This study will look into decision-making practices of border security officers working at internal EU borders – specifically, in the German-Polish (both sides) and German-Dutch (German side) border zones. The project aims to analyse the role street-level border officials play in both immigration and crime control. In doing so, specific attention will be paid to the dialectics of control and resistance, as well as to the interaction between their decision-making with decisions made on the upper legislative and policy echelons.
| Duration | 2017 - 2021 |
| Researcher | Maryla Klajn |
| Main project | Getting to the Core of Crimmigration |
| Funding | NWO |
| Main organisation | Van Vollenhoven Institute, Leiden University |
What role(s) do border officials play in the enforcement and management of border control and border mobilities and how do these roles relate to the personal, organizational and larger societal context within which these officials operate?
