Why Borders Matter: Why Humanity Must Relearn the Art of Drawing Boundaries

ISBN-13: 9780367416812 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 202 str.

Frank Furedi

Opis

This book argues that the controversy surrounding mass migration and physical borders runs in parallel and is closely connected to the debates surrounding the symbolic boundaries people need to guide on the issues of everyday life.

Spis treści

Preface  1. Introduction - The Paradox of Borders  2. Judgement and the Moral Relevance of Borders  3. Unmasking Openness  4. The Challenge to Sovereignty, Democracy and Citizenship  5. Breaching the Public-Private Boundary  6. Politics Goes Personal  7. Borderline Identity Crisis  8. Targeting Binary Thinking: The Attempt to Dethrone Conceptual Boundaries  9. Inventing New Borders for a Boundless World  10. Conclusion

O autorze

Frank Furedi is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, Canterbury. Author of more than 20 books, Furedi’s studies have been devoted to an exploration of the cultural developments in Western societies. His research has been oriented towards the way that fear and uncertainty is managed by contemporary culture. Dr Furedi’s studies on the problem of fear has run in parallel with his exploration of the problem of cultural authority and cultural conflict.