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Ports of Entry (PoE) are vital nodes of global connectivity, they serve as entry and exit points for global trade. Ports (seaports, airports, …) often serve as checkpoints for the movement of people and goods, they are interfaces between land territories and maritime/air spaces which symbolize the meeting between cultures and economies, but also the challenges linked to national security and border regulation. With the rise of connectivity and digitalization, PoE face increasing challenges in data management and cybersecurity. With the AI and new technologies, a new paradigm is emerging with new concepts as federated learnings, trusted networks, and signal risk sharing. We will discuss all this, borders and globalization 2.0 with Alan D. Bersin.
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01:33 The role of Ports of Entry in the Global Supply Chain
12:00 Key Policy Elements Involved
24:43 Managing the different laws and jurisdictions in terms of Global Data Protection
29:35 Role of Regions in Globalization 2.0 and Concrete examples of Ports of the Future
35:5 Global Environmental Sustainability Challenges
39:50 Learnings from Ports of Entry for the Border Studies
#31 BIG Podcast - “Democracy, Migration Studies and Border Studies: Gaps and/or Bridges” - With: Oliver Schmidtke, Political scientist, Director of the Center for Global Studies – Victoria, Canada; (PART 2)
Classically, Migration Studies explore all mobility regimes of human groups. There is a spectrum of public policies ranging from the migration of high-skilled workers to refugees. For the Migration Studies, national borders provide a form of social closure. Traditionally, Borders refer to issues that are fundamental to political community (state sovereignty, territorial delimitation, national security, political identity). And for this reason, borders are also instruments for regulating flows, policy tool for inclusion/exclusion. Several authors have pointed out a form of gap between Border Studies and Migration Studies. That there was a lack of cross-fertilization between these two research traditions. And some populist and nationalist discourses can exploit the ambivalence of the borders and the confusion around it. We will discuss about all the relations between democracy, migration and borders and get answers with Oliver Schmidtke.
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JMN Website: https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php
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00:22 Crisis of Democracy and the Political Question of the Boundaries of Shared Collective Identity
6:17 Relations between Democracy and the Growth of Nationalism and Populism
10:12 Cleisthenes and the question of the delimitation of a “Demos”
14:53 What is happening in Europe? New Geography of Political Discontent and Skepticism about Democratic Practices?
19:17 Nativism Activism and the threats against Democracy in Europe
23:15 Populism and the concept of Popular Sovereignty
27:28 Neoliberalism against Democracy and the Right-Wing Nationalism
31:31Different Types of Democracies, Cross-Border identities and the Role of Memory
38:52 Importance of Academic Research and Future of the Center for Global Studies
#30 BIG Podcast - “Democracy, Migration Studies and Border Studies: Bridges and/or Gaps” - With: Oliver Schmidtke, Political scientist, Director of the Center for Global Studies – Victoria, Canada; (PART 1)
Classically, Migration Studies explore all mobility regimes of human groups. There is a spectrum of public policies ranging from the migration of high-skilled workers to refugees. For the Migration Studies, national borders provide a form of social closure. Traditionally, Borders refer to issues that are fundamental to political community (state sovereignty, territorial delimitation, national security, political identity). And for this reason, borders are also instruments for regulating flows, policy tool for inclusion/exclusion. Several authors have pointed out a form of gap between Border Studies and Migration Studies. That there was a lack of cross-fertilization between these two research traditions. And some populist and nationalist discourses can exploit the ambivalence of the borders and the confusion around it. We will discuss about all the relations between democracy, migration and borders and get answers with Oliver Schmidtke.
