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De-materialization and re-materialization of internal borders in the European Union

This project aims to explore processes of de/re-materialization of territorial borders within the Schengen area. It does so by focusing on three distinct borderscapes in northern Italy characterized by different border histories and practices: the border with Slovenia in Trieste, with Austria in Brenner, and with France in Ventimiglia. The project seeks to provide a transdisciplinary and innovative contribution to Critical Border Studies, addressing the need to analyse the direct effects of border infrastructures and understand how the border is negotiated, experienced, and narrated by people on the move.

Research Team

Anna Casaglia (PI) - University of Trento
Georgios Glouftsios - University of Trento
Alizée Dauchy - University of Trento

Institutions involved in the Project

University of Trento (capofila)
University of Bologna
University of Torino

Funding

European Union – Next Generation EU, in the framework of PRIN 2022 Call, project “The border is no more, long live the border. De-materialization and re-materialization of internal borders in the European Union” (2022JPFYE8) – CUP E53D23010250006