Security at the borders transnational practices and technologies in West Africa

Borders are not just lines in the sand, but increasingly globalised spaces of practice. This is the case in West Africa, where a growing range of local and international officials are brought together by ambitious security projects around common anxieties. These projects include efforts to stop irre...

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Other Authors: Frowd, Philippe M., autor (autor)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press [2018]
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction
  • Part I
  • 2. Borderwork Assemblages in West Africa
  • 3. Security Knowledge and the Politics of Intervention
  • Part II
  • 4. From Migration Crisis to Cooperacion
  • 5. Border Infrastructures and Statebuilding in Mauritania
  • 6. Biometric Borderwork
  • 7. Conclusion.