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This article examines the notion of borders in contemporary political theory and suggests innovative ways to tackle their lack of legitimacy for controlling migration.

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  1. University of Rennes, Rennes, France

    Benjamin Boudou

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  1. Université Catholique de l’Ouest (UCO), Angers, France

    Nathanaël Wallenhorst

  2. FB Erziehungswissenschaft, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Christoph Wulf

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Boudou, B. (2023). Borders. In: Wallenhorst, N., Wulf, C. (eds) Handbook of the Anthropocene. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25910-4_257

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