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GEOG 3430: Contemporary Europe (Chaney): Asylum & Migration

Migration Crisis - Reports, Articles, Videos, & Syria

Here are a few recent articles. You can also use this link to find your own articles about the European Migrant Crisis.

Current Events

What Is the Pact on Migration and Asylum? (2024)
EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Context, Challenges and Limitations (2024)
Loopholes in the EU's New Migration Pact Could Endanger Migrants
Legal Fiction of Non-Entry in EU Asylum Policy
Delayed entry tactic used by EU countries. Although physically present, asylum seekers are not "legally" in the country until clearance is completed. This puts seekers in a "transit" status.

Important Terminology & Organizations

Definitions of Migration Terms
PLEASE REVIEW! It is important to understand and use the proper terminology.
The Contested Politics of Naming in Europe's "Refugee Crisis"
UNHCR - United Nations Refugee Agency
IOM - International Organization for Migration

Asylum -- (images are linked to reports)

2023 Increase in Asylum Applications

Peak Year for Asylum Seekers

What Happens to Asylum Seekers

Migrants Dead or Missing in the Mediterranean

Data from Missing Migrants Project

Migrant Maps to Europe

Data from Frontex (European Border and Coast Guard Agency)

Demographics of Arrivals Via Mediterranean Sea

Data from UNHCR

English Channel Crossings by Refugee Seekers

Current Data from UK Ministry of Defence

Europe's Situations: Arrivals and Displaced Populations

Data from UNHCR

Demography - Illustrated Statistics

Books - Migration, Immigration, & Demography

Migration & Immigration
Demography