Situated at the interplay between ethnic politics, migration, border, and security studies, this
contribution analyzes processes of securitization of borders in South Tyrol, an Italian …

1 The first author to use the term “kin-state” appears to have been Inis L. Claude Jr, who
defines this as “a state which regards itself as standing in a special relationship to a national …

This article analyzes processes of securitization in India's former State of Jammu and
Kashmir (SJK), a disputed borderland characterized by a three-dimensional conflict: the …

Situated at the junction between the field of ethnic politics, security studies, and migration,
this paper analyses processes of (de) securitisation in Northern Ireland. The country is …

In this age of migration, the arrival, presence and inclusion of migrants remains an enduring
test in many countries, as shown by the building of border walls and fences, the retreat from …