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The Italian island of Lampedusa. Is this the place where all migration problems of Europe cumulate?

Title: The Italian island of Lampedusa. Is this the place where all migration problems of Europe cumulate?

Essay , 2015 , 10 Pages

Autor:in: Winnie Faust (Author)

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Lampedusa is definitely a hot spot in the great European migration debate. The tiny island of Lampedusa, “with its 5,000 inhabitants” (Telegraph Online), is located only 167 kilometres from the Tunisian coast and has become the front gate of Europe's south and a symbol for undocumented mobility. Lampedusa functions as a vicarious example of EU (external) borders all focused in one place. Borders consist of conflictive features: on the one hand border means exclusion of people from another state and on the other hand borders are always a zone of contact. Although the right to mobility is an important point of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “border regimes set up limits to the freedom of movement” and ignore the right of asylum.

In this text, the author argues that in the last two decades, Lampedusa has been made the main example for the grievance of migration.

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Table of Contents

  • THESIS OF THE PAPER
  • ARGUMENTATION
  • CONCLUSION

Objectives and Key Themes

This paper aims to analyze the role of Lampedusa, an Italian island, in the European migration debate. The island has become a symbol for undocumented mobility and a focal point for EU border control strategies. The paper examines how the island's "borderness" is a product of political and economic practices, and how these practices have led to the securitization of migration and the creation of a political spectacle around the issue.

  • The role of Lampedusa as a symbol of EU border control and undocumented mobility.
  • The securitization of migration and the construction of a political spectacle around Lampedusa.
  • The impact of political and economic practices on the island's "borderness".
  • The role of humanitarian organizations in legitimizing political strategies.
  • The use of Lampedusa as a stage for the display of European migration issues.

Chapter Summaries

The paper begins by outlining the significance of Lampedusa as a symbol of EU border control and undocumented mobility. It then discusses the securitization of migration and the construction of a political spectacle around the island. The paper explores the impact of political and economic practices on the island's "borderness" and the role of humanitarian organizations in legitimizing political strategies. Finally, it examines the use of Lampedusa as a stage for the display of European migration issues.

Keywords

Lampedusa, migration, border control, securitization, political spectacle, humanitarian organizations, undocumented mobility, EU, Italy, Europe.

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Title
The Italian island of Lampedusa. Is this the place where all migration problems of Europe cumulate?
Author
Winnie Faust (Author)
Publication Year
2015
Pages
10
Catalog Number
V338142
ISBN (eBook)
9783668277649
ISBN (Book)
9783668277656
Language
English
Tags
migration refugee Lampedusa borders Italy
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Winnie Faust (Author), 2015, The Italian island of Lampedusa. Is this the place where all migration problems of Europe cumulate?, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/338142
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