System of Systems

"Yet what the CCAC's really represent is a deepening of longstanding policies of deterrence, containment and exclusion, now embedded in an even more hardened architecture of control." This episode focuses on Greece’s so-called new generation refugee camps, officially known as Closed Controlled Access Centres or CCACs. These are high-tech compounds located on islands such as Samos and Lesvos used to process, detain, and surveil people on the move. In this episode, you’ll hear from voices across spatial practice, activism, and journalism to unpack how these sites operate as extra legal spaces, contributing to a wider ongoing project of the intense management of migration. This podcast was written by System of Systems, co-founded by Maria McLintock, Danae Io, and Rebecca Glyn-Blanco, and narrated by Maria McLintock. It features the voices of Nishat Awan, Lydia Emmanouilidou, Dimitris Choulis, Neni Panourgia and Petra Molnar. Images and video from Petra Molnar. Sound editing by Cameron Christie. This podcast is part of the FA special series Everywhere Walls, Borders, Prisons. Listen to this episode and subscribe to the FA podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Overcast, or wherever else you usually get your podcasts.

Writer and curator Danai Giannoglou wrote this thoughtful review of our book series in May. We're very grateful for the close reading and engagement with the aims of the books. If you haven't read it yet, you can find it over on @metropolism_mag – link in bio.

Thanks to all who joined us for the talk 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘙𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢? with brilliant speakers 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐥-𝐄𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐲 @nadineelenany and 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 @trillingual at the 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 (CICC) School. Many thanks to CICC organisers Radha D'Souza and Jonas Staal for hosting us, as well as co-organisers @serpentineuk @ldc.lawdevconflict @uow_cream and @ambika_p3 .

*Event update* '𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚?' 𝐈𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐥-𝐄𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 // 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟗:𝟑𝟎 We are pleased to also be joined by writer and journalist 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 for this discussion at the 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 (𝘊𝘐𝘊𝘊) School. For the inaugural book in System of Systems’ Managing Displacement series, writer and legal scholar 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐥-𝐄𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐲 posed the question: what is Rwanda?, examining how legacies of empire leave distinct traces in the contemporary migratory moment. In the essay, El-Enany unravels the psychosocial forces of displacement attached to policies of exclusion through the psychoanalytic process of ‘splitting’.⁣ ⁣ The so-called failed Rwanda policy will be revisited and reflected upon, ensuring it is not laid to rest, and considering what forms of solidarity may emerge across Europe as outsourcing models are increasingly deployed.⁣ ⁣ 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘰.⁣ ⁣ 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞.⁣ ⁣ The 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 (𝘊𝘐𝘊𝘊) is a project initiated by Radha D’Souza and Jonas Staal that stages public hearings in immersive installations functioning as a court, to prosecute intergenerational climate crimes committed by states and corporations acting together. These hearings address crimes of the past, present and future, reflecting the intergenerational impacts of climate crimes on ecologies and communities.

We are pleased to be programming an event at the 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 on 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥. For this London edition, the CICC will hold hearings against The British East India Company. The Hearings will take place on the 5th and 6th April at Ambika P3 gallery, hosted by the University of Westminster and Serpentine Galleries.⁣ ⁣⁣ '𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐑𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚?' 𝐈𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐥-𝐄𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 // 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟗:𝟑𝟎 ⁣ For the inaugural book in System of Systems’ Managing Displacement series, writer and legal scholar 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐥-𝐄𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐲 posed the question: what is Rwanda?, examining how legacies of empire leave distinct traces in the contemporary migratory moment. In the essay, El-Enany unravels the psychosocial forces of displacement attached to policies of exclusion through the psychoanalytic concept of ‘splitting’.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Join us in this conversation, where Nadine El-Enany and journalist and writer 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 will expand on the question through an active discussion. The so-called failed Rwanda policy will be revisited and reflected upon, ensuring it is not laid to rest, and considering what forms of solidarity may emerge across Europe as outsourcing models are increasingly deployed.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘰.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞.⁣⁣ ------ ⁣⁣ The 𝘊𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 (𝘊𝘐𝘊𝘊) is a project initiated by Radha D’Souza and Jonas Staal that stages public hearings in immersive installations functioning as a court, to prosecute intergenerational climate crimes committed by states and corporations acting together. These hearings address crimes of the past, present and future, reflecting the intergenerational impacts of climate crimes on ecologies and communities.

