Border People: Life and Society in the US-Mexico Borderlands.

Weber, Debra; Martínez, Oscar J.

doi:10.2307/2547482

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“…When the governments decided on the closure of borders, the level of cross-border integration decreased (Medeiros et al 2021). The cross-border regions which were previously well-integrated suddenly became only interdependent or coexistent when we adopt terminology from Martinez (1994). In such unstable times (like in the case of the COVID crisis), the flow of capital and people may be severely limited.…”

Section: Covidfencing As a Re-bordering Tendencymentioning

confidence: 99%

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„Ich dachte, dass jeder die Situation ähnlich wahrnimmt wie ich.“ Die tschechischpolnische Region „Cieszyn-Silesia“ (Teschener Schlesien) als Beispiel einer polysemen Grenze

Elbel¹,

Kopeček²

2023

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Applying the concept of Balibar (2002), this study shows that the border between Czechia and Poland in the Cieszyn Silesia region has characteristics of a polysemic border. Some inhabitants experienced the border closure due to the pandemic situation as an existential threat, some organised protests because they perceive the border region as a whole to be their home, some claim that the resurrection of the border did not influence anything in their lives. This study introduces the complex network of cross-border relationships and discusses the possible reasons for different perceptions of the border.

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Section: Covidfencing As a Re-bordering Tendencymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nevertheless, important border sense-makers are those who cross them and live close to the border (Bioteau 2007). The analysis of everyday life is also important for the investigation of cross-border identities and practices that contribute to the meaning that the border bears (Martinez 1994).…”

Section: Polysemic Bordermentioning

confidence: 99%

„Ich dachte, dass jeder die Situation ähnlich wahrnimmt wie ich.“ Die tschechischpolnische Region „Cieszyn-Silesia“ (Teschener Schlesien) als Beispiel einer polysemen Grenze

Elbel¹,

Kopeček²

2023

moegg

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“…Conceptually, borders are seen as visible and invisible frontiers or boundaries that define/delineate a particular territory or nation-state. Martinez (1994) submits that borders can be alienated, co-existent, interdependent and integrated. By nature, borders can be either natural or artificial (Kristof 1959).…”

Section: The Theory and Practice Of Bordersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Are Borders a Burden? Debates and Counter-Narratives on Nigeria’s National Security

Awosusi,

Valery

2023

Insight on Africa

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Nigeria is in a security quandary. The country’s security debacles are impacting its socio-economic and political landscapes. Aside from the protracted Boko Haram terrorism, banditry and kidnapping have taken on momentary dimensions in the country. Many studies have attributed this menace to the porous and ill-manned status of Nigerian borders, which lend ambience to unwholesome intrusions and thus render the borders a national burden. This study unpacks the state of Nigeria’s borders vis-à-vis the national security experiences of the country. It argues that, beyond the ‘porosity’ debates and narratives, the lingering cross-border challenges are the effects of patronage networks and internal crises that have engulfed domestic lives and state politics. It submits further that, notwithstanding the subjective colonial status and the uncoordinated management agenda of Nigeria’s borders, they have inherent geo-strategic potentials and advantages capable of transforming national lives and enhancing state security.

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“…A border is the line that divides one country from another or, in the case of internal entities, one province or municipality from another. B orders function to contain individuals inside their own territory, restrict, control, and regulate their interactions (Martinez, 1994). B order communities are both de facto members of one sovereign political entity (nation state) and community members (family or ethnicity) that reside on the territory of a neighboring country.…”

Section: Border Areamentioning

confidence: 99%

The Urgency of Social Resource Empowerment Policies to Reduce Poverty Inequality: The Indonesia-Timor Leste Border Investigations

Maksum

2023

JCPP

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Reducing the poverty gap in border regions is proven to bring structural and cultural obstacles. The poverty problem permeates social life in the two border regions between Indonesia and Timor-Leste. It is essential to conduct a research on Indonesian and Timor Leste governments' policies in solving poverty problem in the border regions and the policies' influence on enhancing the social welfare of the community. The current study evaluates poverty reduction initiatives in the border region between Indonesia and Timor-Leste. The research employs qualitative methods to collect data, including observation, interviews, recording, and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) procedures. Observations are used to collect data on border region residents' behaviors. Several informants were interviewed after being picked by snowball sampling. Information on poverty rates and per capita income is obtained using documentation techniques, while FGD method was used to collect extensive data on the implementation of poverty reduction strategies and their effect on the community. The findings suggest that neither centralized nor decentralized poverty reduction strategies will be successful until the community is involved and the surrounding culture is altered. Incorporating cultural and local knowledge into poverty reduction initiatives is the best way to alter the social structure. Thus, this study should be used as a basis of poverty reduction policymaking.

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Border People: Life and Society in the US-Mexico Borderlands.

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„Ich dachte, dass jeder die Situation ähnlich wahrnimmt wie ich.“ Die tschechischpolnische Region „Cieszyn-Silesia“ (Teschener Schlesien) als Beispiel einer polysemen Grenze

„Ich dachte, dass jeder die Situation ähnlich wahrnimmt wie ich.“ Die tschechischpolnische Region „Cieszyn-Silesia“ (Teschener Schlesien) als Beispiel einer polysemen Grenze

Are Borders a Burden? Debates and Counter-Narratives on Nigeria’s National Security

The Urgency of Social Resource Empowerment Policies to Reduce Poverty Inequality: The Indonesia-Timor Leste Border Investigations

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