Open AccessThe walls in the global village
Author(s) -
Radosław Zenderowski,
Bartosz Konrad Jankowski
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pogranicze
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2545-160X
pISSN - 2353-3781
DOI - 10.25167/ppbs54
Subject(s) - subject (documents) , politics , political science , computer science , law , world wide web
The paper refers to the subject of rapid growth of the number and length of border walls understood sensu largo as all kinds of engineering and military constructions performing the functions of political screens protecting and strengthening the border. The authors attempt to answer the following questions: 1. Where and who is currently building border walls? 2. Why are decisions to build border walls made? 3. Do border walls meet the expectations of the decision-makers?