… ’ is a borderline contradiction. Many theories of vague language have entailments about
borderline contradictions; correctly describing the behavior of borderline contradictions is one of …

… the conceptualization of borders is to understand the essential significance of a communicated
contradiction. Regardless of the style in which the contradiction is empirically processed (…

… In introducing this Special Issue we consider borders under two broad headings. In the ®rst …
state border, every border region, is unique. of how borders express contradictory meanings …

… Borders and migration are linked, because there are no migrants without borders and no
borders without people trying to trespass the borders. In the past, it was more difficult to leave …

… suppressed and border communities are built. This article examines the contradictory,
complicated, … ) and border (a space of discomfort and difference) communities. The construction of …

… has employed a politics of contradiction in its relations with … maintaining the illusion of a
controlled border that is impervious to the … In this article, we document the contradictory policy of …

… walking contradictions as there are moments in which we wish to deny, reject, and avoid
crossing borders… We hope for the reader to be prepared to navigate and enjoy our contradictory, …

… , and I propose that mess and contradiction are the very essence of civil society borderwork.
… the mirror of deeper contradictions. I also argue that such contradictions form the working …

… As the papers in this issue also demonstrate, the border is a crucial site in which these
contradictions are materialised. While we often think of the border as simply the site at which …

… national exclusion (borders) across history and generations. The Borders of Dominicanidad
… “the truth” requires us to read in contradiction, paying attention to the footnotes and silences …