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This open access book provides an alternative theoretical framework of irregular migration that allows to overcome many of the contradictions and theoretical im

Focusing on the dynamics of irregular immigration in Southern EU Member States, this book analyses how the phenomenon is managed at national and local levels in

In our globalised world, where inequality is deepening and migration movements are increasing, states continue to maintain strong regulatory control over immigr

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