Frontiers of fear: immigration and insecurity in the United States and Europe
Introduction: The immigration-security nexus -- part 1. The framing of immigration as a security issue. Newcomers, old threats, and current concerns ; Securitization before 9/11 ; Securitization after 9/11 -- part 2. The dynamics of policy failure. Border escalation as a policy failure ; The security/insecurity spiral ; Radicalization in the West -- part 3. Why do failed policies persist? Emigration, development, and (in)security ; Immigration, economic interests, and politics -- Conclusion: Threats to Western democracy