European states may resent civilian rescuers helping migrant boats in distress, but they are here to stay.
Maurice Stierl
Maurice Stierl is a researcher at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies at Osnabrück University, Germany. His research focuse... s on migration struggles in contemporary Europe and (northern) Africa. His book "Migrant Resistance in Contemporary Europe" was published by Routledge in 2019.
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