Outputs (2)

Stolen Time: The Temporal Captivity of Migrants in the Italian Border Regime (2023)
Journal Article
Castelli, V., Paynter, E., Sbaffi, G., & Soliman, F. (in press). Stolen Time: The Temporal Captivity of Migrants in the Italian Border Regime. Modern Italy,

This paper explores the use of captivity in Italy’s response to recurrent “migration crises” at the southern border of the European Union. It first considers the case of Lampedusa, where migrants are often warehoused awaiting deportation, despite r... Read More about Stolen Time: The Temporal Captivity of Migrants in the Italian Border Regime.

Environmental Harms at the Border: The Case of Lampedusa (2023)
Journal Article
Soliman, F. (2023). Environmental Harms at the Border: The Case of Lampedusa. Critical Criminology, 31, 725-741. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10612-023-09692-x

In this paper I examine authorities’ management of migrant boats on the island of Lampedusa, Italy, as an example of environmental border harm. A danger to trawlers, sunken wrecks are also hazardous to the environment, with pollutants such as oil and... Read More about Environmental Harms at the Border: The Case of Lampedusa.