TY - JOUR
T1 - The Smuggling of Migrants in Greece: An Examination of its Social Organization
AU - Antonopoulos, Georgios A.
AU - Winterdyk, John
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The smuggling of migrants is not a new phenomenon but in recent years it has attracted increasing international attention. Within the European context, Greece represents a unique case because of its social, economic, political and geographical location. Drawing on a variety of information sources, such as interviews with the police, official statistics, informal interviews with migrants in the country, and interviews with two retired migrant smugglers, this article examines the social organization of migrant smuggling in Greece.
AB - The smuggling of migrants is not a new phenomenon but in recent years it has attracted increasing international attention. Within the European context, Greece represents a unique case because of its social, economic, political and geographical location. Drawing on a variety of information sources, such as interviews with the police, official statistics, informal interviews with migrants in the country, and interviews with two retired migrant smugglers, this article examines the social organization of migrant smuggling in Greece.
U2 - 10.1177/1477370806067912
DO - 10.1177/1477370806067912
M3 - Article
SN - 1477-3708
VL - 3
SP - 439
EP - 461
JO - European Journal of Criminology
JF - European Journal of Criminology
IS - 4
ER -