This introduction sets out the central concerns of this special issue, the relationship between
marginality and the political. In doing so, it makes the argument that the process of …

Bordering intimacy is a study of how borders and dominant forms of intimacy, such as family,
are central to the governance of postcolonial states such as Britain. The book explores the …

This article proposes to focus on vulnerability in the operationalisation of securitisation
theory. It argues that in empirical investigations we often fail to acknowledge that security …

'The Power of Vulnerability'by US research professor Brené Brown is one of the top five most-
viewed TED talks to date (with more than 47 million views as of May 20201). Brown's talk …

Abstracts While states are not human beings, they are institutionalized social groups. It is
humans who constitute and run them. Consequently, it is argued that countries can be …

In an attempt of going beyond a simple opposition between those conceived as agents and
those seen as subjects of disciplinary power, this article engages with a reflection on …

In this age of globalisation, there are significant numbers of people moving across the
borders of nation-states. However, there are many people whose attempts to move are not …

For Roland and Maple, my biggest supporters who motivate me to work, and remind me to
rest. Thank you for supporting me in all that I do, for loving me regardless of if I succeed or …

The continuous influx of refugee populations from Syria towards the West has given
emergence to a number of socio-political subjects, and particularly to issues of cultural …

This introduction sets out the central concerns of this special issue, the relationship between
marginality and the political. In doing so, it makes the argument that the process of …