On the Doorstep of Europe: Asylum and Citizenship in Greece

by Heath Cabot

Book Overview

Greece has shouldered a heavy burden in the global economic crisis, struggling with political and financial insecurity. Greece has also the most porous external border of the European Union, tasked with ensuring that the EU's boundaries are both "secure and humanitarian" and hosting enormous numbers of migrants and asylum seekers who arrive by land and sea. The recent leadership and fiscal crises have led to a breakdown of legal entitlements for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812246152
• ISBN13: 9780812246155
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.1"