The Wall Around the West: State Borders and Immigration Controls in North America and Europe

by Maria-Elena Alcaraz (Contribution by), Malcolm Anderson (Contribution by), Peter Andreas (Contribution by), Roland Freudenstein (Contribution by), Virginie Guiraudon (Contribution by)

Overview

Even as economic and military walls have come down in the post-Cold War era, states have rapidly built new barriers to prevent a perceived invasion of 'undesirables.' Nowhere is this more dramatically evident than along the geographic fault lines dividing rich from poor countries: especially the southern border of the United States, and the southern and eastern borders of the European Union. This volume examines the practice, politics, and consequences of building these new walls in North America and Europe. At the same time, it challenges dominant accounts of globalization, in which state borders will be irrelevant to the human experience. In short, the volume brings borders back in to the study of international politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780742501782
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/22/2000
Edition description:	First
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.57(d)

About the Author

Peter Andreas is assistant professor of political science at Reed College. He was formerly an academy scholar at Harvard University. Timothy Snyder is an academy scholar at Harvard University.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Historical and Comparative Perspectives
Chapter 2 The Wall after the Wall
Chapter 3 The Transformation of Border Controls: A European Precedent?
Chapter 4 States and the Regulation of Migration in the Twentieth Century North Atlantic World
Chapter 5 Comparative Perspectives on Migration Control: Away from the Border and Outside the State
Part 6 US Border Controls
Chapter 7 The Political Costs of State Power: Border Control in South Florida
Chapter 8 The Remaking of the California-Mexico Boundary in the Age of NAFTA
Chapter The Logic a 9 The Logic and Contradictions of Intensified Border Enforcement in Texas
Chapter 10 US Border Controls: A Mexican Perspective
Part 11 European Border Controls
Chapter 12 Gatekeeper for the EU: The Predicament of Eastern Europe
Chapter 13 Rio Odra, Rio Buh: Poland, Germany, and the Borders of Twenty-First Century Europe
Chapter 14 Border Controls and the Politics of EU Enlargement
Chapter 15 The Mobility Money Can Buy: Human Smuggling and Border Control in the European Union
Chapter 16 The Wall around the West
Chapter 17

What People are Saying About This

Timothy Garton Ash

An important and probing scholarly investigation into one of the most important issues of our time.
— Timothy Garton Ash

Samuel Huntington

As restrictions on trade, capital, and technology flows come down, border control agencies have often become the fastest growing branches of Western governments. "The Wall Around the West" tackles head-on the central issue of how to reconcile the conflicting demands of economic growth and social coherence in the context of declining birth rates and immigration pressures. This book provides a penetrating analysis of the basic dilemma confronting Western societies.
— Samuel Huntington

James F. Hollifield

Peter Andreas has put together an excellent book. The essays in this volume offer an interesting critique of the growing literature on globalization, reminding us that, in spite of trendy arguments about the de-territorialization of the state, borders still matter.
— James F. Hollifield

Jorge I. Dominguez

The Berlin Wall may have fallen, but the European Union and the United States have built new walls at their borders to keep out migrants from without. This book admirably combines a comparative approach to both international migration processes and the attempts of states to control and prevent such migrations. With subtlety and historical depth, the authors analyze Latin American, Caribbean, and Eastern European migrations as well as U.S. and European Union migrant deterrence and control policies.
— Jorge I. Dominguez

Editorial Reviews

Highly recommended for courses focusing on immigration, globalisation, and international relations.

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Highly recommended for courses focusing on immigration, globalisation, and international relations.

Journal Of Ethnic and Migration Studies

This volume is highly recommendable. The volume makes inspiring reading by virtue of its deliberate challenge to radical postmodern theory about the future of the state and its meticulous documentation.....

International Affairs

As restrictions on trade, capital, and technology flows come down, border control agencies have often become the fastest growing branches of Western governments. The Wall Around the West tackles head-on the central issue of how to reconcile the conflicting demands of economic growth and social coherence in the context of declining birth rates and immigration pressures. This book provides a penetrating analysis of the basic dilemma confronting Western societies.

Samuel Huntington

Peter Andreas and Timothy Snyder have put together an excellent book. The essays in this volume offer a critique of the growing literature on globalization, reminding us that, in spite of trendy arguments about the de-territorialization of the state, borders still matter.

James F. Hollifield

The Berlin Wall may have fallen, but the European Union and the United States have built new walls at their borders to keep out migrants from without. This book admirably combines a comparative approach to both international migration processes and the attempts of states to control and prevent such migrations. With subtlety and historical depth, the authors analyze Latin American, Caribbean, and Eastern European migrations as well as U.S. and European Union migrant deterrence and control policies.

Jorge I. Dominguez

An important and probing scholarly investigation into one of the most important issues of our time.

Timothy Garton Ash

This is an intelligent and informed work on the subject and an essential reference book for anyone seeking information on trends in Europe and North America

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