Airpower and Migration Control

IF 3 1区社会学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY

Geopolitics Pub Date : 2022-07-20 DOI:10.1080/14650045.2022.2094776

D. Lutterbeck

引用次数: 1

Abstract

ABSTRACT Migration scholarship has thus far largely neglected the role of aircraft in both (irregular) migration and state policies aimed at controlling migration. Drawing inspiration from the field of strategic studies, where ‘airpower’ has been a key theoretical concept, this article explores the role of aerial assets in states’ migration control efforts. The article discusses three main dimensions of the use of airpower in controlling migration: the increasing resort to aircraft for border enforcement purposes – or what can be referred to as ‘vertical border policing’ –, states’ tight monitoring of the aerial migration infrastructure, and the use of aircraft in migrant return operations. As a core element of state power, it is airpower’s key features of reach, speed and height which have made it a particularly useful migration control instrument.

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空中力量和迁移控制

摘要到目前为止，移民学者在很大程度上忽视了飞机在（非正常）移民和旨在控制移民的国家政策中的作用。在战略研究领域，“空中力量”一直是一个关键的理论概念，本文从中汲取灵感，探讨了空中资产在各州移民控制工作中的作用。这篇文章讨论了使用空中力量控制移民的三个主要方面：越来越多地使用飞机进行边境执法——或者可以被称为“垂直边境警务”——、各州对空中移民基础设施的严密监控，以及在移民返回行动中使用飞机。空中力量作为国家力量的核心要素，其覆盖范围、速度和高度等关键特征使其成为一种特别有用的移民控制工具。

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Geopolitics Multiple-

CiteScore

7.60

自引率

10.30%

发文量

期刊介绍： The study of geopolitics has undergone a major renaissance during the past decade. Addressing a gap in the published periodical literature, this journal seeks to explore the theoretical implications of contemporary geopolitics and geopolitical change with particular reference to territorial problems and issues of state sovereignty . Multidisciplinary in its scope, Geopolitics includes all aspects of the social sciences with particular emphasis on political geography, international relations, the territorial aspects of political science and international law. The journal seeks to maintain a healthy balance between systemic and regional analysis.