A Decade After “The (Re)Building of the Wall in International Relations,” The Global Wallification of the World
Abstract
Drawing on over a decade of research into the proliferation of border walls worldwide, this paper addresses the dynamics of global wallification as borders become once again rearticulated. The analysis engages with the methodological and conceptual challenges inherent in researching border wall research and investigates diffusion theory as a lens to understand both the dissolution of the “wall taboo” and the persistence of a self-fulfilling prophecy: border walls generate both localized and globalized forms of entropy, entrenching borders and borderlands in a perpetual security dilemma.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Peacebuilding and International Security
Global Security and Public Health
International Relations and Foreign Policy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Borderlands Studies
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Pages
- 1–19
- Publication date
- 16 January 2026
- Language
- EN