2026-09-28 09:44 UTC
RE: https://gruene.social/@jon/117347989405173786
I would still love to do a research project where we hire a bunch of RAs, put them on trains, and have them cross borders systematically counting how many times they see controls / everyone is checked / only some people are checked / etc. I think a picture of what this all actually looks like on the ground would be interesting. Ideally would do the same with car and bus. Probably in partnership with a university (someone who works on EU border issues/migration/movement), both for funding & legitimacy, or else an investigative journalism outfit.
edit to add: Seriously, if this sounds like a thing for you or someone you know let's try to make this happen.
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@jwildeboer@social.wildeboer.net 2026-09-28 09:52
@redjives@todon.eu We could set up a small website where people can enter their experiences/frequency of inner-Schengen border controls? Collect data that way. Just a simple where/when/what form should be enough.
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@thisislieven@c.im 2026-09-28 09:54
@redjives@todon.eu I would love to see this and it actually doesn't seem that difficult to set up or expensive to fund. One thing I would add though is to make sure that it is either a diverse group of RAs or that they ensure to travel among diverse groups of people. For people of colour Schengen might as well be mythology.