Vaughan-Williams, Nick. (2008) Borderwork beyond inside/outside? Frontex, the citizen–detective and the war on terror. Space and Polity, Vol.12 (No.1). pp. 63-79. ISSN 1356-2576

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

The article begins by noting Etienne Balibar's insight that the borders of Europe may be vacillating but that they are changing and multiplying rather than simply disappearing. Drawing upon this insight, it seeks to investigate ways in which responses to the threat of terrorism in the EU have involved bordering practices that to some extent challenge commonsensical understandings of what and where the borders of Europe should be according to the conventional ‘inside/outside’ model. In this context, two cases are examined: the recent surveillance activities of the new EU border management agency Frontex in Africa; and the emergence of surveillance strategies arising from the linking of notions of European citizenship with EU-wide counter-terrorism initiatives following 9/11. It is argued that new border vocabularies are necessary in order for emerging forms of borderwork to be identified and interrogated in the context of the on-going ‘war on terror’.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	J Political Science > JC Political theory J Political Science > JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Boundaries -- Europe, Border security -- European Union countries, Terrorism -- Prevention -- Government policy -- European Union countries
Journal or Publication Title:	Space and Polity
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1356-2576
Official Date:	2008
Volume:	Vol.12
Number:	No.1
Page Range:	pp. 63-79
Identification Number:	10.1080/13562570801969457
Status:	Peer Reviewed
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/36450

Request changes or add full text files to a record

Actions (login required)

View Item