Internalization of Borders: The Concept and Its Applications

IF 1.4 4区社会学 Q2 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Society Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI:10.1007/s12115-024-01004-5

Volker M. Heins

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Abstract

Europe and the United States are spending billions on the fortification of borders to stop migrants deemed unwanted by the government. The questionable effectiveness of this policy and its disastrous, often deadly consequences for people on the move have been studied extensively. The political project of closing borders to racially stigmatized migrants has serious consequences not only for outsiders who want to get in, but also for the internal organization of the society that is responsible for governing those borders. Taken together, these social and normative consequences constitute what we call the “internalization of borders.” Borders reach out far into society and are felt not only by would-be migrants in the places where they are stuck. Societies in the Global North, too, are being adversely affected and harmed by restrictive border regimes and their internalizing effects. Yet, unlike the “externalization” of borders, their “internalization” has so far not been researched systematically. To address the gap, this Introduction proposes a conceptual framework of how to study border internalization. The other articles in the Forum will offer diverse case studies on the dark side of border internalization as well as on ways of countering it.

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边界内化：概念及其应用

欧洲和美国花费数十亿美元加固边境，以阻止政府认为不受欢迎的移民。这项政策的有效性值得怀疑，其对流动人口造成的灾难性、往往是致命的后果也已被广泛研究。对被种族鄙视的移民关闭边界的政治计划不仅对想要进入的外来者造成严重后果，而且对负责管理这些边界的社会内部组织也造成严重后果。总之，这些社会和规范后果构成了我们所说的 "边界内部化"。边界延伸至社会的各个角落，感受到边界的不仅仅是被困在那里的潜在移民。全球北方的社会也受到了限制性边境制度及其内部化效应的不利影响和损害。然而，与边界的 "外部化 "不同，边界的 "内部化 "迄今尚未得到系统研究。为了弥补这一空白，本导论提出了一个如何研究边界内部化的概念框架。论坛的其他文章将就边界内部化的阴暗面以及应对边界内部化的方法提供各种案例研究。

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CiteScore

1.30

自引率

11.10%

发文量

132

审稿时长

12 weeks

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