Fear has struck the people along the U.S.-Mexico border. Government authorities of the two nations have implemented techniques to secure the Rio Grande against drug trafficking, immigration, and terrorism. This article explores the issues and policies that have led to the escalation of violence on the U.S.-Mexico border and the ‘politics of fear’. Firstly, Mexican and U.S. governmental authorities are examined in the context of their actions against the various drug cartels. Secondly, the impact of such actions on the nations’ publics is analysed. The authors combine the theoretical conceptions of the ‘media spectacle’ and the politics of fear that create a ‘spectacle of fear’ to explain events in the region. Finally, the authors provide a ...
Increasing protectionism of US immigration policies has had a significant impact on migrants’ securi...
This research looks into forms of state crime taking place around the U.S.-Mexico border. On the Mex...
This article examines the material and ideological dimensions of what I conceptualise as Mexico's 'a...
Fear has struck the people along the U.S.-Mexico border. Government authorities of the two nations h...
This article explains how mass media and U.S. political rhetoric have created a spectacle of borde...
The aim of this paper is to analyze the environment of insecurity and violence associated with drug ...
Se estudian los efectos del miedo como mecanismo de control social en relación con las condicionesde...
Despite proposed increases in spending on personnel and equipment for border enforcement, the comple...
Dans un contexte de controverses politiques autour des questions de frontière et de migrations ces t...
Binational research paper supporting the study "Developing the U.S.-Mexico Border Region for a Prosp...
In 2010, we witnessed a series of events showing the shifting state of clandestine migration all alo...
Las personas desplazadas por la fuerza de sus hogares aumentan año tras año, para dar respuesta a es...
Defence date: 15 September 2017Examining Board: Prof. Rainer Bauböck, EUI (Supervisor); Prof. Hanspe...
This report will detail some of the major issues concerning the U.S.-Mexico border and the interconn...
Crime and violence pose a serious challenge to Mexico. The problem appears to be growing worse, with...
Increasing protectionism of US immigration policies has had a significant impact on migrants’ securi...
This research looks into forms of state crime taking place around the U.S.-Mexico border. On the Mex...
This article examines the material and ideological dimensions of what I conceptualise as Mexico's 'a...
Fear has struck the people along the U.S.-Mexico border. Government authorities of the two nations h...
This article explains how mass media and U.S. political rhetoric have created a spectacle of borde...
The aim of this paper is to analyze the environment of insecurity and violence associated with drug ...
Se estudian los efectos del miedo como mecanismo de control social en relación con las condicionesde...
Despite proposed increases in spending on personnel and equipment for border enforcement, the comple...
Dans un contexte de controverses politiques autour des questions de frontière et de migrations ces t...
Binational research paper supporting the study "Developing the U.S.-Mexico Border Region for a Prosp...
In 2010, we witnessed a series of events showing the shifting state of clandestine migration all alo...
Las personas desplazadas por la fuerza de sus hogares aumentan año tras año, para dar respuesta a es...
Defence date: 15 September 2017Examining Board: Prof. Rainer Bauböck, EUI (Supervisor); Prof. Hanspe...
This report will detail some of the major issues concerning the U.S.-Mexico border and the interconn...
Crime and violence pose a serious challenge to Mexico. The problem appears to be growing worse, with...
Increasing protectionism of US immigration policies has had a significant impact on migrants’ securi...
This research looks into forms of state crime taking place around the U.S.-Mexico border. On the Mex...
This article examines the material and ideological dimensions of what I conceptualise as Mexico's 'a...