Abstract
In the myriad stories about the border that circulate in communities near and connected to the outer eastern edge of the European Union (EU), one narrative resurfaces repeatedly. According to this narrative, a ruse brings would-be immigrants from their home countries to a spot in the forest in the west of Ukraine, where a fake border has been constructed. Bidden by their guides, they cross over the barbed wire or other artifice and believe they have arrived in the EU. Shortly thereafter, by prior arrangement with the coyotes who have arranged the travelers’ passage, Ukrainian law enforcement officials arrest the travelers and detain them for lack of proper documentation or authorization to be in Ukraine.
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Simonyi, A., Pisano, J. (2011). The Social Lives of Borders: Political Economy at the Edge of the European Union. In: DeBardeleben, J., Hurrelmann, A. (eds) Transnational Europe. Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230306370_13
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