Abstract
The study of boundaries has undergone a significant transition during the ten year period in which the Boundary and Security Bulletin has been in existence. This largely reflects the parallel change in the functions of boundaries themselves as the world political map has experienced changes, not only in terms of the territorial configuration of states and sovereign territories, but also – and perhaps more importantly – in the functional role of boundaries in a globalized world. It does not require one to accept the ‘end of nation state’ and ‘borderless world’ thesis, so avidly promoted by economists with their unimpeded flow of capital and global corporatism, and information scientists with a cyberspace that knows no bounds, for one to accept that, to put it simply, international boundaries are not what they once were. Where only ten years ago, boundaries continued to create the barrier functions associated with iron curtains, they have become penetrated during the past decade, thus giving rise to a reassessment of their role in the new world order which has emerged as a result of the collapse of the communist bloc on the one hand, and the advance of global technology on the other.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 63-71 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Boundary and Security Bulletin |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 4 |
State | Published - 2000 |