Risky Borders: Gender and Race in EU Border Security

Risky Borders: Gender and Race in EU Border Security

Risky Borders: Gender, Race and (In)Security in Frontex’s Risk Analysis

The project examines the role of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in the reproduction and transformation of gender and racial inequalities and insecurities. In several case studies on border security operations in the Mediterranean Sea, particular focus will be placed on risk analysis in this process.

Funded by:                  Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

Hostinstitution:            Central European University (CEU)

Duration:                     March 2021 – February 2025

Project lead:                Saskia Stachowitsch

Collaborators:              Julia Sachseder