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The More Things Change ... Governance And Resistance Along The Mexico–Guatemala Border, Carla Angulo-Pasel
The More Things Change ... Governance And Resistance Along The Mexico–Guatemala Border, Carla Angulo-Pasel
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With the politics of borders, the socio-economic divide between the United States and Mexico is evident. The geographic proximity to the U.S. makes the Mexico–Guatemala border an extension of the U.S. border enforcement regime. This article argues that the politics surrounding the U.S.–Guatemala border have not necessarily changed, because, at the core, the main objective of these border governance practices is to stop the movement of undesirable bodies (Khosravi 2011). Further, the article argues that the practices of containment force migrants to resist through their movement and seek strategies of survival. By comparing the administrations of Peña Nieto and López …
Administrative Surveillance And Fear: Implications For U.S.-Mexico Border Relations And Governance, Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Terence Garrett, Michelle Keck
Administrative Surveillance And Fear: Implications For U.S.-Mexico Border Relations And Governance, Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Terence Garrett, Michelle Keck
Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
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 …