Security in Transnational Spaces: Legal and Political Perspectives Across Europe

This book focuses on transnationalism as a key concept to evaluate how Europe experiences, perceives and responds to current cross-border security challenges from a legal and political perspective.

The chapters in this volume specifically provide state-of-the-art accounts on several legal and political developments that have recently taken place in relation to transnational issues, such as terrorism, irregular migration and human rights violations. It specifically discusses how Europe experiences, perceives and responds to security challenges with the expectation to identify those facets of transnationalism that would ’equally’ concern political scientists and legal scholars, especially those working on subjects pertaining to the EU governance. Through a timely analysis of the specificities of these cases, the book contributes to a much wider debate on whether and to what extent the changes and practices identified are still in accordance with cornerstones of the EU governance project, such as fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law. Overall, the book provides a fresh reading on the current status of security across Europe and the way it is understood and practiced from a multidisciplinary perspective

With a revised introduction and a new conclusion, this edited volume this is the ideal companion for students, researchers and practitioners interested in law, public policy and administration, and security. This book was originally published in the Journal of Contemporary European Studies.

Silvia D’Amato is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA). Prior to joining Leiden University, she was Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute as well as Adjunct Professor and interim Academic Coordinator for the James Madison University MA EUPS Programme in Florence. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Scuola Normale Superiore and she has been Post-Doctoral fellow within the H2020 project RESPOND at University of Florence. Her research interests include terrorism and counterterrorism, international politics, military interventions and comparative counterterrorism strategies.

Athina Sachoulidou is Assistant Professor in Criminal Law at the NOVA School of Law in Lisbon. Prior to joining the Nova School of Law, she was a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute. She holds a PhD in Law from the Ruperto Carola University of Heidelberg. Her doctoral thesis was presented with the Ruprecht-Karls award for outstanding scholarly works in November 2019. Her areas of research include: corporate liability ex crimine and the study of deviant behaviour in corporate environments; new and emerging technologies in the area of criminal law; the use of artificial intelligence in law enforcement and criminal justice settings; cross-border access to electronic evidence. Currently, she represents NOVA School of Law in the international consortium of the EU H2020 project TRACE.