The New Internationalists by Sue Clayton -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword – Gulwali Passarlay Foreword – Lord Alf Dubs Preface Acknowledgements List of Contributors Map of Migration Routes across Europe 1 Filling the Gap: Refugee Arrivals 2015–2020 and Europe’s Crisis of Humanitarianism

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2 The Background to the Activist Volunteer Response

Refugee and Undocumented Migrant Arrivals to Europe Where did the Refugees and Undocumented Migrants Go and How Were They Treated? Germany Hungary The EU Response “Too Little, Too Late”: The Response of Humanitarian Agencies Why was the Initial Response by International Humanitarian Agencies So Inadequate? What Happened to Humanitarian Principles? The Response by Activist Volunteers: Antecedents The Growth of Volunteer and Grassroots Groups in 2015 Characteristics of Volunteer and Grassroots Groups Activities and Roles The Relationship Between Grassroots Groups, Government Authorities and Humanitarian Agencies The Evolution of Volunteer Groups after 2016 References Notes

THE GREEK ISLANDS

3 Testimonies from the Greek Islands Flashpoint: Lesvos and Chios Flashpoint: Samos

THE CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN

4 Testimonies from Southern Italy, the Sea-Rescues and Malta Flashpoint: Lampedusa Flashpoint: Sicily Flashpoint: The Sea-Rescues Flashpoint: Malta

WAY-STATIONS

5 Testimonies from the Balkan and Alpine Routes

From Sicily to the North of Italy Ventimiglia to La Roya Samos to Athens Piraeus Athens to Idomeni Serbia, Belgrade and the Croatian Border Northwest Bosnia and Herzegovina Belgrade, Serbia

Flashpoint: Idomeni

Treasa O’Brien Dan Dowling

Flashpoint: The Balkan States

Macedonia to Croatia Border Closures along the Route Shifting Routes through Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina – The “New Balkan Route”

Flashpoint: Ventimiglia

THE NORTHERN FRONTIER

6 Testimonies from Northern France and Belgium Flashpoint: Calais Flashpoint: Dunkerque Flashpoint: Brussels 7 The Endeavour Towards Wellbeing

Justine Corrie Charlotte Burck and Gillian Hughes Responses to Justine’s Narrative and Surveys Fostering Collective Care and Resilience Consultations Making Sense of Experiences in the Social-Political Context Vicarious Resilience Guidelines – Helpful or Oppressive? Concluding Comments References

BRINGING IT HOME

8 Testimonies on Welcoming and Campaigning Flashpoint: The UK Flashpoint: La Chapelle, Paris Flashpoint: Athens 9 A New Politics of Solidarity?

“We Are All Children of Immigrants” Occupations and “Visible” Alternatives Strikes, Campaigns, and the “Value” of Volunteer Labour In and Out of the Public Eye Undocumented Citizenship, from the Sans-Papier Movement to Refugee Support Work Local Communities, Global Cities and the Courts References Notes

Flashpoint: Return to Lesvos, 2019 10 Postscript: September 2020

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Dedication Glossary of Proper Names Appendix: Full List of Testimony Contributors