Borders in Globalization Podcast

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Borders in Globalization (BIG) is an innovative, integrative, and sustainable network of academic partners from Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, which is engaged with non-academic organizations that are involved in the management of borders and borderlands in Canada and worldwide. The basic goal is to build excellence in the knowledge and understanding of borders. To this end, the partners will work together to create new policy and foster knowledge transfer in order to address such globalization forces as security, trade and migration flows.

  1. #42 BIG Podcast – « US-Mexico Border: Social Justice and Eco-Systems Challenges » PART 2 - With: Irasema Coronado

    2025-11-07

    #42 BIG Podcast – « US-Mexico Border: Social Justice and Eco-Systems Challenges » PART 2 - With: Irasema Coronado

    Our guest: Irasema Coronado, Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Transborder Studies at Arizona State University In this second part of our podcast, we turn our focus to the pressing environmental and water challenges along the US–Mexico border. We’ll explore the intricate dynamics of water management in an arid landscape, where shared resource like the Colorado River is vital yet increasingly strained by climate change and competing demands. We’ll examine the pivotal role of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America (CEC). Additionally, we’ll highlight the contributions of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and of cross-border social networks. Finally, we’ll discuss innovative policies designed to support borderlanders and promote a sustainable future for the region. Time Markers 00:00 Introduction to Part Two 00:48 Key environmental challenges of the US-Mex border 07:31 Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America 10:12 Water scarcity and the Colorado River 12:49 Role of Environmental NGOs 15:41Cross-Border Social and Business Networks 17:34 Innovative Policies Possibilities 19:38 US-Mexico Border in Border and Cross-Border Studies Websites: BIG Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://biglobalization.org  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ JMN Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2AL0HbO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BordersInGlobalization⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/big_uvic ⁠

    23 min
  2. #41 BIG Podcast – « US-Mexico Border: Social Justice and Eco-Systems Challenges » PART 1 - With: Irasema Coronado

    2025-10-09

    #41 BIG Podcast – « US-Mexico Border: Social Justice and Eco-Systems Challenges » PART 1 - With: Irasema Coronado

    Our guest: Irasema Coronado, Professor of Political Science and Director of the School of Transborder Studies at Arizona State University In this podcast, we will explore the complex issues surrounding the US–Mexico border. From the impact of border security on local communities to shared environmental challenges, such as water management, we’ll dive into the issues shaping the region’s social and ecological future. After a global overview of the US-Mex Border, the first part of the podcast will dive into the social challenges that define the region, including the effects of migration policies that shape cross-border movement, the hardening of the border through the Wall and increased enforcement. The borderland is also source of resilience, interdependent economy, and cultural creativity. Time Markers 00:00 Introduction to Irasema Coronado 01:51 The complex US-Mex border region and its characteristics 05:19 Daily lives, resilience and creativity of borderlanders 08:58 El Paso-Ciudad Juarez as a quintessential borderland 12:00 Governance power and transnational political elites 15:13 Evolution of the Hardening Process of the US-Mex border 19:03 Effects of the Wall and the 2025 security and deportation policies 22:28 Border Mixed Feelings 26:15 Families, Women and Children live at the border 30:53 Social Justice Challenges in the Borderland Websites: BIG Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://biglobalization.org  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ JMN Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2AL0HbO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BordersInGlobalization⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/big_uvic ⁠

    32 min
  3. #40 BIG Podcast – « Borders and Climate Change » PART 2 - With: Simon Dalby, Professor Emeritus, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

    2025-06-30

    #40 BIG Podcast – « Borders and Climate Change » PART 2 - With: Simon Dalby, Professor Emeritus, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

    In this second part of the podcast, we examine prospective scenarios for addressing climate challenges within the Anthropocene, an epoch marked by profound human influence on Earth's systems. With Simon Dalby, we will investigate strategies to anticipate and navigate disruptions to political and urban systems, and territorial boundaries driven by climate change. The second part of the podcast mainly focuses on Future scenarios in a Climate-Disrupted World and illuminates pathways for adaptation and offers critical insights into sustainable futures. Time Markers 00:00 Future scenarios in a Climate-Disrupted World 09:18 Practical solutions and Governmental actions 17:23 How Humanity can adapt to a changing climate? 24:02 Post-combustion World needed 29:06 Complicated World and Real Challenges 33:27 Climate Justice in the Anthropocene and Human Rights Websites: BIG Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://biglobalization.org  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ JMN Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2AL0HbO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BordersInGlobalization⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/big_uvic ⁠

    40 min
  4. #39 BIG Podcast – « Borders and Climate Change » PART 1 - With: Simon Dalby, Professor Emeritus, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

    2025-05-30

    #39 BIG Podcast – « Borders and Climate Change » PART 1 - With: Simon Dalby, Professor Emeritus, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada

