A thoughtful analysis of how our world's borders came to be and why we may be emerging from a lengthy period of "cartographical stasis." What is a country? While certain basic tenets--such as the clear demarcation of a country's borders, and the acknowledgment of its sovereignty…
"Migration, Identity, and Belonging How do you know when you belong to a country? When is the nation-state a homeland? The boundaries and borders which define who belongs and who does not proliferate in the age of globalization, whether or not they coincide with national jurisdi…
"Since the 1990s, biometric border control has attained key importance throughout Europe. Employing digital images of, for example, fingerprints, DNA, bones, faces or irises, biometric technologies use bodies to identify, categorize, and regulate individuals' cross-border moveme…
Maritime Boundaries presents a variety of case studies illustrating the implications of recent changes in maritime territorial jurisdiction.
