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In this chapter, I introduce the empirical puzzle that lies at the core of this book—that is, the design and operational management of the Visa Information System (VIS), which is a large-scale IT system used for border security, migration management, and law enforcement purposes in the European Union (EU). I unpack the core arguments developed throughout the book, discuss my research journey, and present the outline of the chapters that follow.

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Glouftsios, G. (2021). Introduction. In: Engineering Digitised Borders. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3402-4_1

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