Gabriella Sanchez
Borders, Security and Gender Lead
Gabriella Sanchez is a socio-cultural anthropologist with a background in law enforcement. Her research (carried out on the US-Mexico border, the Americas, North Africa and Europe) examines the facilitation of high-risk migration and border crossings. She focuses on the structure and organization of migrant smuggling groups, alongside the impacts of counter-smuggling responses.
Recent publications
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The EU’s new counter-smuggling directive proposal : persisting challenges and recommendations towards implementation
Policy briefing
Gabriella Sanchez et al, (2024), Policy Brief; 2024/01
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Irregular migration in the time of counter-smuggling
Special journal issue
Gabriella Sanchez and Georgios A. Antonopoulos, (2023), Trends in Organized Crime, 26
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The violent, hopeful world of children who smuggle people
Report
Gabriella Sanchez and Cameron Thibos, (2022)
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To Other and Vilify: Manufacturing Migration as Crime
Gabriella Sanchez, (2021), European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 27
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Five misconceptions about migrant smuggling
Gabriella Sanchez, (2018), Migration Policy Centre Policy Briefs 2018/07