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26.03.2016 | Commentary

Thinking beyond borders: reconceptualising migration to better meet the needs of people in transit

verfasst von: James Smith

Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health | Ausgabe 5/2016

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The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) estimates that more than 909,000 people crossed into Europe by sea in 2015 (IOM 2015). Driven by violence and conflict, political instability, and economic insecurity, hundreds of thousands of migrants and exiles now seek supposed safety in Europe’s southern states and neighbouring countries. …

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Titel: Thinking beyond borders: reconceptualising migration to better meet the needs of people in transit
verfasst von: James Smith
Publikationsdatum: 26.03.2016
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Erschienen in: International Journal of Public Health / Ausgabe 5/2016
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Elektronische ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-016-0814-z

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