What to do about Calais… in 50 words

How should academics in the field of migration studies respond to the crisis in Calais in the summer of 2015? Bridget Anderson writes that viewing the crisis as a ‘migration problem’ misses the full picture: namely that those stuck in Calais are a symptom of a wider problem encompassing wars on the edges of Europe, an unequal economic system and the legacy of Europe’s colonial history.

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ESO: Background information: A European Response to Migration: Showing solidarity and sharing responsibility http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-a-european-response-to-migration-showing-solidarity-and-sharing-responsibility/

ESO: Background information: 'Marauding' migrants threaten our standard of living, says Philip Hammond http://www.europeansources.info/record/marauding-migrants-threaten-our-standard-of-living-says-philip-hammond/

ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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