Maguire, Mark (2012) Review of "The Migration Apparatus: Security, Labour, and Policymaking in the European Union" by Gregory Feldman. Stanford California: Stanford University Press, 2012. 221pp. $22.95 paperback, ISBN: 978080476107. Irish Journal of Anthropology, 15 (2). pp. 54-55. ISSN 1393-8592

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Abstract

In December 2010 the chartered flight KER 7 67- 31. departed from Dublin Airport bound for Lagos, Nigeria. Onboard were thirty five 'failed' asylum seekers and their dependants, members of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) and a medical team. The aircraft experienced technical difficulties during a stopover in Athens and was forced to return to Ireland. Controversy erupted soon after the flight landed. Several asylum seekers alleged that they received made aquate food and were not permitted to use the toilet facilities while waiting in Athens. Local and national newspapers ran the story, offering the public a brief glimpse into a partially occluded world. Commentators on internet blog-sites formed up along the usual battlelines: those advocating for a more humane and rights-based asylum system faced a barrage of criticism from those who demanded that a hard line be maintained.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	The Migration Apparatus; Security; Labour; Policymaking; European Union; Gregory Feldman;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Geography
Item ID:	4372
Depositing User:	Mark Maguire
Date Deposited:	24 May 2013 11:07
Journal or Publication Title:	Irish Journal of Anthropology
Publisher:	The Anthropological Association of Ireland (AAI)
Refereed:	Yes
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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