i>
- Russell King, University of Sussex, UK,
The contributions from a variety of disciplines demonstrate that the reconfiguration of mobilities and the accompanying problem of inhospitable politics towards refugees at different levels, as well as humanitarian responses to it, is one of the major impacts, globally speaking, of the Arab Spring. Through the reconfiguration of such new mobilities there is an urgency to properly map the space of the many trajectories of those transnational connections. The editor concludes that there is, however, great difficulty in doing so as it is constantly disconnected by new arrivals, constantly waiting to be determined by the configuration and reconfiguration of both historical and contemporary relations.
This exploration of migration, mobilities and the Arab Spring, is essential reading for scholars across a multitude of disciplines. The book's themes are of major interest and importance for policymakers and administrators at national and international levels.
Contributors include: H. Afailal, R. Al Akash, C. Beaugrand, K. Boswall, C. Denaro, K. Doraï, V. Geisser, L. Navone, N. Ribas-Mateos, S. Sassen, S. Schmelter, C.H. Schwarz