This article discusses the geopolitics of the borders of Russia, after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Intends to achieve a meeting between border geopolitics and migrations, separate research areas currently (Gielis, 2009). The first part...
Selective control of borders and the transnationalization of their resistances (in Spanish)
This article is about a relatively recent phenomenon: transnational networks for the rights of immigrants. Refers to the confluence of multiple organizations (immigrant associations, NGOs, anti-globalization groups, trade unions, etc.), those who...
Deported: the right to asylum at EU”s external border of Italy and Libya
Last year, the center of temporary shelters for irregular migrants in Lampedusa, the southernmost island of Italy, has been repeatedly denounced by the cases of alleged violations of human rights. This article presents an overview of developments...
Border acrobatics in Ceuta and Melilla. Exploring the management of terrestrial boundaries of the European Union on the African continent (in Spanish)
This text explores the evolution of the management of borders of Ceuta and Melilla with Morocco, from the entry of Spain into the European Union in 1986. Examines the progressively acrobatic profile of euroafricanos border regimes with respect to...
The new Eastern border of Schengen area and the irregular immigration into and from Poland
Since the beginning of the 90s, the transformation of the political and economic structure of the region of Central Europe and Eastern led to new migratory trends, especially in Poland. In the past 17 years, Poland has become the country of...
Italy, Spain and the Mediterranean immigration model in the 21st century (in Spanish)
The arrival of irregular foreigners to Spain and Italy still arousing media interest and leads to the perception that there is a problem of immigration control in the Mediterranean countries. However, it is argued here that Mediterranean...