Offers a timely analysis of migration patterns spurred by the Tunisian Revolution and subsequent developments

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Analyses the relationship between Tunisia and the EU through the lens of migration

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Provides insights from original field work and interviews conducted in Tunisia and Sicily.

Autorentext

Sabine Dini is a Researcher in International Sociology at the University of Sorbonna Paris Nord, France.
Caterina Giusa is a Researcher in Sociology at the University of Sorbonne Paris Nord, France.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Externalising EU Migration Policies in Times of Democracy.- 3. Migration as a Historical Device of Political Regulation in Tunisia.- 4. Revolution and Migration in Tunisia: A Matter of Civil Society?.- 5. "Sweetening the Pill": 'Civil Society' as a Tool of Sedentarisation.- 6. "Tunisie Terre d'Asile": Constructing Tunisia as a 'Destination Country'.- 7. Conclusion.