A new agenda to study the Guatemala–Mexico/Mexico-Guatemala border(lands) region
This paper introduces a proposal to reconsider the way the Mexico–Guatemala border(lands) region is conceived. The border(lands) expanse is usually portrayed as a uniform entity. Generalizations are made from a single locality, thus obscuring the diversity of the area. Also, the Mexican viewpoint has prevailed in the reading of this border(lands) region, instead of adopting a compound perspective that takes into account the Guatemalan angle. These and other issues are discussed at length along with ideas to redress existing shortcomings. The use of a regional approach is advanced as an analytical tool and a planning policy instrument to overcome this problematic. A sub-regional classification will reveal, for instance, the heterogeneous conditions that prevail across the international boundary. This typology is meant as a starting point to plan and implement further collaborative research agendas and integrated policy initiatives that respond to the idiosyncrasy of the border(lands) region.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | Fronteras, Región fronteriza, Desigualdad económica regional, Artfrosur, |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2018.1462240 |
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