Leila Simona Talani is professor of International Political Economy at the department of European and International Studies at King’s College London. Her research interests currently focus on the global political economy and the migration crisis and on the consequences of the global financial crisis on the capitalist structures of European countries.Matilde Rosina is a PhD candidate in the Department of European and International Studies at King’s College London. Her research focuses on the concept of deterrence in the context of international migration, and in particular on the criminalisation of irregular migration.

• Introduction – Understanding the Relationship between Migration, Populism and Crisis – Deconstructing Populist Discourse on Migration and Crisis – Conclusion