The renaissance of border studies during the past decade has been characterized by a crossing of disciplinary borders, bringing together geographers, political scientists, sociologists, anthropologists, historians, literary scholars, legal experts, along with border practitioners engaged in the practical aspects of boundary demarcation, delimitation and management. This growth in border studies runs contrary to much of the globalization discourse which was prevalent during the late 1980s and early 1990s, positing a new ”˜borderless” world, in which the barrier impact of borders became insignificant.
Published:
European Journal of Social Theory
Publication Year:
2006
Author(s):
David Newman. University of Ben Gurion of Negev, Israel
