Abstract

NIN, María Cristina  and  SHMITE, Stella Maris. The Mediterranean as Border: Territorial Imbalances and Migration Policies. Perspectiva Geográfica [online]. 2015, vol.20, n.2, pp.339-364. ISSN 0123-3769.

The characteristics of present-day migrations led to re-thinking the geographical concepts related to migrants and to re-defining new ways of territorial construction which find their origins in the process of migrants' displacement. From the perspective of Critical Geography, that assumes an ethical compromise with contemporary social problems, the purpose of this article is to analyze the migrants' trajectories around the Mediterranean, where a unique geographical space and a complex network of cultural, social, economic, political and environmental dimensions is shaped. Following a political, legal and socioeconomic approach, this paper analyzes the new scenarios which emerge as part of the present context of international migrations between Africa and Europe.

Keywords : Africa; Europe; Mediterranean; migrations.

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