This engaging analysis of the refugee crisis explores how borders are formed, policed—and
used to inflict violence on the poor.“In an era of terrorism, global inequality, and rising …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the state of research of police militarization in
the USA to explore the claim that the police are becoming more like the military, or …

This review article reviews the current 'state of the art'and literature on the role of the police
and military within the changing nature of internal and external security. Some scholars …

This work examines the blurring distinctions between the police and military institutions and
between war and law enforcement. In this article, the author asserts that understanding this …

This paper identifies a global trend towards hardened, militarised borders through the use of
military technologies, hardware and personnel. In contrast to claims of waning state …

Over recent years, there has been growing concern in European countries with irregular
migration and other–supposedly related–transnational challenges from across the …

We all have images of soldiering seared into our memories. Perhaps we visualize troops
firing at each other from World War I (WWI) trenches, allied forces storming the beaches of …

The process-based model dominates contemporary American research on police-
community relations and perceptions of police. A sizable literature has examined the …

This article looks at the evolution of European small states' military policies after the Cold
War. Traditionally, small states faced a security dilemma between favouring influence and …

Borders are not just lines in the sand, but increasingly globalised spaces of practice. This is
the case in West Africa, where a growing range of local and international officials are …