Borderlands: Comparing Border Security in North America and Europe (Governance Series)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.84 (890 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0776606514 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 406 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An intriguing look at border politics on a wider scope What does France do about its border with Germany? "Borderlands: Comparing Border Security in North America and Europe" analyzes border politics throughout the western world and how nations have approached the matters of security differently. From borders which seem to merge into one entity like some areas of France and The Netherlands, to more protected borders like the United States a
“This book will be invaluable for those inside and outside government who need to know how complex the world’s ‘borderlands’ are becoming.” - Brian Flemming, Literary Review of Canada
constructed social processes that contain and constrain individual action) that determine the effectiveness of border security policies.This book argues that the nature of borders is to be porous, which is a problem for security policy makers. Border security has been high on public-policy agendas in Europe and North America since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York City and on the headquarters of the American military in Washington DC. Specifically, the chapters in this volume ask policy-makers to recognize that two fundamental elements define borders and borderlands: first, human activities (the agency and agent power of individual ties and forces spanning a border), and second, the broader social processes that frame individual action, such as market forces, government activities (law, regulations, and policies), and the regional culture and politics of a borderland.Borders emerge as the historically and geographically variable expression of human ties exercised within social structures of varying force and influence, and it is the interplay and interdependence between people's incentives to act and the surrounding structures (i.e. Governments