L. Cowan, Border Nation
A Story of Migration, reviewed by Ellen Van Damme
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13009247 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ellen Van Damme (0000-0002-9603-5229, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | State Crime Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2046-6056 • E-ISSN: 2046-6064 |
| Publisher | Pluto Journals (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.13169/statecrime.11.1.0149 |
| OpenAlex | W4285302486 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
begins her book with one key question "Why break down borders?", to which she formulates an answer and plan of action for those who work in policy, politicians, and all other citizens of the United Kingdom (UK). Cowan starts from the premise that "no human is illegal," further drawing on the UK's exploitative history of occupation, extractivism, and enslavement, in order to build her argument in favour of abolishing borders. By making cross-references between modern policies and historical events, she shows how knowing (or failing to recognize) the history of a country in relation to migration is crucial to understand (or failing to understand) contemporary conflicts and subsequent migration flows. Although the focus lies on the UK, parallels are drawn with other countries, such as the United States, that have similar histories and implement similar harsh antimigrant policies
Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · History · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |