Unpacking the concept of cross-border integration. The role of borders as a resource

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Abstract

Border regions have been receiving increasing scholarly attention since the
1980s. The acceleration of the globalization of economic as well as cultural exchanges, and the consolidation of supranational integration mechanisms such
as the European Union (UE) or the North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA),
have led to the increasing permeability of state borders in certain regions of the
world. Indeed, this opening up of political boundaries and their change of significance needs to be relativized in the light of the securitization of state borders
has also increased substantially over the past decade (Andreas and Biersteker,
2003). (...)
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFronteras y procesos de integración regional. Estudios comparados entre América y Europa
EditorsMaría del Rosio Barajas Escamilla, Pablo Wong-González, Nahuel Oddone
Place of PublicationMexico
PublisherEl Colegio de la Frontera Norte
Pages29-48
ISBN (Print)9786074791846
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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