Publication details
Enacting borders: power at interstitial places
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| Year of publication | 2006 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Anthropology at Borders: Power, Culture, Memories. Ed. by Barbora Spalová and Jakub Grygar |
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| Web | http://www.migraceonline.cz |
| Field | Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology |
| Keywords | anthropology; borders; power; culture; social memory |
| Description | The text discuses different ways in which power is constituted/ played out at the external borders of the EU. First, I present two different strategies relating to EU policies by which the EU external borders are enacted. Second, I discuss Foucault's approach to power and Nagel's and Berdhal's concepts of interstitial space/ Zwischenraum and ordering-bordering-othering strategies as played out at international borders. Finally, I conclude with a discussion of the mobilization/making of networks by actors and their nodes which contribute to the performance of the multiple levels of governance, each with its specific form, that become apparent at the EU external borders. |