Narratives of border reinforcement: The role of knowledge and communications power

Narratives of border reinforcement: The role of knowledge and communications power

The general objective of this paper is to analyze and explain the paradox of why objective knowledge based upon “facts and hard data” has been insufficient to forge a narrative, particularly in the U.S. side, that would lead towards a deeper cooperation and make the U.S.-Mexico border more fluid, fu...

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Autor principal: Peña, Sergio
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Publicado: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2019
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title Narratives of border reinforcement: The role of knowledge and communications power
title_short Narratives of border reinforcement: The role of knowledge and communications power
title_full Narratives of border reinforcement: The role of knowledge and communications power
title_fullStr Narratives of border reinforcement: The role of knowledge and communications power
title_full_unstemmed Narratives of border reinforcement: The role of knowledge and communications power
title_sort narratives of border reinforcement: the role of knowledge and communications power
description The general objective of this paper is to analyze and explain the paradox of why objective knowledge based upon “facts and hard data” has been insufficient to forge a narrative, particularly in the U.S. side, that would lead towards a deeper cooperation and make the U.S.-Mexico border more fluid, functional and integrated. The main question is:  why the “re-territorialization” narrative of reinforcing differences and solidifying the border has prevailed? The theoretical framework that guides this analysis is the Aristotelian concept of “phronesis” or “practical wisdom” to settle beliefs that cannot be reached through an objective scientific rationality. The issue of power is of great interest in this analysis; particularly, the paper explores the relationship between knowledge and communications power as explanatory factors to understand the forging of a narrative of reinforcing borders. The conclusion is that the military-surveillance industrial complex has been the most influential actor behind the kind of knowledge that shape border policy compared to academic and scientific knowledge.
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spelling oai:ojs.localhost:article-7522020-02-06T03:30:25Z Narratives of border reinforcement: The role of knowledge and communications power Narrativas de reforzamiento de la frontera: El rol del saber y el poder de las comunicaciones Peña, Sergio knowledge and power United States-Mexico border border and power communications power Social Sciences Demography Population Sociology Culture Social control Social systems Social perception Relationships Social influence Anthropology Ethnology Social and cultural anthropology The intellectual life Communication Political Sciences International relations Philosophy Epistemology conocimiento y poder frontera Estados Unidos-México frontera y poder poder de las comunicaciones Ciencias sociales Demografía Población Sociología Cultura Control social Sistemas sociales Percepción social Relaciones interpersonales Influencia social Antropología Etnología Antropología social y cultural La vida intelectual Comunicación Ciencias políticas Relaciones internacionales Filosofía Epistemología The general objective of this paper is to analyze and explain the paradox of why objective knowledge based upon “facts and hard data” has been insufficient to forge a narrative, particularly in the U.S. side, that would lead towards a deeper cooperation and make the U.S.-Mexico border more fluid, functional and integrated. The main question is:  why the “re-territorialization” narrative of reinforcing differences and solidifying the border has prevailed? The theoretical framework that guides this analysis is the Aristotelian concept of “phronesis” or “practical wisdom” to settle beliefs that cannot be reached through an objective scientific rationality. The issue of power is of great interest in this analysis; particularly, the paper explores the relationship between knowledge and communications power as explanatory factors to understand the forging of a narrative of reinforcing borders. The conclusion is that the military-surveillance industrial complex has been the most influential actor behind the kind of knowledge that shape border policy compared to academic and scientific knowledge. El objetivo del artículo es analizar y explicar la paradoja del por qué el saber objetivo basado en “datos y hechos” es insuficiente para crear una narrativa que conduzca a una integración y cooperación más profunda, y de esa manera producir una frontera más fluida, funcional e integrada. La pregunta central es ¿Por qué la narrativa de reterritorialización, que refuerza las diferencias y solidifica la frontera, ha prevalecido? El marco teórico que guía el análisis se fundamenta en el concepto de frónesis, que es un tipo de saber práctico a través del cual los actores sociales llegan a un acuerdo cuando este no puede lograrse por medio de la racionalidad científica. El tema de poder juega un rol importante en el análisis —particularmente, la relación entre el saber y el poder de la comunicación para articular una narrativa de diferenciación. La conclusión es que el poder de la industria militar y de vigilancia ha tenido mayor influencia en darle forma a la política fronteriza comparada con el poder de la academia y el conocimiento científico. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California 2019-05-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion text/html application/pdf application/epub+zip text/xml application/pdf text/xml text/html application/epub+zip https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/752 10.21670/ref.1906027 Estudios Fronterizos Revista; Vol. 20 (2019) Estudios Fronterizos; Vol. 20 (2019) 2395-9134 0187-6961 eng spa https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/752/1545 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/752/1546 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/752/1547 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/752/1548 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/752/1572 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/752/1573 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/752/1574 https://ref.uabc.mx/ojs/index.php/ref/article/view/752/1575 United States-Mexico border frontera Estados Unidos-México Derechos de autor 2019 Estudios Fronterizos

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