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The Costs of Homeland Security

From: Borderlands

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In this chapter we suggest that neither a structure-based nor an agentbased analysis is sufficient to explain what history shows about the border. Rather, a more holistic, albeit tautological, approach is more appropriate, wherein the structure of the border—at a minimum, the effectiveness of its functioning—is affected by border agents as much as the behaviour of border agents is affected by changes in the border’s systemic structure.

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Tony Payan

Dr. Payan’s research and writing focuses on studying the applicability of international relations theory to the U.S.-Mexico border and other border environments. His work attempts to theorize on various topics and key concepts regarding international borders, including governability on border regions, foreign policy attitudes on the border, and U.S. foreign policy manifestations at its borders, among other subjects.

Amanda Vasquez is from the University of Texas, El Paso, Texas, United States