Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

The Perfect Storm: Sovereignty Games and the Law and Politics of Boat Migration

Gammeltoft-Hansen, Thomas LU (2016) In International Refugee Law Series 7.
Abstract
4.690 migrants have lost their lives in the Mediterranean this year, making 2016 once again set a tragic record and the Mediterranean account for more than three fourths of all registered migrant casualties worldwide. In his most recent book chapter, “The Perfect Storm: Sovereignty Games and the Law and Politics of Boat Migration”, Research Director and Professor Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen argues that the current inability to adequately address the plight of boat migrants may perhaps best be understood as an instance of “the perfect storm”, ie. a confluence of circumstances that in their su, aggravate a given state of affairs dramatically. Both in political and in legal terms, the boat migrant is caught in several inter-related dynamics,... (More)
4.690 migrants have lost their lives in the Mediterranean this year, making 2016 once again set a tragic record and the Mediterranean account for more than three fourths of all registered migrant casualties worldwide. In his most recent book chapter, “The Perfect Storm: Sovereignty Games and the Law and Politics of Boat Migration”, Research Director and Professor Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen argues that the current inability to adequately address the plight of boat migrants may perhaps best be understood as an instance of “the perfect storm”, ie. a confluence of circumstances that in their su, aggravate a given state of affairs dramatically. Both in political and in legal terms, the boat migrant is caught in several inter-related dynamics, all linked to the way that different states re-interpret and instrumentalise sovereign power and responsibility today. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
organization
publishing date
type
Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
publication status
published
host publication
'Boat Refugees' and Migrants at Sea: A Comprehensive Approach : Integrating Maritime Security with Human Rights - Integrating Maritime Security with Human Rights
series title
International Refugee Law Series
editor
Moreno-Lax, Violeta and Papastavridis, Efthymios
volume
7
ISSN
2213-3836
ISBN
9789004300750
9789004300743
project
Lund Human Rights Research Hub
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
15af46d7-2ba3-4e20-892d-95b99b8a87d5
date added to LUP
2016-11-28 14:21:15
date last changed
2018-11-21 21:27:43
@inbook{15af46d7-2ba3-4e20-892d-95b99b8a87d5,
  abstract     = {{4.690 migrants have lost their lives in the Mediterranean this year, making 2016 once again set a tragic record and the Mediterranean account for more than three fourths of all registered migrant casualties worldwide.  In his most recent book chapter, “The Perfect Storm: Sovereignty Games and the Law and Politics of Boat Migration”, Research Director and Professor Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen argues that the current inability to adequately address the plight of boat migrants may perhaps best be understood as an instance of “the perfect storm”, ie. a confluence of circumstances that in their su, aggravate a given state of affairs dramatically. Both in political and in legal terms, the boat migrant is caught in several inter-related dynamics, all linked to the way that different states re-interpret and instrumentalise sovereign power and responsibility today.}},
  author       = {{Gammeltoft-Hansen, Thomas}},
  booktitle    = {{'Boat Refugees' and Migrants at Sea: A Comprehensive Approach : Integrating Maritime Security with Human Rights}},
  editor       = {{Moreno-Lax, Violeta and Papastavridis, Efthymios}},
  isbn         = {{9789004300750}},
  issn         = {{2213-3836}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  series       = {{International Refugee Law Series}},
  title        = {{The Perfect Storm: Sovereignty Games and the Law and Politics of Boat Migration}},
  volume       = {{7}},
  year         = {{2016}},
}