The Borders of the World II: Conflicts and Tensions in the Formation of Macro-Territorial Borders (C01)

• Subject Area: Sociological Theory
• Term: since 2018
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 290045248

In the second funding period the subproject’s focus lies on macro-territorial border construction processes- The project investigates regional integration plans (serving as an intermediate level between the global dimension and nation-state „containers“) and their effects on the mobility of persons. Research will concentrate on collisions and entanglements of different spatial figures and border types as well as on the emergence of new spatial orders. Using three exemplary cases from different regions of the world (EU; Mercosur, ECOWAS), C01 examines how circulation is transformed within and across macro-territorial borders and asks which types of spatial conflicts arise through regional integration processes. The subproject seeks to provide answers to critical questions surrounding the refiguration of border spaces.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1265: Re-Figuration of Spaces
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Berlin
• Project Head: Professor Steffen Mau, Ph.D.