Human Rights Law Discussion Group

Dr Martin Lemberg-Pedersen (Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Warwick, and research affiliate with the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) will present his ongoing work on ‘Market-crafting in the EU border security sector’. You can find an abstract below and in the flyer:

Abstract:

This talk analyzes processes, networks and actors on markets for border control as they relate to infrastructures of European border control, such as Frontex, EULisa and EUROSUR. It explores how certain forms of bureaucratization can engineer and sustain markets for border security, including surveillance, deportations and EU collaboration with Libya through tenders, contracts and company relations. The article also examines how this development has facilitated the creation of EUROSUR. It offers some observations on the political economy of EU border security, and the implications it has for human rights, industrial competition and transparency.