When using the concept of transit migration, contemporary scholarly literature and policy documents typically refer to situations located outside or at the outskirts of the European Union. By analyzing the critical and empirical scholarship which uncovers the so-called gray area where it becomes hard to make clear distinctions that can be found at the nexus between migrant smuggling and human trafficking, the article aims to shed new light on the real-life vulnerabilities and dynamics that do not fit prototypical legal categories of either human trafficking or migrant smuggling. In so doing, the article discusses and analyzes legal and empirical scholarship that uncovers these vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities observed are likely to be further enhanced in transit zones where stranded individuals within the EU aim to continue their (increasingly) fragmented/non-linear migration journeys. Therefore, the article proposes to consider the usefulness and the usage of the notion of “transit migration” in the context of Intra-Schengen border mobility and not just when discussing external border mobility. The article argues that the concept of transit migration, if carefully defined, and if particular vulnerabilities found in transit space are recognized, can serve as a helpful lens that can prevent falling into the trap of conceiving migrant smuggling and human trafficking as strictly separate phenomena.

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过境移民的概念在申根内部流动背景下有多大用处？深入研究移民走私和人口贩卖之间的联系以寻找答案

在使用过境移民的概念时，当代学术文献和政策文件通常指的是位于欧盟以外或郊区的情况。通过分析揭示所谓的灰色地带的批判性和实证性学术研究，在移民走私和人口贩运之间的联系中可以找到难以明确区分的灰色地带，本文旨在揭示现实生活中的脆弱性和不符合人口贩运或移民偷运的典型法律类别的动态。为此，本文讨论和分析了揭示这些漏洞的法律和实证研究。观察到的脆弱性可能会在过境区进一步加剧，欧盟内的滞留个人旨在继续（越来越）分散/非线性的迁移旅程。因此，本文建议在申根内边境流动的背景下考虑“过境迁移”概念的有用性和用法，而不仅仅是在讨论外部边境流动时。文章认为，过境移民的概念，如果仔细定义，并且如果过境空间中发现的特殊脆弱性得到承认，可以作为一个有用的镜头，可以防止落入将移民走私和人口贩运视为严格分开的现象的陷阱。本文建议在申根内部边境流动的背景下考虑“过境移民”概念的有用性和用法，而不仅仅是在讨论外部边境流动时。文章认为，过境移民的概念，如果仔细定义，并且如果过境空间中发现的特殊脆弱性得到承认，可以作为一个有用的镜头，可以防止落入将移民走私和人口贩运视为严格分开的现象的陷阱。本文建议在申根内部边境流动的背景下考虑“过境移民”概念的有用性和用法，而不仅仅是在讨论外部边境流动时。文章认为，过境移民的概念，如果仔细定义，并且如果过境空间中发现的特殊脆弱性得到承认，可以作为一个有用的镜头，可以防止落入将移民走私和人口贩运视为严格分开的现象的陷阱。