Migration as an Issue of Security in the British-French Border Zone? : The Practice-Based Securitisation of Migration in the Border Zone

Sammanfattning: This article examines the securitisation of migration in the British-French border zone, based on applied practices to tackle migration. The border zone is characterised by measures, aiming to discourage people from staying in the area and crossing the border to the United Kingdom. Based on data obtained from semi-structured interviews and different textual documents, this thesis analysed whether practices applied in the border zone are “instruments of securitisation” and thus perpetuating the construction of migration as a security threat. Thereby the analysis was based on different criteria as put forward by the theoretical framework.  Ultimately, I argue that different measures, initially applied to tackle migration, do also perpetuate the securitisation of migration.