Current Issues in Migration Research is a journal established at the Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration (MIM), Sweden, in 2024. Current Issues in Migration Research publishes a wide range of research- and practice-based insights on migration. The journal constitutes a research platform for faculty, practitioners, policy makers and the general public.
Current Issue
Vol. 2 No. 1 (2025): Borders and Bordering Processes
Borders and Bordering Processes
Borders are an integral part of everyday life. They can be physical manifestations, marking the boundaries between countries or other political entities, or they can be symbolic, representing social, economic, political, racial or other divisions, both real and imagined. Borders allow some to pass while excluding others, thus offering both protection and risk. While natural features like mountains, rivers, or seas can form borders, borders are primarily sociopolitical constructs. These constructs involve processes that extend beyond geographical lines and manifest in daily social interactions, impacting (im)mobilities, identities and relations.
The contributions in this special section on borders and bordering processes address this topic theoretically, empirically, methodologically or creatively in a variety of ways.
Published: 2025-05-23
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