‘[1] Outsourcing’ and ‘[2] Extraction’ are now available from @antennebooks . You can purchase them online via their website 📬 (link in bio)

Join us TOMORROW, 12 December (18:00-20:00), at Framer Framed for the first two books of 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 (@system.of.systems ) 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 series: 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 is a research project that analyses the bureaucratic, spatial, and technological conditions shaping Europe's migration landscape. The themes of each edition will be discussed by three contributors: critical media scholar Ariana Dongus (@arianadongus ), spatial and visual researcher Stefanos Levidis (@stef_levidis ), and lecturer Hassan Ould Moctar, followed by a Q&A. ▪️ Sign up for the book launch → 🔗 IN BIO 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 explores the intricate web of migration management within and beyond Europe’s borders. Each publication begins with a theme or term to examine processes that restrict, surveil, or obscure displaced people. The first publication, 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨, examines how the EU extends its borders beyond the continent by outsourcing border control. Recognising this practice within a historical trajectory of colonial ordering, it shows how responsibility is systematically deferred and how racist structures are propagated through border management. The second publication, 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, offers a transhistorical perspective on contemporary border systems. The contributions explore extraction as a process that drives displacement, with enduring effects due to environmental devastation. They also examine extraction as a direct mechanism of border management that financially profits from those who are displaced. ▬▬▬ 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 contributors: Border Violence Monitoring Network (@borderviolence ), FRAUD (@la_fraud ), Nadine El-Enany (@nadineelenany ), Hassan Ould Moctar. 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 contributors: Ariana Dongus, Radha D’Souza (@dsouzaradha ), Stefanos Levidis, Angela Melitopoulos. 📷 Images/photos courtesy of 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴

Join us for the Managing Displacement series launch and roundtable discussion at @framerframed this Thursday at 18.00 with @stef_levidis , @arianadongus and Hassan Ould Moctar.

On Thursday 12 December at Framer Framed, 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 (@system.of.systems ) launches the first two books in their 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 series: 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 is a research project that analyses the bureaucratic, spatial, and technological conditions shaping Europe's migration landscape. The themes of each edition will be discussed by three contributors: critical media scholar Ariana Dongus (@arianadongus ), spatial and visual researcher Stefanos Levidis (@stef_levidis ), and lecturer Hassan Ould Moctar, followed by a Q&A. 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 explores the intricate web of migration management within and beyond Europe’s borders. Each publication begins with a theme or term to examine processes that restrict, surveil, or obscure displaced people. The first publication, 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨, examines how the EU extends its borders beyond the continent by outsourcing border control. Recognising this practice within a historical trajectory of colonial ordering, it shows how responsibility is systematically deferred and how racist structures are propagated through border management. The second publication, 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, offers a transhistorical perspective on contemporary border systems. The contributions explore extraction as a process that drives displacement, with enduring effects due to environmental devastation. They also examine extraction as a direct mechanism of border management that financially profits from those who are displaced. ▪️ Sign up for the book launch → 🔗 IN BIO ▬▬▬ 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 contributors: Border Violence Monitoring Network (@borderviolence ), FRAUD (@la_fraud ), Nadine El-Enany (@nadineelenany ), Hassan Ould Moctar. 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 contributors: Ariana Dongus, Radha D’Souza (@dsouzaradha ), Stefanos Levidis, Angela Melitopoulos. 📷 Images/photos courtesy of 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴

On Thursday 12 December at Framer Framed, 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 (@system.of.systems ) launches the first two books in their 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 series: 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴 is a research project that analyses the bureaucratic, spatial, and technological conditions shaping Europe's migration landscape. The themes of each edition will be discussed by three contributors: critical media scholar Ariana Dongus (@arianadongus ), spatial and visual researcher Stefanos Levidis (@stef_levidis ), and lecturer Hassan Ould Moctar, followed by a Q&A. 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 explores the intricate web of migration management within and beyond Europe’s borders. Each publication begins with a theme or term to examine processes that restrict, surveil, or obscure displaced people. The first publication, 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨, examines how the EU extends its borders beyond the continent by outsourcing border control. Recognising this practice within a historical trajectory of colonial ordering, it shows how responsibility is systematically deferred and how racist structures are propagated through border management. The second publication, 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, offers a transhistorical perspective on contemporary border systems. The contributions explore extraction as a process that drives displacement, with enduring effects due to environmental devastation. They also examine extraction as a direct mechanism of border management that financially profits from those who are displaced. ▪️ Join us for the book launch at @framerframed , sign up → 🔗 IN BIO ▬▬▬ 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 contributors: Border Violence Monitoring Network (@borderviolence ), FRAUD (@la_fraud ), Nadine El-Enany (@nadineelenany ), Hassan Ould Moctar. 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 contributors: Ariana Dongus, Radha D’Souza (@dsouzaradha ), Stefanos Levidis, Angela Melitopoulos. 📷 Images/photos courtesy of 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴

The books have arrived and we'd like to invite you to their launch at Framer Framed in Amsterdam next month. We'll be joined by three contributors to present and discuss the themes of the Managing Displacement series: critical media scholar 𝐀𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐬, spatial and visual researcher 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐬, and lecturer 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐫.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Please join us at Framer Framed in Amsterdam on 12th December, 18:00-20:00. The books, 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 and 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, will be available to purchase at the event. 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘪𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳.⁣⁣⁣

Ahead of the launch of the first book in the 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 series, [1] Outsourcing, we are pleased to publish a newly commissioned essay by legal scholar Nadine El-Enany, titled ‘What is Rwanda?’. El-Enany examines the former UK Conservative government’s Rwanda plan through the psychoanalytic concept of ‘splitting’ to question how the legacies of empire leave ongoing traces in the contemporary migratory context in Britain and Europe.     Read the text on our website by following the link in our bio.