Policing Mobility Regimes: Frontex and the Production of the European Borderscape (Routledge Studies in Criminal Justice, Borders and Citizenship) - Softcover

Campesi, Giuseppe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1032076542 ISBN 13: 9781032076546

Publisher: Routledge, 2023

Synopsis

More than 30 years after its birth, the Schengen area of free movement is under siege in Europe: new barriers are being erected along land borders, military assets are increasingly deployed to patrol the Mediterranean, while sophisticated surveillance tools are used to keep track of the flows of people crossing into European space.

Bringing together perspectives from political geography, critical criminology and legal theory, Policing Mobility Regimes offers a systematic analysis of the impact that Frontex is having on migration control strategies at the EU level and offers a detailed empirical description of the agency’s organization and operational activities. In addition, this book explores the meaning behind the attempt at developing a post-national border control strategy and what effect this might have on the geopolitics of Europe’s borders. It contributes to the wider theoretical debate on the relationships among migration, security and the transformation of borders in contemporary Europe.

An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to all those engaged with criminology, sociology, geography, politics and law as well as all those interested in learning about Europe’s changing borders.

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About the Author

Giuseppe Campesi is professor of law and society at the Department of Political Sciences, University of Bari ‘Aldo Moro’, Italy. His research cut across different disciplines focusing mainly on contemporary social theory, critical legal studies, critical criminology, border controls and migration policies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032076542
• ISBN 13: 9781032076546
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 324