Websites:
BIG Website: https://biglobalization.org
JMN Website: https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php
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03:34 The Links between Migration Studies and Border Studies
07:16 Migration Studies and the concept of Border
13:16 Liberal paradox, Physical Walls and Administrative Walls
20:41 Ethical Challenges and The Hardening of Borders
26:58 No Borders and Mutual Assistance at Borders in Migration Studies
33.32 National Imagination of Borders and Migrations
With: David J. Breeze – British archaeologist and scholar of Hadrian's Wall, the Antonine's Wall and the Roman army; Chairman of the International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies from 2000 to 2015
A second wall was built to the north of Hadrian's Wall from 141-142 AD until 155 AD but was abandoned militarily in 164. This is the Antonine’s Wall (three meters high with a fence along the top, length of approximately 60 km with seventeen forts, other ‘fortlets’ and ramparts built from layers of turf and bordered north by a ditch 12 m wide at the top with a depth of 4 m; with also one military path south of the rampart, bath-houses, barracks, and around 7,000 soldiers living all along). Unlike Hadrian, Emperor Antoninus (reigned 138–161) never set foot in the province of Britannia. By ordering the construction of this wall further north, Antoninus therefore modified Hadrian's legacy in terms of frontier policies. What functions did the borders of the Roman Empire have? What functions did Hadrian's Wall have? Can the frontiers of the Roman Empire be considered strict separations between the civilized (Roman) world and the world of the barbarians ("qui barbaros Romanosque Divideret")? How is archeology an interesting and relevant discipline for Border Studies? We will discuss all this and get answers with archeologist David J. Breeze.
Websites:
BIG Website: https://biglobalization.org
JMN Website: https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php
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00:01 How was a normal day in Hadrian's Wall camp or fort? Vindolanda Tablets Answers.
07:44 Archeological Evidence of Customs Relations at the Frontiers?
10:36 Antonine’s Wall/ Hadrian's Wall: Comparison
19:41 The great flexibility of the Romans in the organization of their numerous and diverse frontiers
24:56 Fall of the Roman Empire: Which borders were the most difficult and fragile to defend?
30:00 Frontiers of the Roman Empire and UNESCO World Heritage Sites
32:37 How is archeology an interesting and relevant discipline for Border Studies?
With: David J. Breeze – British archaeologist and scholar of Hadrian's Wall, the Antonine's Wall and the Roman army; Chairman of the International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies from 2000 to 2015
The history of the Roman Empire is intertwined with the control of the entire Mediterranean Sea and reached at its peak 5 million km² for 60 million inhabitants. The empire was heterogeneous and expanded through conquests and was maintained through a network of frontiers and a system of friendly, allies or “client” states (reges amicique populi Romani). Due to rebellions from some tribes as the Brigantes, and after having visited the Danube and Rhine frontiers, the Roman Emperor Hadrian (reigned 117–138) came to Brittania in July 122 BC. By ordering the construction of the Wall (between 122 – and maybe before according to certain authors – and 127 AD), Hadrian put an end to the territorial expansion of the Roman Empire. In short, Hadrian adopted a policy of protecting frontiers without expansion. What functions did the borders of the Roman Empire have? What functions did Hadrian's Wall have? Can the frontiers of the Roman Empire be considered strict separations between the civilized (Roman) world and the world of the barbarians ("qui barbaros Romanosque Divideret")? How is archeology an interesting and relevant discipline for Border Studies? We will discuss all this and get answers with archeologist David J. Breeze.
Websites:
BIG Website: https://biglobalization.org
JMN Website: https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php
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Time Markers:
00:00 Intro with David J. Breeze
01:41 State of Archeological Knowledge of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire
05:13 The Functions of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire
13:15 Roman “limes” and Empire's defensive systems?
20:10 Organization of the Roman army on the frontiers and the question of what is beyond the frontiers
27:12 Emperor Hadrian (Publius Aelius Hadrianus) and the Frontiers of The Roman Empire
36:57 Hadrian’s Wall: history of archaeological research and the functions of the wall
The Nation-State model is built on the synchronization between a so-called state territory and a so-called national population. The mechanical imposition of this specific model has led to serious conflicts in certain parts of the world. What are the consequences of this model on the design of the country's borders? How to organize borderlands while avoiding conflicts with neighbors? With Nick Megoran, this podcast (in 2 parts) is an opportunity to talk about several original practices such as condominiums, joint development zones, territorial leasing, enclaves, the exchange of territory, statutory autonomy, free and customs zones, law of neighborliness, mobile borders, decoupling of international borders from other functional or administrative limits, juridical, fiscal and economic cross-border cooperation. So many illustrations that allow us to think differently about sovereignty and state borders. Transboundary Cooperation transcend the Border Nation State System. Sovereignty doesn’t have to be Zero-Sum.
