| ID | 134627 |
| Title Proper | Euro-crafting at border zones |
| Other Title Information | the case of the Greco-Turkish border and the question of a European Union ‘beyond the state’ |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Borg, Stefan |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The European Union is often conceptualised as an entity that is profoundly different from that of the modern state. Through a reading of the recent humanitarian crisis precipitated by large-scale migration into Greece, the paper challenges the understanding that the crafting of the European Union (‘Euro-crafting’) is qualitatively different from the crafting of the modern state. Conceptually, the paper proposes that Euro-crafting should be thought through in relation to practices of statecraft, instead of a priori postulated as qualitatively different from such practices. Putting such an understanding of Euro-crafting to work, the paper explores the recent humanitarian crisis precipitated by large-scale migration into Greece and demonstrates how practices of Euro-crafting mirror the major desire-driven practices of modern statecraft; practices of ordering, bordering, and identification. |
| `In' analytical Note | Geopolitics Vol.19, No.3; Aug.2014: p.565-586 |
| Journal Source | GeopoliticsVol: 19 No 3 |
| Standard Number | Geopolitics |