Sarantaki, Antonia-Maria,

Frontex and the rising of a new border control culture in Europe / Antonia-Maria Sarantaki. - First Edition. - New York : Routledge, [2023] - 1 online resource. - Border regions series .

Introduction: the irrelevancy of Schengenland and Frontex's rise -- Frontex: An insurgent border control actor -- Constructing Frontex's culture -- Constructing the border of Lampedusa -- Constructing the border of Evros -- Border control in process: The rise of Warsaw culture -- Challenges to Warsaw culture -- Conclusion: Frontex's leadership and the re-drawing of EU border control.

"This book examines the rapidly expanding EU agency's distinct role in EU border control, showing that Frontex is a prominent border control actor that reshapes the EU borders by promoting a new border control culture. Bringing culture into the analysis of Frontex, this book offers an alternative in-depth understanding of the agency's function, focusing on the production and diffusion of border control assumptions and practices within a border control community. Based on data drawn from primary research at Frontex and two EU external borders, namely Lampedusa and Evros, this book examines Frontex's contribution to the emergence of a new border control culture in Europe, replacing the pre-existing Schengen culture. Compared with the existing literature on Frontex, this novel account takes into consideration the evolving nature of borders and border control, discussing three contemporary challenges for the established border control regime: Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and hard security preoccupations, such as the fall-out from the Russian invasion in Ukraine and the weaponisation of migration at the Greek-Turkish land border. Frontex and the Rising of a New Border Control Culture in Europe will appeal to scholars and students of border management, EU studies, migration, geography, international relations, and security, along with policymakers and practitioners with an interest in EU border control and Frontex"--

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European Border and Coast Guard Agency.


Border security--European Union countries.
Illegal immigration--European Union countries.
Noncitizens--European Union countries.
Refugees--European Union countries.
SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography


European Union countries--Emigration and immigration--Government policy.

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