The legal status of foreign nationals as a testing ground for contemporary law

On 5 and 6 November 2026, the 7th Annual Conference of the ‘Cesare Beccaria’ Department of Legal Sciences at the University of Milan will be held, entitled “La condizione giuridica dello straniero come laboratorio del diritto contemporaneo”.

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Surveillance Evangelism: Private Technology Companies and the Digital Futures of Crimmigration Control

The article examines how private security companies act as “surveillance evangelists”, promoting future visions of digital technologies for crimmigration control. These speculative imaginaries ideologically normalize border control and reflect postcolonial hierarchies in the construction of technical expertise.

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