Controlling national borders has once again become a key concern of contemporary states
and a highly contentious issue in social and political life. But controlling borders is about …

Throughout history, the functions and roles of borders have been continuously changing.
They can only be understood in their context, shaped as they are by history, politics and …

" Compelling and accessible, this Very Short Introduction challenges common perceptions of
borders as merely lines on maps or physical barriers snaking across the landscape. Instead …

The study of borders has undergone a renaissance during the past two decades. From a
descriptive analysis of the course and location of the lines separating states in the …

There are more international borders in the world today than ever there were before. This is
a significant fact when one considers the impact of these many borders on the ways in which …

Connecting critical issues of state sovereignty with empirical concerns, Borderscapes
interrogates the limits of political space. The essays in this volume analyze everyday …

This introduction presents some overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent
chapters of this book. The book makes a constructive contribution to debate within border …

The renaissance of border studies during the past decade has been characterized by a
crossing of disciplinary borders, bringing together geographers, political scientists …

Borders remain vitally important features of our political world. Throughout the Global North,
the common response to the broad challenges and the multiple overlapping crises has been …

Borderlands are often seen as zones of instability, uncertainty, marginality, and danger. Yet,
they increasingly attract the attention of ethnographers as a unique lens through which to …