Websites:
BIG Website: https://biglobalization.org
JMN Website: https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php
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00:00 Cross-border cooperation legal tools (Ex: Local Cross-border Cooperation Group (GLCT) of The Greater Geneva ; European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) of “Cerdagne Hospital”)
04:12 Cross-border tax cooperation between Geneva/France; Economic Co-Development of the Columbia River between Canada/USA
07:33 Luxembourg, Cross-Border Workers, Teleworking, Fiscal Challenges and Legal Solutions
09:03 Cross-Coordination for Whom?
13:40 Law of neighborliness and 4 fundamental rules for contiguous States
16:03 Examples of “Quinto Real”, “Mundat forest”, and the “free zones of Pays de Gex and Haute-Savoie”
23:28 Mobile Watershed lines on the Mountains and Mobile Borders in the Rivers
26:10 Transboundary Cooperation transcend the Border Nation State System
28:12 Added Value of Political Geography for Border Studies
The Nation-State model is built on the synchronization between a so-called state territory and a so-called national population. The mechanical imposition of this specific model has led to serious conflicts in certain parts of the world (we will discover the ancient situation of Denmark/Germany border and the current one of Kyrgyzstan/Uzbekistan border). There have been several ways of thinking and representing the construction of this nation-state with its constituent factors, its regime of political sovereignty and territorial boundaries: community of origin, community of language, community of interests and values, cultural homogenization, elective community, common history and territorial patriotism but also imagined community. What are the consequences of this model on the design of the country's borders? How to organize borderlands while avoiding conflicts with neighbors? With Nick Megoran, this podcast (in 2 parts) is an opportunity to talk about several original practices such as condominiums, joint development zones, territorial leasing, enclaves, the exchange of territory, statutory autonomy, free and customs zones, mobile borders, decoupling of international borders from other functional or administrative limits, juridical and economic cross-border cooperation. So many illustrations that allow us to think differently about sovereignty and state borders. Sovereignty doesn’t have to be Zero-Sum. Borders don’t have to be Walls and Barriers.
Websites:
BIG Website: https://biglobalization.org
JMN Website: https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php
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00:00 Intro
01:53 Our Guest today: Nick Megoran
03:28 The Nation-State Model and its links with Borders
07:13 Denmark/Germany Schleswig War and Modern State Building Challenges
15:57 Condominium; Joint development Zone; Territorial Leasing
22:21 Cross-Border Ferghana Valley (Uzbekistan/Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan) facing National Bordering Processes
29:14 Uzbekistan/Kyrgyzstan Border Clash and the Overcome of the Violence by Open Borders
32:34 Bilateral Exchange of Lands and International Boundary Delimitation (Uzbekistan/Kyrgyzstan; Eritrea/Ethiopia)
37:09 Enclaves/Exclaves : Pros and Cons
42:23 Enclaves Patchwork between Netherlands and Belgium in Baarle and Common Services Successes
45:43 Cross-Enclaves Fireworks Businesses and The Rule of Front Door for Citizenship
48:51 Autonomous status and the Example of Åland Islands (part of Finland Territory but Swedish Official Language)
50:16 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict Situation
50:50 Example of 1923 Lausanne Treaty and Greece/Turkey Population Exchange: Ethnic Cleansing as one of the Darkest Side of The Nation State
The Māori are Indigenous Polynesian peoples with distant roots in the Lapita civilization. First inhabitants of what is called New Zealand, they arrived there more than 1000 years ago. The Māori people is a minority, it forms about 18% of the New Zealand population. In this podcast, we will talk about the anthropological, political and legal history of New Zealand, the context of the declaration of independence (in Māori He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni), the treaty of Waitangi, the societal organization of the people Māori (Iwi, Whanau, Hapu) and relations with colonial institutions. An extensive discussion about Māori culture, social and territorial boundaries between different Māori tribes and the importance of genealogy, the involvement of Māori culture within the governance of customs borders and the perspectives of indigenous peoples in research on borders.
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00:00 The role of the Māori People in terms of customs borders
05:55 WorldView of Māori People regarding the phenomenon of Borders?
