Policing Humanitarianism

Sergio Carrera is Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Justice and Home Affairs Programme at CEPS and a Professor at the Migration Policy Centre (MPC) in the European University Institute in Florence.Valsamis Mitsilegas is Professor of European Criminal Law and Global Security at Queen Mary University of London.Jennifer Allsopp is Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Migration Leadership Team (MLT) based at the London International Development Centre (LIDC) and SOAS University of London.Lina Vosyliute works as a Researcher within the Rights and Security Programme at CEPS, a Brussels-based independent think tank.

• 1. IntroductionPART ICOUNTERING MIGRANT-SMUGGLING: EU POLICIES AND ACTORS2. Countering Migrant-Smuggling: The EU’s Policy Approach I. The EU Facilitators Package in Light of UN Standards II. Assessing Impact of the EU’s Facilitators Package on Civil Society Actors 3. The Role of EU Agencies in Countering Migrant-Smuggling I. Europol II. Eurojust III. Frontex IV. Role of EASO in Hotspots V. Role of EU-led Military Operations – EUNAVFOR MED Sophia in Central Mediterranean VI. A Multi-Agency Approach to Countering Migrant-Smuggling PART IITHE IMPACTS OF ANTI-MIGRANTSMUGGLING POLICIES ON CIVIL SOCIETY4. Anti-Smuggling in National Law and Perceptions among Civil Society Actors I. Italy II. Greece III. Hungary IV. UK 5. Effects of Countering Facilitation of Entry on Civil Society Actors Involved at External EU Sea and Land Borders I. Sea Borders and Search and Rescue II. Land Borders and Humanitarian Assistance 6. Humanitarian Assistance in the Context of the EU Hotspots Approach I. Italy: Hotspots in Southern Sicily II. Greece: Hotspot in Lesvos Island 7. The Effects of Countering Facilitation of Residence: Access to Services and Rights I. Italy: Cases of Rome and Ventimiglia II. Greece: Case of Athens and Thessaloniki III. Hungary: Budapest and SzegedIV. The UK: ‘Hostile Environment’ in London PART IIICONCEPTUALISING THE EFFECTS OF EU ANTI-MIGRANT-SMUGGLING POLICIES ON CIVIL SOCIETY8. The Three Faces of Policing the Mobility Society in the EU 9. Conclusions I. Impacts on Civil Society Actors II. Impact on Society as a Whole: Liberal Democracy, Refugees and the Crisis of Exclusion

Policing Humanitarianism offers solid empirical data and a comprehensive conceptualisation of policing the mobile society, including the movements of citizens and civil society actors, while considering the wider impact of the EU anti-migrant smuggling policies on civil society.