Data matter more than ever in the regulation of borders and migration. An apt illustration of
how movement is enabled or restricted by data collection and analytics was recently …

This special issue (SI) calls for reinventing the politics of knowledge production in migration
studies. Academic migration research should make knowledge production an essential part …

ABSTRACT The European Union's effort at controlling its external borders is an endeavour
that increasingly relies on digital systems: from tools for information gathering and …

From statistical calculations to psychological knowledge, from profiling to scenario planning,
and from biometric data to predictive algorithms, International Relations scholars have shed …

In 2020, the European Union announced the award of the contract for the biometric part of
the new database for border control, the Entry Exit System, to two companies: IDEMIA and …

Automated facial recognition, the use of dactyloscopic data and advanced forensic DNA
analyses are becoming dominant technological surveillance means for …

In this article, we explore the security politics of EU database interoperability, inquiring how
knowledge infrastructures underpin European security integration. Sitting at the intersection …

In this paper, we critically interrogate the registration of migrants in pan-European, large-
scale biometric databases, like Eurodac (European Asylum Dactyloscopy Database). We …

This paper discusses biometric borders in Europe, focusing on the Eurodac database and
practises of fingerprinting people on the move in Greece as a politicised attempt to control …

Digital technologies can help support the health of migrants and refugees and facilitate
research on their health issues. However, ethical concerns include security and …