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Mobility Economies in Europe’s Borderlands provides an in-depth ethnographic analysis of the economic dimensions of migration through Libya and across the Mediterranean Sea. Marthe Achtnich explores how migrants creatively navigate informal economies, social networks, and institutional structures to finance their journeys and sustain themselves during transit.
The book challenges conventional narratives about migration by focusing on the economic agency and resourcefulness of migrants themselves. Achtnich examines the diverse pathways migrants take, the role of money-making activities along the journey, and how economic relationships shape migration experiences. Through detailed fieldwork and personal accounts, the study illuminates the often-invisible economic systems that enable and constrain human mobility in one of Europe’s most contested borderlands.
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