This book explores contemporary migration by boat through the intertwined, and under-explored, elements of empirical data, governance and geopolitics, and discourses. While the migration of people by boat is a long-standing phenomenon, journeys have become more frequent and precarious as states illegalise entry. As migration at sea becomes more common, it has gained attention from a range of actors, including enforcement authorities, political elites, media, and non/inter-governmental organizations. The sea has thus become a space of hope/desperation for migrants as well as conflict over territory and sovereignty, representing wider social debates in and beyond Australia, Canada, the European Union, and the United States. Current literature on migration by boat reflects these debates, primarily concentrating on the humanitarian and legal realities of migration by boat and border enforcement at sea , however, few studies have analysed their empirical relationship. This edited volume aims to fill this gap and thereby address three important, overlapping aspects of these debates. The first theme will explore data and methods on migration by boat, its discourse, and its enforcement, and in addition identifying appropriate research methodologies and sources to gather these data. The second theme will build upon the first by focusing on the relationship between data on migration by boat and governance and geopolitics of the "border". Building upon the two themes already outlined, the third theme will identify and analyse how elite discourses represent migration at sea.

She is alive and looking for retribution. In the valleys of Puerto Rico, Jayne and Destin begin their hunt for el Diablo. There is nowhere to hide and running is no longer an option. Follow the duo as they plummet through the depths of hell searching for the demon responsible for destroying their family. Lies, sex, and betrayal are the usual suspects. Who will survive? Who will die? I will never tell...

Having to escape their beloved Puerto Rico, Saint and Fiona DesMoines possess something so dangerous, something so sinister, that they can only entrust one person with its secret, their daughter Jayne. Unaware that she holds the key to man's survival, Jayne attends school like any other normal college student. She and her best friend Shanna navigate the halls of academia, love, and lust in the heart of Georgia. Life is looking up for her when she meets a mysterious guy who shows up on her doorsteps. She trusts him with her life...but like some attractions, this one may be fatal. Nothing remains perfect for long. Things begin to suddenly spiral out of control as another stranger enters stage left. She brings with her secrets and an undeniable truth...things aren't always as they appear. Jayne finds herself fighting not only for her life, but for the ones of those she loves. In a runaway tale of love, devotion, deception, and betrayal, Jayne must find her way through hell and back if she ever wants to see the light of day again. As innocence is stripped away, and looks begin to kill...Jayne's temple is transformed into a body of lies...

This book explores contemporary migration by boat through the intertwined, and under-explored, elements of empirical data, governance and geopolitics, and discourses. While the migration of people by boat is a long-standing phenomenon, journeys have become more frequent and precarious as states illegalise entry. As migration at sea becomes more common, it has gained attention from a range of actors, including enforcement authorities, political elites, media, and non/inter-governmental organizations. The sea has thus become a space of hope/desperation for migrants as well as conflict over territory and sovereignty, representing wider social debates in and beyond Australia, Canada, the European Union, and the United States. Current literature on migration by boat reflects these debates, primarily concentrating on the humanitarian and legal realities of migration by boat and border enforcement at sea , however, few studies have analysed their empirical relationship. This edited volume aims to fill this gap and thereby address three important, overlapping aspects of these debates: The first theme will explore data and methods on migration by boat, its discourse, and its enforcement, and in addition identifying appropriate research methodologies and sources to gather these data. The second theme will build upon the first by focusing on the relationship between data on migration by boat and governance and geopolitics of the "border". Building upon the two themes already outlined, the third theme will identify and analyse how elite discourses represent migration at sea.