Marianne H. Marchand

The weave-world: Regionalisms in the south in the new millennium

(1999). The weave-world: Regionalisms in the south in the new millennium. Third World Quarterly: Vol. 20, No. 5, pp. 1061-1070.

The Weave-World: The Regional Interweaving of Economies, Ideas and Identities

The study and practice of regionalism have attracted growing interest in interrelated analytical and policy realms as globalization and differentiation have likewise increased. Reflective of such attention, analyses and debates have also proliferated with the end of the Cold War and the expansion and/ or emergence of regional schemes, such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the European Union (EU), the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to mention but a few. The debate has also widened. At least, it is beginning to be acknowledged that regional interactions and organizations focus not only on states but also on continuing linkages among a heterogeneous set of actors and realms, including states, economies/companies and societies.

Crossing borders in North America after 9/11: ‘regular’ travellers’ narratives of securitisations and contestations

Abstract This article is part of a larger project on ordinary border crossings and state practices in North America. The changing border governmentalities in the region focusing on securitising their borders against potential terrorist threats and the increased emphasis on the managing of population flows have led to a reduced mobility for certain travellers as opposed to others. The construction of potentially safe and ‘un-safe’ subjects through profiling on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, religion and socioeconomic background and the increasing use of biometrics have impacted upon travellers’ mobilities. In the North American context, the Mexican state has undergone significant modernisation in terms of its border control capacities, thus enhancing not only its capacity as a buffer state, but also its performative sovereignty, and is therefore an interesting case to study. This article aims to analyse how these transformations in border governmentalities have affected the mobility of ‘ordinary’ travellers, and how they have developed coping strategies and resistances towards the potential curbing of their respective mobilities.