Border Governance and the "unruly" South

Theory and Practice
2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-34537-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 213 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 3894 g

Though 9/11 tightened borders against hard threats, why were soft threats able to create havoc in the cracks? The studies explored by the contributors of this volume lead to the conclusion that the state is not, and should not be, the only viable actor in successful border governance.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hussain, I.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; Imtiaz Hussain 2. Elite Networks and NAFTA Governance; Alejandra Salas-Porras 3. Languages as Borders; Stephan Sberro 4. Of Porous Borders, Privileged Gatekeeping, and the Fading Iron Curtain; Joaquin Roy 5. Chinese Diaspora and North America; Francisco Haro Navejas 6. Governance, Networks, and Drug Trafficking North America; Roberto Dominguez 7. Tackling Southern Turbulence; Laura V. Gonzalez-Murphy 8. Two Mexicos or Beyond Mexico?; Imtiaz Hussain 9. Conclusions; Imtiaz Hussain

Über Autor(innen)

Alejandra Salas-Porras is Professor of Social and Poltical Science at National Autonomous University of Mexico.
Francisco Javier Haro is Professor at the University of Colima, Mexico.
Joaquin Roy is Professor and Director of the University of Miami European Union Center of Excellence, USA.
Laura V. Gonzalez-Murphy is Research Assistant Professor at Rockefeller College, SUNY at Albany, USA.
Roberto Dominguez is Associate Professor of Government at Suffolk University, Boston, USA.
Stephan Sberro is Professor at Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico.