With a desire to help : A case study about Lesvos

2017

Master's thesis Global development and planning UT505 - University of Agder 2017 In 2015 an unexpected flow of refugees and migrants headed into southern Europe. This was the start of one of the biggest humanitarian crisis in recent history affecting Europe. Over two and a half years later, the crisis is still ongoing. Most refugees and migrants have arrived in Italy and Greece, which have put an enormous pressure on these countries. Some arrival spots are more popular than others and have created so-called ‘hot spots.’ One of them is the Greek island of Lesvos. This research has explored how different actors have met and engaged in this humanitarian crisis on Lesvos. This is a qualitative …