Border regimes. A transnational approach - Einzelansicht

In our current moment marked by the global circulation of SARS-CoV-2, we have witnessed the intensification of racialized border regimes across the globe. States tackle the pandemic through national frameworks despite warnings from the World Health Organization that generalized border controls do little to control the virus and might even accelerate its spread. This reaction highlights how the intensification of border regimes and racist systems of segregation define our political present. National protectionism has emerged as the preeminent strategy for dealing with wider economic, political and environmental destitution. Border regimes manifest themselves in multiple ways and various sites across and beyond national borders. They are present in border control practices at border crossing sites but equally in remote spaces away from the actual border. In this seminar, we will read canonic literature from Border Studies to scrutinize border regimes from a transnational perspective, including texts on the European, Australian and US border regimes.