Narrating Crises of Europe’s Southernmost Borders: the Cases of Melilla and Lampedusa
Mainstream media coverage of two crises unfolding at the European Union (EU) borders in Italy and Spain often neglects the human realities of migration. Migrants are made invisible, while attention focuses on criminality, security, and border control. When they do appear, they are frequently placed, often without scrutiny, into rigid
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One of the tendencies observed when studying migration governance during the COVID-19 pandemic globally, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), has been a quick return to the pre-pandemic logic of the neoliberal state. This is remarkable when compared with the anti-immigrant rhetoric within official discourse and the rapid expansion
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