Border Governance and the "unruly" South

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.

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Autorentext
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.

Inhalt

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