ABSTRACT
Borders in Globalization (BIG) is an interdisciplinary and international research program led by Dr. Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly from the University of Victoria. The research program of BIG incorporated Brunet-Jailly’s earlier work with subsequent developments in border studies, particularly around the notion that borders were always in motion – there was a continuous making and unmaking of geopolitical space through a variety of governance mechanisms that were no longer constrained to that space. Technology is integral to the governance mechanisms and management of borders. New technologies, along with innovations in information, communications and data systems, are increasingly used to monitor, surveil, and securitize borders and movements across borders. The field of Border Studies grew quickly in the late 1990s and early 2000s, led by research networks and the insights from interdisciplinary researchers who advanced understanding of borders from multiple and critical perspectives.
