Illegal Migration
What can We Know and what can we Explain? The Case of Germany
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11383166 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Friedrich Heckmann (European Forum for Migration Studies University of Bamberg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1103-1125 |
| Publication date | 2004-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Migration Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0197-9183 • E-ISSN: 1747-7379 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1747-7379.2004.tb00230.x |
| OpenAlex | W2014100264 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 9 |
Methodological problems in the study of illegal migration as defined in this article relate to questions of indicators for illegal migration, with special reference to Germany. It is argued and demonstrated that illegal immigrants are traceable, to some degree, in official statistics and that these can be analyzed for trends. In present-day migration processes, illegal immigration frequently is undertaken with the support of human smugglers. The analysis of the social organization of different forms of smuggling is the other main focus of the article. From a methodological point of view, the literature and public discourse lack adequate concepts for describing and explaining the social organization of human smuggling. The theory of organized crime as a main actor in human smuggling is criticized. The study borrows concepts from market and networks theory and applies these to different forms of human smuggling and illegal migration. The social and technological organization of smuggling is under constant pressure to adapt to new conditions. The dynamism for this change results mainly from an “arms race” between smugglers and law enforcement. Since control over territory and population are central elements of state sovereignty, the state cannot simply withdraw from this race
Development economics · Dynamism · Economic geography · Economics · Enforcement · Immigration · Law and economics · Law enforcement · Organised crime · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Race (biology · Sociology · Sovereignty · State (computer science · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Sex work and related issues
Policy Discourses on Irregular Migration in Germany and the United Kingdom
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Crossing Boundaries
Choosing Unauthorized Migration
Human Smuggling as a Transnational Service Industry
From "illegality" to Tolerance and Beyond
Making a living at the interface of legality and illegality
Making a "Career" in People-Smuggling in Indonesia
De indeseables a ilegales
Irregular Migration, Human Smuggling, and the Eastern Enlargement of the European Union
A Cross-Atlantic Dialogue
Human Smuggling in Austria
Measuring Undocumented Migration
A New Immigration Regularization Policy
Choosing Your Country
Why irregular migrants arrive and remain
Scrutinising the double disadvantage
Mexican Migration to the United States
The Economic Sociology of Immigration
The Social Process of Undocumented Border Crossing among Mexican Migrants
The Social Process of Undocumented Border Crossing among Mexican Migrants
Measuring Undocumented Migration
How do Smuggling and Trafficking Operate via Irregular Border Crossings in the Middle East? Evidence from Fieldwork in Turkey
The Factors that Make and Unmake Migration Policies
Human Smuggling
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,91 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2024 (21) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 20 |