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SPACE AND POLITY
Volume 25, Issue 3, Pages 306-324Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13562576.2021.1991784
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Border studies; boundary making; paradigm shift; world order
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This article discusses four paradigm shifts in boundary and border studies, from the delimitation of the Durand line as the Indo-Afghan frontier to the current networked assemblage of the EU's external border. Scholars draw ideal types from paradigmatic borders of their times, either accepting or contesting the values anchored in them.
This article argues that four paradigm shifts have unfolded in boundary and border studies from the delimitation of the Durand line as the Indo-Afghan frontier. Three subsequent paradigm shifts relate to cooperative management of the Canada-US border after WW1, cultural hybridization across the Mexico-US border since the 1980s, and current networked assemblage of EU's external border. The paradigm-shift framework connects conceptual advancements in boundary making and border studies with the geopolitical prominence of given borders. The article claims that scholars draw ideal types from the paradigmatic borders of their times, either by accepting or contesting the values anchored in them.
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