Existing accounts of the relationship between cosmopolitanism and borders tend to assume that cosmopolitans are able to cross borders with ease, or even live across borders. Consequently, such accounts bring to the fore a cosmopolitan agency that, by definition, renders borders easier to cross...

<italic>The paper proposes a non-state centric approach to the study of borders, building upon Balibar's "borders are everywhere" thesis. It is argued that a vernacularized border studies highlights a number of dimensions not normally accorded priority in the study of borders. Borders can be political...</italic>

International terrorism is frequently categorized as one element of 'uncivil society' or as the 'dark side of globalization.' The paper examines these concepts, finding them unhelpful in understanding the context for the September 11 attacks in the US. Their weakness derives in large part from...