Ballif, Florine <br/><br/>
The Challenge of “Teichopolitics”: Analyzing Contemporary Border Closures 

 -  2009.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> Common sense would suggest that globalisation signifies the end of walls. In fact, new systems of fenced boundaries are being built all over the world, and walls are even proliferating within cities. This paper seeks to analyse 'teichopolitics' - a new word derived from Ancient Greek teichos meaning 'city wall' - i.e. the politics of building walls. Security issues seem to be an obvious factor, but economic aspects are also important. Building walls is a source of profit for the security and construction industries. Developers and large companies, as well as governments and individuals, therefore have their own strategies that are contributing to the proliferation of barriers.