Migration and Border Security

The articles included in this book deal with various aspects of international migration analyzed from different methodological perspectives. What unites this collection of articles is that they deal with peripheral borders, separating rich and poor regions of our globe. They analyze the challenges and problems faced by the European Union and its member states, including Spain and Poland - states with external sea and land borders of the EU. The position of a peripheral country causes a number of problems related to illegal immigration, experienced by Poland and Spain alike. The United States face a similar problem on the border with Mexico. Undoubtedly, as a result of migration pressure, both the European Union and the United States increasingly resemble a besieged fortress.

Anna Sroka – Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Warsaw. Her research links various aspects of the quality of democracy with issues of internal security, including the relationship between democracy, populism, radicalization and migration.

Piotr Potejko – Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Chair of Security Studies at the University of Warsaw. His research concerns the field of internal and international security of the state with particular attention paid to cyber security.

Ruben Dario Torres Kumbrián – Professor at the Department of Social Work, Faculty of Law, UNED. Her research interests concern various aspects of internal and external security of the European Union.