Stefano Becucci is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Florence. His research interests are the inclusion and exclusion of migrants in the receiving society, human smuggling and trafficking, and organized crime in Italy and other European countries.

'Stefano Becucci’s timely work into the urgent issue of migrant smuggling and trafficking in Southern Europe is a crucial read on challenges that demand immediate attention and action. From criminal actors to migration policies, the book dissects the pressing issues at the forefront of today’s agendas.' Damián Zaitch, Utrecht University

• Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Theoretical frameworks on migrant smugglingChapter 3. Irregular migration towards Southern Europe Chapter 4. Trafficking of migrants for sexual and labour exploitationChapter 5. In search of explanationsAppendix

Stefano Becucci is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Florence. His research interests are the inclusion and exclusion of migrants in the receiving society, human smuggling and trafficking, and organized crime in Italy and other European countries.

'Stefano Becucci’s timely work into the urgent issue of migrant smuggling and trafficking in Southern Europe is a crucial read on challenges that demand immediate attention and action. From criminal actors to migration policies, the book dissects the pressing issues at the forefront of today’s agendas.' Damián Zaitch, Utrecht University

• Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Theoretical frameworks on migrant smugglingChapter 3. Irregular migration towards Southern Europe Chapter 4. Trafficking of migrants for sexual and labour exploitationChapter 5. In search of explanationsAppendix

Stefano Becucci is Associate Professor of Sociology in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Florence. His research interests are the inclusion and exclusion of migrants in the receiving society, human smuggling and trafficking, and organized crime in Italy and other European countries.

'Stefano Becucci’s timely work into the urgent issue of migrant smuggling and trafficking in Southern Europe is a crucial read on challenges that demand immediate attention and action. From criminal actors to migration policies, the book dissects the pressing issues at the forefront of today’s agendas.' Damián Zaitch, Utrecht University

• Chapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Theoretical frameworks on migrant smugglingChapter 3. Irregular migration towards Southern Europe Chapter 4. Trafficking of migrants for sexual and labour exploitationChapter 5. In search of explanationsAppendix