Presentation by Dr. Beth Simmons
Noon to 1:00, Room S050, CGIS South
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Abstract: Are borders as permeable as studies of globalization suggest? We can learn a great deal about state motivations and identities by watching the physical investments they make at their international borders. Using global satellite imagery, our team is creating the first ever dataset documenting “state presence” along major highways that connect neighboring states. We are finding that state presence along borders vary significantly over space and time. Efforts of the state physically to regulate exit and entry within its territory expresses economic and security concerns, cultural anxieties, and political ideologies. Our database can also be used for the study of licit and illicit transnational flows, law enforcement, and border conflict.
Bio: Beth Simmons is Clarence Dillon Professor in International Affairs at Harvard University. She studies international political economy, international human rights, and international security.
Lunch will be served.
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