Book Review: Beyond ambivalence and certitude
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/13624806221136445 |
| Published date | 01 February 2023 |
| Date | 01 February 2023 |
| Subject Matter | Book Reviews |
comparative study of deportation and immigration enforcement practices, Leerkes and
Van Houte (2020), for example, uncovered significant differences among European
state policies and in their underlying interests and capacities. A better developed macro-
level perspective would have enabled Aliverti to situate her ethnographic findings within
this landscape, and tease out not only the universal aspects of border policing, but also its
national uniqueness and particularities. This should not be seen as a detraction from the
overall quality of the book, but rather an invitation to further discussion, one which is
already under way.
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1. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/24/several-people-dead-migrant-boat-
capsizes-channel
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Beyond ambivalence and certitude
Ian Loader
University of Oxford, UK
Policing the Borders Within is an insightful, granular account of the enmeshing of policing and
immigration enforcement. It is based on a rich, detailed ethnographic study of the work and
sensibilities of immigration and police officers in the UK. It draws widely on post-colonial the-
orizing on borders and territorial exclusion, and offers a grounded contribution to our
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