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Borders as Places of Control: Fixing, Shifting and Reinventing State Borders; An Introduction
Grenzen als Kontrollorte: Staatsgrenzen fixieren, verschieben und neu erfinden; Eine Einleitung
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Abstract The globalizing forces of trade, capital movement, the circulation of information, and human mobility have challenged conventional understandings of borders as entry gates that are under the firm control of nation states. Some scholars have even assumed that nation states would eventually lose contr... mehr
The globalizing forces of trade, capital movement, the circulation of information, and human mobility have challenged conventional understandings of borders as entry gates that are under the firm control of nation states. Some scholars have even assumed that nation states would eventually lose control of their borders due to new challenges. However, borders have proved to be resilient institutions as states have adapted and reinvented border controls in several ways. First, states have responded to new challenges by hardening their territorial boundaries through border fortifications. Second, governments have shifted border control to third countries by using tools such as visa policies or readmission agreements. Third, nation states have designed "smart borders" through biometric passports, shared databases, and digital surveillance technologies. Lastly, de-facto borders show that clearly delimited boundaries can be attractive to countries, even in regions with limited statehood.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Staatsgrenze; Kontrolle; Grenzschutz; Migration; Globalisierung; Mobilität; Souveränität
Klassifikation
Migration
Staat, staatliche Organisationsformen
Freie Schlagwörter
borders; shifting border; border walls; smart border; de-facto borders
Sprache Dokument
Deutsch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 7-22
Zeitschriftentitel
Historical Social Research, 46 (2021) 3
Heftthema
Borders as Places of Control: Fixing, Shifting, and Reinventing State Borders
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)