Protection as subjection: Discourses of vulnerability and protection in post-9/11 border enforcement efforts

City

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 414-428

  Williams, Jill ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

border enforcement; gendered violence; humanitarianism; migration; national security; race

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860789717     PISSN: 13604813     EISSN: 14703629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13604813.2011.595919     Document Type: Article

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