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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824545103321

Autore

Golunov S. V. <1973-, >

Titolo

EU-Russian border security : challenges, (mis)perceptions, and responses / / Serghei Golunov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-26035-8

1-138-20575-3

1-283-64277-8

0-203-10696-2

1-136-26036-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ; ; 38

Disciplina

363.28/5094

Soggetti

Border security - Russia (Federation)

Border security - European Union countries

Russia (Federation) Boundaries

European Union countries Boundaries

Russia (Federation) Foreign relations European Union countries

European Union countries Foreign relations Russia (Federation)

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

What is border security? -- The EU-Russian border -- Existing works on the topic -- Conceptual approach -- Structure of the book -- Border security: towards conceptualization -- Border security agenda in border studies and other disciplines -- Traditional approaches -- Since the end of 1980s: borders challenged -- Practical approaches to border security -- Unilateral fencing off -- Security by common efforts: US-Canada border -- Elimination of barriers and creation of common border space: the EU experience -- "Hybrid" border security policies: the case of Russia -- A way to combine theory with practice: pragmatist-dialogical approach -- EU-Russian border(land): characteristics and representations -- EU-Russian border(land) as objective reality -- The coterminous other in mutual perceptions: acceptance and rejection -- EU and Russia: important but not reliable



partners -- Russia and Finland: everything is wonderful, but -- Russia and the Baltic States: slowly fading enmity -- Russia and Poland: going hot and cold by turns -- The border conctructed: representations and projects -- Immigration as a security issue -- Smuggling and grey trade -- Border protection: strategies, achievements, and side effects.

Sommario/riassunto

The land border between Russia and the European Union is one of the longest land borders in the world, with very considerable trade flowing across the border in both directions. This book examines the nature of the EU-Russia border, and the issues connected with its management. It describes the territories and the societies on each side of the border, discusses the challenges which confront border management, including migration and criminal activities, and explores how people on both sides perceive each other and perceive threats and security issues. It concludes by assessing achievements