    In this podcast with Simon Dalby, we explore the intersection of borders and climate change in the Anthropocene era, a period when humans are profoundly shaping the planet. We will analyze how global warming is redefining physical and political borders. Climate effects, environmental security, planetary boundaries, cross-border mobilities, policy innovations are at the heart of the discussion. The Anthropocene requires us to rethink geographical and jurisdictional boundaries in the face of ecological crises. The first part of the podcast mainly focuses on the Anthropocene and Climate Change. Time Markers 00:00 Introduction 01:06 The relationship between climate change and the concept of borders 07:05 Anthropocene and Environmental security 12:01 Wildfires in the Anthropocene 17:53 Mobile borders on the Alps 22:10 Indicators of the Planetary boundaries 31:51 Cooperative Strategies to Address Environmental Tensions 39:06 Global community of interests Websites: BIG Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://biglobalization.org  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ JMN Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2AL0HbO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BordersInGlobalization⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/big_uvic ⁠

    48 min
  5. #38 BIG Podcast – « Borders and Gender Studies in North America » PART 1 - With: Andréanne Bissonnette, Political Science Researcher, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Border Policy Research Institute (WWU)

    2025-03-28

    #38 BIG Podcast – « Borders and Gender Studies in North America » PART 1 - With: Andréanne Bissonnette, Political Science Researcher, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Border Policy Research Institute (WWU)

    Andréanne Bissonnette, Political Science Researcher, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Border Policy Research Institute (WWU) and Associate Researcher at the Raoul Dandurand Chair (UQAM); What are the relationships between Gender Studies and Border Studies? What does the prism of Gender Studies contribute to better understanding border policies and the effects of borders on border areas and marginalized people? In this interview, we will better understand that the relation between these two academic fields is based on the idea that borders, particularly political ones, are gendered and shaped by power dynamics. The intersection of these fields allows us to explore how borders affect individuals differently depending on their gender and identities. This podcast is divided into two parts. The first part is a General overview on Gender and Border Studies. The second part focuses on the relations between Gender Studies and Border Studies in the North American Case Study. Time Markers 00:00 Introduction to Part 2 0:24 Characteristics of North American region 5:06 Borderlands are neither fully national nor international 8:53 Reproductive rights policies and US-Mexico border 11:50 Impacts of US administration's policies on border management 19:41 Local and innovative initiatives about forms of cross-border governance 25:30 Challenges in overcoming gender injustices in border areas 29:43 Index that assesses the most inclusive borders in the world? 30:28 Borderlands Studies and Innovative ways to support academic research? 33:45 Advice for future generations of researchers in Gender/Border Studies Websites: BIG Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://biglobalization.org  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ JMN Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2AL0HbO⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BordersInGlobalization⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/big_uvic

    37 min
  6. #37 BIG Podcast – « Borders and Gender Studies in North America » PART 1 - With: Andréanne Bissonnette, Political Science Researcher, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Border Policy Research Institute (WWU)

    2025-02-28

    #37 BIG Podcast – « Borders and Gender Studies in North America » PART 1 - With: Andréanne Bissonnette, Political Science Researcher, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Border Policy Research Institute (WWU)

    Andréanne Bissonnette, Political Science Researcher, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Border Policy Research Institute (WWU) and Associate Researcher at the Raoul Dandurand Chair (UQAM); What are the relationships between Gender Studies and Border Studies? What does the prism of Gender Studies contribute to better understanding border policies and the effects of borders on border areas and marginalized people? In this interview, we will better understand that the relation between these two academic fields is based on the idea that borders, particularly political ones, are gendered and shaped by power dynamics. The intersection of these fields allows us to explore how borders affect individuals differently depending on their gender and identities. This podcast is divided into two parts. The first part is a General overview on Gender and Border Studies. The second part focuses on the relations between Gender Studies and Border Studies in the North American Case Study. Time Markers 00:00 Our Guest today: Andréanne Bissonnette 1:38 Origin of Gender Studies and relations with Border Studies 6:57 Intersections of gender and border concepts in contemporary research 13:00 Feminist geopolitics and territory-body-power relationships 21:20 Main challenges in border areas facing by women and gender minorities 27:25 Current migration policies and gender inequalities 35:31 Intersectional theories and the analysis of border areas 42:43 Gender and border studies towards inclusive public policies 46:11 Most controversial debates in Gender and Border Studies today Websites: BIG Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://biglobalization.org  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ JMN Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2AL0HbO⁠⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BordersInGlobalization⁠⁠⁠⁠  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/big_uvic

    49 min
  7. #24 BIG Podcast - “Māori People, Tribal Borders and Customs in New Zealand” (PART 1) - With: Thomas Tawhiri – Indigenous Māori, Custom Manager & Researcher – Aotearoa, New Zealand

