Norbert Cyrus - Contested Migration. A Review of Conflict Lines

Contested Migration A Review of Conflict Lines Lecture as part of the 3rd Summer School of Viadrina Center B ORDERS IN MOTION Tue 17th 14 35 16 00 Lecturer Dr Norbert Cyrus Viadrina Center B ORDERS IN MOTION Moderator PD Dr Carolin Leutloff Grandits Viadrina Center B ORDERS IN MOTION Migration is an issue fiercly contested Albeit migrants may encounter some sympathy as individuals or smaller groups the imagination of migration as a dynamic and transformative large scale phenomenon evokes strong sentiments of unsettledness among relevant parts of the population The prevalent nativist image that the migrating them may endanger our public security wealth and welfare fuels efforts to strictly control and contain cross border movement of people The fortification of state borders and intensification of migration control employ digital tools for border crossing related data collection and processing with the promise to facilitate security for Us Today governments assembled in the UN officiall