New commentary out! I argue that supply chains acted as bordering infrastructures during COVID‑19, shaping mobility far beyond territorial controls. The pandemic exposed how logistics, chokepoints, and uneven access redraw borders in practice. doi.org/10.1177/2043... @absborders.bsky.social

Borders Through Acts of Motion now published. With @ferdoush.bsky.social, we argue that borders emerge from motion. From the entangled movements of humans, environments, infrastructures, and viral/material forces. @absborders.bsky.social @big-lab.bsky.social #border doi.org/10.1093/9780...

Rajat ovat nousseet uudelleen turvallisuuspolitiikan keskiöön. Mutta mitä tapahtuu, kun rajatoimista tulee keino hallita epävarmuutta – ei niinkään ratkaista sitä? doi.org/10.30663/ay.... Tätä tutkimusta on rahoittanut @koneensaatio.fiosana hanketta Not just a Fence

The Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland, invites applications for one Postdoctoral Researcher position AND two Doctoral Researchers (PhD Students),in Critical Border Studies.   Open positions at the UEF: www.uef.fi/en/open-posi...

The new "territorial spark" piece @stevenradil.bsky.social & Jaume Castan Pinos goes beyond the original provocation - showing why academic critique matters: scholarly debate sharpens concepts rather than shuts them down. My text they are responding to in the comments. doi.org/10.1080/1356...

Miksi Eurooppa rakentaa jälleen raja-aitoja – ja miksi ne eivät ratkaise turvattomuuden juurisyitä? Puolan ja Suomen aidat materialisoivat hybridipelot ja luovat näennäistä turvallisuutta. Kiitos @koneensaatio.fi tuesta Not just a Fence ‑hankkeelle @uniuef.bsky.social @infomigration.bsky.social

Thanks for sharing! All feedback warmly welcomed @iom.int @migrationcollab.bsky.social @dcmigrantmutualaid.org @imiscoe-phdnetwork.bsky.social @icmpd.org @reecejones.bsky.social @ferdoush.bsky.social

”Border fences create a dangerous illusion that human mobility can be contained through territorial control, yet their very presence generates a self-perpetuating cycle of insecurity...” @acbsnetwork.bsky.social @bpri.bsky.social @big-lab.bsky.social @unigr-cbs.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/0886...

"Border barriers not only fail to address the underlying causes of insecurity and displacement but also build a false sense of security that distracts from addressing the real drivers of insecurity." #borders Fencing Off Europe: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Published today: Fencing Off Europe (with Olga Cielemecka). We argue that Europe’s new border fences materialise fears of hybrid threats while doing little to address the causes of insecurity. #border #security www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

A new article out today. It reflects on how refugee governance in Uganda’s borderlands is shaped less by policy design than by the lived realities of land, authority, and history. Implementation is never just technical - it’s profoundly human. 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Borders keep reinventing themselves. My recent piece, written in response to Castan Pinos & Radil’s, territorial discontent framework, explores why. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @tandfresearch.bsky.social @stevenradil.bsky.social @absborders.bsky.social @acbsnetwork.bsky.social

Pleased to share that my article “Navigating migration challenges in Uganda’s West Nile borderlands” i 🔗 rdcu.be/eT273 The piece highlights shifting hospitality, resource competition & gendered vulnerabilities, offering implications for more inclusive forced #migration policy. @springernature.com

"Resilience has emerged as a central, even if at times rhetorical, motif in Finland’s evolving security lexicon, reflecting a recognition that institutional alignment alone cannot encompass the full spectrum of adaptive strategies required in an era of complex threats." doi.org/10.1080/2573...

Pleased to share my piece: “Border anxiety and resilience: Finland’s strategic shift in a new geopolitical era” 🔗 Read here: doi.org/10.1080/2573... Finland’s transformation reflects both responses to external threats and deeper renegotiations of national identity. @tandfresearch.bsky.social

Border heritage isn’t neutral — it’s political. Memorials and heritage sites often reinforce national myths and divisions, but they can also become spaces of resistance, encounter, and hope. #BorderHeritage #Geopolitics #borders @absborders.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Two Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) positions in border studies. The Karelian Institute at UEF invites applications for two Doctoral Researcher positions. To begin on 1 August 2025. Read more below and submit your application no later than 11 May 2025. uef.varbi.com/what:job/job...

Worth checking out if in #Lappeenranta Muurituristi (Wall tourist) exhibition by Harri Pälviranta! #Walls have become an image of security, yet the more we build them, the less safe we feel 🤷🏻‍♂️ @absborders.bsky.social @lprmuseot.bsky.social Strong visuals - brings back memories… yle.fi/a/74-20154294

📢📢📢Exciting news! James W Scott and I have assumed a new role as Section Editors for the Oxford Intersection on #BORDERS. Our section focuses on Theory and Practice. If interested in contributing to this new interdisciplinary resource, please get in touch: academic.oup.com/intersection...