Crossing the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in Search of 'Protection'

Dallal Stevens and Angeliki Dimitriadi, ‘Crossing the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in Search of “Protection”’, 2018 Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, doi/10.1080/15562948.2018.1444831

29 Pages Posted: 24 Jul 2018

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Dallal E. Stevens

University of Warwick - School of Law

Angeliki Dimitriadi

Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)

Date Written: February 20, 2018

Abstract

This article examines two particular aspects of the 2015 ‘migration crisis’: the implications of EU laws and policies for refugee protection and the manner in which policy fluctuated in response to the movement of people. It explores the legal and conceptual challenges posed by protection and addresses an often neglected dimension– that of ‘agency’ of the individual. This contribution examines the response of policy/law-makers to the ‘migration crisis’, and contrasts this with the expectations of those migrating in search of safety and a life of dignity. The piece draws on rich interview data with new arrivals to Kos in September 2015.

Keywords: Refugee Crisis, Asylum, Protection, Refugees, Greece, Kos, Syrians, Agency

Suggested Citation

Stevens, Dallal E. and Dimitriadi, Angeliki, Crossing the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in Search of 'Protection' (February 20, 2018). Dallal Stevens and Angeliki Dimitriadi, ‘Crossing the Eastern Mediterranean Sea in Search of “Protection”’, 2018 Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies, doi/10.1080/15562948.2018.1444831, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3207478

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Angeliki Dimitriadi

Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) ( email )

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10676 Athens
Greece

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