European migration policies between restrictions and few rights. The case of the Balkan route

The rise of new migratory routes in the world has represented a response to the unsuccessful strategies adopted by States in the field of people mobility. The Balkan route, in Eastern Europe, came out from the migration crisis in 2015 and continues until today. The main goal of this noteis to provide a detailed literature regardingthe policies adopted by the States to manage migration along Balkan countries. It is also the aim of this paper to show how policies have produced changes in the route, violatingthe fundamental human rights instead ofreducing the number of people trying to cross the borders to reach Europebut rather creatingcategories of marginalizedpeople in marginalizedplaces.