07:52 New Zealand Customs and Māori responsiveness
10:04 The governance of New Zealand's borders at the time of Covid
13:52 International trade partners with New Zealand and the Māori People
19:56 Main challenges facing New Zealand's borders
22:42 Military history of Māori during the 2 World Wars
28:01 Learnings about Borders from Indigenous Perspectives and Indigenous contributions on Borders
Websites:
BIG Website: https://biglobalization.org
JMN Website: https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php
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The Māori are Indigenous Polynesian peoples with distant roots in the Lapita civilization. First inhabitants of what is called New Zealand, they arrived there more than 1000 years ago. The Māori people is a minority, it forms about 18% of the New Zealand population. In this podcast, we will talk about the anthropological, political and legal history of New Zealand, the context of the declaration of independence (in Māori He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni), the treaty of Waitangi, the societal organization of the people Māori (Iwi, Whanau, Hapu) and relations with colonial institutions. An extensive discussion about Māori culture, social boundaries between different Māori tribes and the importance of genealogy, the involvement of Māori culture within the governance of customs borders and the perspectives of indigenous peoples in research on borders.
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00:00 Intro
01:32 Our Guest: Thomas Tawhiri – Indigenous Māori, Custom Manager & Researcher in Indigenous Studies
04:38 Specificities of New Zealand in relation to borders
07:22 Māori life prior to European contact
10:35 What does the word “Māori” mean?
13:09 Navigation high technology of Polynesian peoples
18:18 The naming of New Zealand with the Māori name Aotearoa
23:02 The context of “declaration of independence” (He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni) signed in 1835 and 1839
31:44 The Treaty of Waitangi and the juridical debates linked to the differences in terminology. The Māori version speaks only of 'kawanatanga'.
40:54 Social units rooted in relationships and blood relationships
48:52 What is Mana?
52:37 Existence of complex social interactions and territorial boundaries between Māori Clans
57:21 Tribal Naming of Places, and Land Occupation, as Indicators of Tribal Borders
1:01:42 Māori territoriality and the New Zealand current legal system
Websites:
BIG Website: https://biglobalization.org
JMN Website: https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php
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Parmi tous les milieux possibles à cheval sur les frontières internationales, les villes et agglomérations transfrontalières sont un cas d’étude très intéressant ; elles sont des entités urbaines qui existent à travers les frontières, et de part et d’autre de ces frontières. Elles ont la frontière à la fois comme condition d’existence et comme défi à surmonter. Les villes et agglomérations transfrontalières viennent questionner l’objet des frontières et les frontières viennent aussi interroger la nature des villes et agglomérations frontalières et transfrontalières. Nous allons en connaitre davantage sur ces relations complexes et diverses avec le professeur et géographe Bernard Reitel.
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00:00 intro
02:31 Our Guest today: Bernard Reitel
04:33 Frontières : Objet sémique de différentiation et interface signifiante ?
14:18 Frontières : Constructions à plusieurs dimensions et plusieurs acteurs
19:09 Comment définir une ville transfrontalière ?
25:48 Enjeux des villes transfrontalières face à la frontière-coupure : situation de périphérie, marginalisation, espace de menace, zone de défense, proximité de la frontière et dépendance envers les Etats.
30:43 Les principales contraintes pour les villes frontalières et transfrontalières ?
38:27 Ressources de la frontière et la frontière comme ressource
46:52 Le rôle des villes transfrontalières dans la construction d’espaces transfrontaliers : cela dépend des régimes de frontières
52:17 Quelles relations entre les villes frontalières/transfrontalières et l’Union européenne ? Une européanisation réelle.
1:00:33 Existe-t-il des tendances communes pour les villes frontalières et transfrontalières ? Et peut-on dresser une typologie de ces espaces urbains ?
1:10:07 La plus-value des systèmes de gouvernance transfrontalière pour les espaces urbains ?
1:17:53 Les enseignements de la thématique des villes transfrontalières sur l’objet des frontières et des Border Studies
Websites:
BIG Website: https://biglobalization.org
JMN Website: https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php
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The podcast currently has 33 episodes available.