Ahlam Chemlali on the human cost of Europe’s border externalisation

Ahlam Chemlali; Anne Blaabjerg Nielsen

Ahlam Chemlali on the human cost of Europe’s border externalisation

Ahlam Chemlali
, Anne Blaabjerg Nielsen

Migration and global order

Research output: Other contribution › Longreads, DIIS Q&A, DIIS Interview and DIIS Blog › Communication

Abstract

Tunisia has become Europe’s southern border post – and a window into the consequences of the EU’s migration policy.

Original language	English
Publication date	5 Sept 2025
Place of Publication	Copenhagen
Publisher	Danish Institute for International Studies
Publication status	Published - 5 Sept 2025

Series	DIIS Interview

Keywords

Migration governance
Human rights
EU
Foreign policy
Border control
North Africa
International relations
Tunisia
Externalization
Border violence

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https://www.diis.dk/node/27849

Living and dying in transit: Violence, bodies and survival in the Tunisian borderlands
Chemlali, A., Jun 2025, Aalborg University. 171 p.
Research output: Book, Anthology, Thesis, Report › Ph.D. Thesis

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Ahlam Chemlali on the human cost of Europe’s border externalisation

Abstract

Keywords

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Research output

Living and dying in transit: Violence, bodies and survival in the Tunisian borderlands

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