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Record Nr.

UNINA9910511506603321

Autore

Zaiotti Ruben

Titolo

Cultures of border control : Schengen and the evolution of European frontiers / / Ruben Zaiotti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago [Ill.] ; ; London, : University of Chicago Press, 2011

ISBN

9786613078520

0-226-97788-9

1-283-07852-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 p.)

Disciplina

363.28/5094

Soggetti

Border security - Europe - History - 20th century

Europe Boundaries History 20th century

Europe Politics and government 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- One. Introduction -- Two. Accounting for Schengen: Cultures of Border Control and Their Evolution -- Three. Westphalian Culture of Border Control: From Maturity to Contestation -- Four. The Pursuit of New Cultures of Border Control: Schengen and Brussels -- Five. Selecting a New Culture of Border Control: Schengen -- Six. Selecting a New Culture of Border Control: Brussels -- Seven. From Selection to Retention: Schengen's Incorporation into the European Union -- Eight. Consolidating the New Culture of Border Control: Schengen in the European Union -- Nine. Beyond Europe: Toward a New Culture of Border Control in North America? -- Ten. Conclusion: After Schengen -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

In recent years, a number of European countries abolished national border controls in favor of Europe's external frontiers. In doing so, they challenged long-established conceptions of sovereignty, territoriality, and security in world affairs. Setting forth a new analytic framework informed by constructivism and pragmatism, Ruben Zaiotti traces the transformation of underlying assumptions and cultural practices guiding European policymakers and postnational Europe, shedding



light on current trends characterizing its politics and relations with others. The book also includes a fascinating comparison to developments in North America, where the United States has pursued more restrictive border control strategies since 9/11. As a broad survey of the origins, evolution, and implications of this remarkable development in European integration, Cultures of Border Control will be of interest to students and scholars of international relations and political geography.