The Use of Digital Technologies at Borders: a Migrant-centred Analysis
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Author
Martín del Río, Marina
Other authors
Universitat Ramon Llull. Facultat de Comunicació i Relacions Internacionals Blanquerna
Publication date
2024Abstract
This study investigates the impacts of digital technologies at borders on migrants, and how the
E.U. and the U.S. frame their discourse, regulations, and practices regarding this matter. The
widespread integration of digital technologies into public and private life necessitates an in-depth
analysis of their impacts. Employing the method of triangulation, this research gathered and
analysed data through a document analysis, interviews with experts and migrants, and a
cross-check with the literature. The findings from this triangulated approach point out several
statements including the following: the intensification of digital technologies at borders
significantly impacts the right to life and the right to privacy of migrants, particularly of
racialised asylum seekers and refugees; there is a notable trend in the increase of border
digitalisation ; there exists a problematic perception of digital technologies as neutral and
objective; and, while the U.S and the EU have different regulatory frameworks for AI systems
they show problems of lack of transparency and accountability in practice. The study concludes
with recommendations for policymakers, civil society, and governments, aiming to foster
responsible and accountable use of digital technologies at borders.
Document Type
Project / Final year job or degree
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
3 - Social Sciences
Keywords
TFG
Relacions internacionals
Pages
46 p.
Note
TFG del Grau en Relacions Internacionals tutoritzat per Valeria Bello
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