migrants Migration Data Governance: A Critical Discussion on the Digital “Black Box” of Migration Digitalization of governance, transparency, accountability, as well as legal and socio-political implications of data-driven migration governance are among the topics addressed during the workshop “Migration data governance” hosted by the ⋙
Interviews Between borders, technologies, and databases: (in)visibilising emerging challenges in migration. A conversation with Niovi Vavoula Both at the external EU borders, such as Greece and Italy, and the internal ones amongst EU Member States, we have witnessed a dispersion of the border, through its digitalization. ⋙
refugees Pushbacks, pullbacks, backscattering: evolving forms of digital refoulement at the EU borders After the so-called 2015 “refugees’ crisis”, the European Union and its Member States have given new impetus to the externalisation in border management and outsourcing of migration policies, accelerating a ⋙
Africa African Crossroads: Security Challenges and Partnership Opportunities In the last decade, many African countries have experienced an economic growth rate among the world’s highest. In 2019, Ethiopia was the second-fastest growing economy globally,with an average ⋙
Mediterranean A liquid frontline: new war imaginaries in the Mediterranean Sea In the last few years, the Mediterranean area has witnessed at least three massive and unprecedented military operations that involve EU member states: the Italian Mare Nostrum (2013-2014), EUNAVFOR Med ⋙
USA Just another brick in the (Great American) Wall The construction of a Great American Wall on the border with Mexico is still seen as a pressing necessity by large sectors of the U.S. administration and electorate. Why ⋙
borders Peripheralizing Europe How We Can Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the Peripheries. Peripheralizing Europe (“an east/south encounter of translocal politics and practices”) is the title of a meeting that has ⋙
borders Fieldnotes from the Frontiers of Ebola A reflection on humanitarian practice between conspiracy theories and sloppy controls. For irresponsible that it may sound, facing prevention measures in Mali, I must confess that I actually find what ⋙
borders Why Grounded Theory is not for emotional PhD students Catapulted into doctoral fieldwork our correspondent reflects on her experience. I came to the field with the enthusiasm of getting closer to the reality (to ‘collect data’). As soon as ⋙
borders Algorithmic Sovereignty in a Post-Preemptive World Private consultancies, risky individuals and low-probability-high-consequences scenarios. Contracting security governmental functions and services to private consultancies is not (only) putting old wine in new bottles: it paves the way to ⋙
borders Starting with the master Herzog’s cinema explores borders. Not only geographical borders. It’s an inside point-of-view searching for a chaotic outside. I think it’s impossible to start this column about crime, ⋙
