| ID | 184314 |
| Title Proper | Fixing State Vision |
| Other Title Information | Interoperability, Biometrics, and Identity Management in the EU |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Leese, Matthias |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Building on Scott’s notion of identity as a key concept in early modern statehood, this paper historically contextualises and analyses the current political re-problematisation of identity in the EU. Engaging the recently adopted interoperability initiative that is set to biometrically verify and cross-validate identity records between all European border management, migration, and security databases, it argues that interoperability presents a shift from traditional modes of identity production at the border towards a digital space of identity management. Such identity management is predicated on the establishment of a biometric super-layer structure that cuts across databases without dissolving their legal foundations and introduces a new mode of ‘truth’ production in the form of a dedicated ‘identity confirmation file’ that is supposed to re-introduce a reliable baseline for the government of the Schengen area. |
| `In' analytical Note | Geopolitics Vol. 27, No.1; Jan-Feb 2022: p.113-133 |
| Journal Source | Geopolitics Vol: 27 No 1 |
| Key Words | EU ; Biometrics ; Identity Management |