    2025-01-10

    #24 BIG Podcast - “Māori People, Tribal Borders and Customs in New Zealand” (PART 1) - With: Thomas Tawhiri – Indigenous Māori, Custom Manager & Researcher – Aotearoa, New Zealand

    The Māori are Indigenous Polynesian peoples with distant roots in the Lapita civilization. First inhabitants of what is called New Zealand, they arrived there more than 1000 years ago. The Māori people is a minority, it forms about 18% of the New Zealand population. In this podcast, we will talk about the anthropological, political and legal history of New Zealand, the context of the declaration of independence (in Māori He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni), the treaty of Waitangi, the societal organization of the people Māori (Iwi, Whanau, Hapu) and relations with colonial institutions. An extensive discussion about Māori culture, social boundaries between different Māori tribes and the importance of genealogy, the involvement of Māori culture within the governance of customs borders and the perspectives of indigenous peoples in research on borders. Time Markers: 00:00 Intro 01:32 Our Guest: Thomas Tawhiri – Indigenous Māori, Custom Manager & Researcher in Indigenous Studies 04:38 Specificities of New Zealand in relation to borders 07:22 Māori life prior to European contact 10:35 What does the word “Māori” mean? 13:09 Navigation high technology of Polynesian peoples 18:18 The naming of New Zealand with the Māori name Aotearoa 23:02 The context of “declaration of independence” (He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni) signed in 1835 and 1839 31:44 The Treaty of Waitangi and the juridical debates linked to the differences in terminology. The Māori version speaks only of 'kawanatanga'. 40:54 Social units rooted in relationships and blood relationships 48:52 What is Mana? 52:37 Existence of complex social interactions and territorial boundaries between Māori Clans 57:21 Tribal Naming of Places, and Land Occupation, as Indicators of Tribal Borders 1:01:42 Māori territoriality and the New Zealand current legal system Websites: BIG Website: ⁠⁠https://biglobalization.org  ⁠⁠ JMN Website: ⁠⁠https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php⁠⁠ Subscribe: ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2AL0HbO⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BordersInGlobalization⁠⁠  Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/big_uvic

    1h 8m
  8. #22 BIG Podcast - “Nepal-India Border, Minorities and Cross-Border Networks” - With: Kalpana Jha, Analyst and Researcher at the University of Victoria

    2025-01-10

    #22 BIG Podcast - “Nepal-India Border, Minorities and Cross-Border Networks” - With: Kalpana Jha, Analyst and Researcher at the University of Victoria

    Country of 27 million inhabitants, in the Himalayan mountain range, Nepal shares a border with India for 1690 km and with China for nearly 1,200 km. The majority of the inhabitants live in the south of the country (along the Indo-Nepalese border) and in the Kathmandu valley. Nepal became a republic in 2008 and the country adopted a new Constitution in 2015 which provides for a federal-type state, organized around 7 provinces which have their own assembly and executive power. A podcast about the State of Nepal, internal bordering processes, the marginalized people at its borders, notably the Madhesi People, and also the relations with India and China.. Time Markers 00:00 Our Guest today: Kalpana Jha 01:12 Cross-Border Unformal Networks and the shaping of Border Region 03:15 Interests of the Socio-Legal Approach for the Border Studies 05:59 Border, Legal Line of Separation, but also Living Region per se 10:22 How to Manage the Nepal Diversity? 13:10 Nepal: From Kingdom to Federal-type State. 18:30 Relations between Nepal and India 22:30 Nepal-India Border: An Open Border at the Daily Level 25:52 A Huge Wall on the Nepal-India border? 30:33 Cross-Border Governance of Rivers and Political Challenges 36:07 Nepal-China Relations Through Himalayas 41:59 Transboundary Infrastructures and Neighbouring Hard Powers 46:29 The Madhesi People Movement and Diversity of Nepal 50:17 Internal Bordering Processes and Geographical Features 56:15 The Identity of Madeshi People 1:00:23 Madeshi People as Transnational Community 1:04:40 New Legal and Political Recognition 1:06:01 Scenarios for Borderlanders and Cross-Border Communities Websites: BIG Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://biglobalization.org  ⁠⁠⁠ JMN Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.uvic.ca/humanities/intd/europe/eu-grants/network/hmsdata-20-23/index.php⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe: ⁠⁠⁠http://bit.ly/2AL0HbO⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BordersInGlobalization⁠⁠⁠  Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/big_uvic

    1h 10m
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Borders in Globalization (BIG) is an innovative, integrative, and sustainable network of academic partners from Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, which is engaged with non-academic organizations that are involved in the management of borders and borderlands in Canada and worldwide. The basic goal is to build excellence in the knowledge and understanding of borders. To this end, the partners will work together to create new policy and foster knowledge transfer in order to address such globalization forces as security, trade and migration flows.

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