States Close their Territories for Security ... but Viruses are Emancipated from Borders

  • María Lois Complutense University of Madrid
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Abstract

This text means a reflection on closing the borders as a usual dimension to cope with exceptional situations. In times of global pandemic, the external and internal borders of the European Union are approached as instruments to venture, from the intersections between territorial solutions and securitization, other possible geopolitical imagination for borders.

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Published
2020-05-11
How to Cite
Lois, M. (2020). States Close their Territories for Security ... but Viruses are Emancipated from Borders. Geopolítica(s). Revista de Estudios Sobre Espacio Y Poder, 11(Especial), 293-302. https://doi.org/10.5209/geop.69370
Issue
Vol. 11 No. Especial (2020): Geopolitics of the COVID-19 pandemic
Section
Articles

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