F. Düvell 
Illegal Immigration in Europe 
Beyond Control

The processes of globalization, increasing human mobility and European integration have led to immigration, and in particular illegal immigration, being among the top international policy, economic and security concerns. This book analyzes the causes of illegal immigration in Europe together with the history and political economy of the phenomenon. It offers an assessment of contemporary political responses and proposes an alternative approach aiming at a more sustainable solution.

Table of Content

PART I: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The Irregular Migration Dilemma: Keeping Control, Out of Control or Regaining Control?; F.Düvell Irregular Migration: A Global, Historical and Economic Perspective?; F.Düvell PART II: CASE STUDIES Irregular Immigration in Four European Union Member States; F.Düvell Documented and Undocumented Immigrant Workers in the UK: Changing Environments and Shifting Strategies; F.Düvell & B.Jordan Managing Access to the German Labour Market: How Polish Immigrants Relate to German Opportunities and Restrictions; N.Cyrus & D.Vogel Polish and Albanian Workers in Italy: Between Legality and Undocumented Status; A.Triandafyllidou & A.Kosic Albanian and Polish Undocumented Workers’ Life-Stories: Migration Paths, Tactics and Identities in Greece; I.Psimmenos & K.Kassimati PART III: ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON Undocumented Migration in Europe: A Comparative Perspective; F.Düvell Poles Apart: How Each EU Country gets the Polish Migrant Workers it Requires; B.Jordan Implicit and Explicit Concepts of Justice in Irregular Immigration; F.Düvell PART IV: CONCLUSION Reframing the Irregular Migration Dilemma; F.Düvell

About the author

NORBERT CYRUS Research Fellow, University of Oldenburg, Germany BILL JORDAN Professor of Social Policy, University of Plymouth, UK KOULA KASSIMATI Professor of Sociology, Panteion University, Greece ANKICA KOSIC Research Fellow, European University Institute, Florence, Italy IORDANIS PSIMMENOS School of Social and Political Science, Panteion University, Greece ANNA TRIANDAFYLLIDOU Senior Research Fellow, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, Greece DITA VOGEL Centre for Education and Communication in Migratory Processes, University of Oldenburg, Germany