eu and border control in east_apsa

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Tell me what your borders are and I will tell you who you are

(Jan Zielonka 2002: 7)

Multiplying and shifting borders: Globalization, border control and the eastern

expansion of the European Union.

Katalin Dancsi

Ph !andidate in International "elations

i#ision o$ %lobal &$$airs

"ut'ers The tate *ni#ersity o$ +ew Jersey

,2- .ashin'ton treet uite /,0

+ewark +J 07,02

Tel: (7-) -/-1///

[email protected]

(ra$t: 3lease do not 4uote without the 3ermission o$ the author)

Pa3er 3re3ared $or the International tudies &sso!iation &nnual 5on#ention in an

ie'o * 6ar!h 2212/ 200 to be 3resented in the 3anel .8-- Politi!s o$ 6i'ration

in the 9uro3ean *nion

Abstract: ue to the un3re!edented two1ste3 in!or3oration o$ east !entral 9uro3ean new

9* member states into the 9*s !ommon border !ontrol 3oli!y a sur3risin' situation

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arose in whi!h all the border se!tions o$ new members 'ot trans$ormed into ti'htly

!ontrolled e;ternal 9* borders irres3e!ti#e o$ their lo!ations< This !reated I ar'ue a

lar'e shi$tin' border =one atta!hed to the 9* $rom the east !ontainin' multi3le e;ternal

9* borders< I$ subse4uent wa#es o$ eastern 9* e;3ansions are 'oin' to $ollow similar

two1ste3 border !ontrol 3oli!y e;tensions the 9* is likely to end eastward $or a lon'

time in a shi$tin' $rontier =oneor e;am3le in my e;3erien!e !rossin' the

border between a new member and a non1a33li!ant eastern nei'hbor is more !ontrolled

than it is between a new member and an 9* !andidate nei'hbor< imilarly more

man3ower and IT e4ui3ments are dedi!ated to the border se!tions between a new

member and an a33li!ant nei'hbor than they are to the border se!tions between new

members< 6oreo#er the !rossin' o$ the old e;ternal border between old and new

members is noti!eably easier sin!e 9* e;3ansion des3ite that te!hni!ally1le'ally it

remained an un!han'ed e;ternal border


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arti!ulate 9* borders and the traAe!tory o$ 9uro3ean inte'ration in a normati#e and state1

!entri! way whi!h needs re$inement in the !onte;t o$ eastern 9* e;3ansion< The

enlar'in' 9*s eastward mo#in' $rontier =one be su$$i!iently 3ortrayed as a sin'ular line

o$ e;ternal border any moreirst some more ima'inati#e border !on!e3tuali=ations are needed whi!h de1

territoriali=e borders $rom the 3eri3hery o$ the state a!!ommodate their so$t =onal and

non1linear understandin' and rearti!ulate the state1!entri! e;ternal1internal border

di!hotomy< In the se!ond ste3 I link this new =onal 9* border $ormulation to the

s!holarshi3 o$ 9* studies< The enlar'in' 9* with a shi$tin' eastern $rontier =one

!ontainin' multi3le e;ternal borders is a sur3risin' !ase that !alls $or the

re!onsiderations o$ !on#entional 9* inte'ration and e;3ansion theories be!ause it inserts

new dynami!s into the !oo3eration o$ 2/ 9* member statesukuyama ,- Ghmae ,/ %uehenno ,/)< They !ontend

that IT inno#ation dri#en 'rowin' inter!onne!tedness e!onomi! interde3enden!e and the

a33earan!e o$ myriads o$ transnational a!tors !on$irm the in!reasin' rele#an!e o$ the

'lobal #illa'e model in I"< .hile realists kee3 stressin' the endurin' im3ortan!e o$ the

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nation1state state so#erei'nty territoriality and state borders< In their #iews the

!om3artmentali=ation o$ the 'lobe remains the basi! tool $or states to retain 3ower and

!ontrol their !iti=ens e#er sin!e the emer'en!e o$ the .est3halian state system (.alt=

,7 Taylor ,B &nderson ,)< They belie#e that well maintained borders en!ir!lin'

the nation1states ha#e always been the key in'redients o$ the interstate system and are

likely to remain so

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