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Though 9/11 tightened borders against hard threats, why were soft threats able to create havoc in the cracks? The studies explored by the contributors of this volume lead to the conclusion that the state is not, and should not be, the only viable actor in successful border governance.
Though 9/11 tightened borders against hard threats, why were soft threats able to create havoc in the cracks? The studies explored by the contributors of this volume lead to the conclusion that the state is not, and should not be, the only viable actor in successful border governance.
1. Introduction; Imtiaz Hussain 2. Elite Networks and NAFTA Governance; Alejandra Salas-Porras 3. Languages as Borders; Stephan Sberro 4. Of Porous Borders, Privileged Gatekeeping, and the Fading Iron Curtain; Joaquin Roy 5. Chinese Diaspora and North America; Francisco Haro Navejas 6. Governance, Networks, and Drug Trafficking North America; Roberto Dominguez 7. Tackling Southern Turbulence; Laura V. Gonzalez-Murphy 8. Two Mexicos or Beyond Mexico?; Imtiaz Hussain 9. Conclusions; Imtiaz Hussain