Postface

Abstract

Borders are one of those concepts that are full of linguistic tricks, as is explained by the lexical meaning of ‘frontier’ in Anglo-Saxon literature as opposed to its meaning in Roman languages. Apart from its genealogy, I have attempted to go beyond metaphorical use and rhetorical device and tried to conceptualize the border shift as an analytical concept particularly applied to the re-writing of European borders. Such conceptualization was thus conducted in a constant interrelation of meaning throughout the chapters. This theoretical work has also found a meaning in Southern Europe and its Mediterranean borders, and not only there, as such issues are also placed in a continuous dialogue with the Mexican-US border. For example, the universal laboratory of said model — especially elaborated at a city level — has helped us address issues of industrial relocalization and the vulnerability of human rights, among other topics.