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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Golunov, S. V., 1973- author.

Series:

Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ; 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Border security--Russia (Federation).

Border security.

Border security--European Union countries.

Russia (Federation)--Boundaries.

Russia (Federation).

European Union countries--Boundaries.

European Union countries.

Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations--European Union countries.

European Union countries--Foreign relations--Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

European Union-Russian border security

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-26035-8

1-138-20575-3

1-283-64277-8

0-203-10696-2

1-136-26036-6

9780203106969

OCLC:

813005325