Beyond Globalization: A model of conceptual approaches for the analysis of 21st century borders

Keywords: globalization, territory, borders, integration–disintegration, re-bordering–de-bordering
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Abstract

Under the assumption that the term globalization, as a conceptual model, has been limited to sufficiently explain and interpret the characteristics and depth of recent border and cross-border transformations, in this paper, a conceptual analytical model is proposed, represented through a relational scheme. . with specific conceptual categories, contextual, auxiliary and instrumental, that account for the structures and processes that organize the different territorial border spaces. We highlight, above all, the practical usefulness that reviews the incorporation of binary and/or dichotomous conceptualizations such as those of integration and disintegration, cooperation and conflict, and those of re-borderization and de-borderization. This aims to expand the explanations and interpretations of the dynamics of change in these spaces from a social constructivist and critical perspective. For this case we use general information from bibliographic documents, our own and analytical schemes generated by the International Research Network on Comparative Borders (RECFronteras) and the research project “Borders of the 21st Century”. The practical usefulness of the proposed model suggests advancing in the design of public policies that involve better organizational management of ethics and public life at the borders.

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Author Biography

Sedrgio Alfonso Sandoval Godoy, Universidad de Sonora

Associate Research Professor at the Center for Research in Food and Development (CIAD). Professor by subject, School of Economics, University of Sonora. Doctor in Anthropological Sciences from the Autonomous Metropolitan University, Iztapalapa (2001), Master in Social Sciences-Regional Studies from El Colegio de Sonora (1987), also Master in Anthropological Sciences from the Autonomous Metropolitan University, Iztapalapa (1997) and Bachelor in Economics from the University of Sonora (1982)

His areas of research include economics and regional development, social studies on food and development, food security, food consumption, food culture and industrial organization in the border region. He has contributed significantly to the academic field and has explored diverse topics related to regional development in northern Mexico.

In addition, Dr. Sandoval has researched industrial organization, markets and production chains. His work in social studies on food and development has been valuable to understanding food dynamics in the region.

Currently, she is part of the research project "Reconfiguration and new functions of the Borders of the 21st Century: between integration/disintegration, deborderization/reborderization and cooperation/conflict", CONAHCYT, Call 2019, Frontier Science.

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Published
2025-11-20
How to Cite
Sandoval Godoy S. A. y Barajas Escamilla M. d. R. (2025). Beyond Globalization: A model of conceptual approaches for the analysis of 21st century borders. Geopolítica(s). Revista de estudios sobre espacio y poder, 16(2), 215-238. https://doi.org/10.5209/geop.99605
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