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Book SynopsisThe Greek island of Lesvos is frequently the subject of news reports on the refugee ‘crisis’, but they only occasionally focus on the dire living conditions of asylum seekers already present on the island. Through direct experience as an activist in Lesvos refugee camps and detention centres, Iliadou gives voice to those with lived experiences of state violence. The author considers the escalation of EU border regime and deterrence policies seen in the past decade alongside their present impacts. Asking why the social harm and suffering border crossers experience is normalized and rendered invisible, the book highlights the collective, global responsibility for safeguarding refugees’ human rights.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 The Politics of Deterrence and Closed Borders 2 Intergenerational Harms: Border Memories and Genealogies of Harm 3 Quarantine Continuum: Medicalization of Borders and the Securitization of Migration and Health 4 Mundane Surrealism: Bureaucratic Deterrence, Violence and Suffering 5 Necroharms: Obscene and Grotesque Violence 6 Thanatoharms: Governing Migration Through Violence and Death Conclusion
