ABSTRACT
Borderlands around the globe have been undergoing considerable transitions due to the ever-escalating trend of tightening control at state borders. Recent events around the globe and the related frequently reported expressions of neo-nationalism, populism and xenophobia, as well as border violence, may appear to refute the potential of borders to connect. Borders have acquired a central position in the social and political transformation of the world, having a substantial impact on the daily lives of many people. The various dynamics of globalization have profoundly changed the power of borders, modifying the dialectical relationship between their fixed institutional nature and the constantly changing processes of bordering within and between societies. Resilience thinking holds great potential – to which the present volume serves as testimony. The common assumption in the resilience literature is to regard threats as something external.
