Ilse van Liempt conducted this study for her PhD dissertation at the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (IMES) at the University of Amsterdam.

“This work presents something new - a study of considerable academic and public interest, providing original qualitative research, a critique of the basic assumptions on human smuggling and interviews offering fascinating new empirical evidence. Ilse van Liempt makes a distinct contribution to the literature.” Professor Stephen Castles, Co-Director and Senior Researcher International Migration Institute, University of Oxford

• Introduction, The Janus face of globalisation, New intermediate structures in response to restrictive admission policies, Conducting research among smuggled migrants: an inside perspective, Structural conditions and individual choices, Crossing the border in various irregular ways, Different types of smuggling and internal dynamics, Impact of smuggling and legal limits to integration, Conclusion, Summary