Humanities & Social Sciences

Bordering intimacy

Postcolonial governance and the policing of family

by Joe Turner

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Bordering intimacy explores the interconnected role of borders and dominant forms of family intimacy in the governance of postcolonial states. Combining a historical investigation with postcolonial, decolonial and black feminist theory, the book reveals how the border policies of the British and other European empires have been reinvented for the twenty-first century through appeals to protect and sustain 'family life' - appeals that serve to justify and obfuscate the continued organisation of racialised violence. The book examines the continuity of colonial rule in numerous areas of contemporary government, including family visa regimes, the policing of 'sham marriages', counterterror strategies, deprivation of citizenship, policing tactics and integration policy.

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Reviews

'Turner's book is both extraordinary scholarship and an unparalleled contribution at this critical juncture. It skilfully merges disparate areas of inquiry - imperial/colonial histories, intimate "family" relations, racial states, biosecurity regimes, migration/border politics - into an unprecedented but urgently needed "conversation" that illuminates crises of personal/national/global significance.' V. Spike Peterson, Professor of International Relations, University of Arizona They say that love has no borders. But in the twenty-first century, being in love, or more specifically having a family life, is increasingly done at the discretion of immigration regimes. This book explores the role played by the concept of 'family' in border control - where it came from and how it functions today. Drawing on historical and contemporary cases, the book demonstrates how dominant forms of familial intimacy informed the development of borders under European empire. Employing postcolonial, decolonial and black feminist theory, it addresses contemporary concerns regarding the politics of borders, mobility and citizenship by situating these processes in histories of colonial racism and sexuality, from slavery to the present day. Struggles over who is recognisable as 'family' or who is capable of 'real love' continue to structure attitudes to belonging, control and even life and death. As the book shows, Eurocentric conceptions of 'family' are bound up with the reproduction of colonial power. Bordering intimacy will appeal to anyone engaged with the ongoing legacies of colonial power and race. It contributes to key public and scholarly debates on mobility and borders across international sociology, politics, international relations and political geography.

Author Biography

Joe Turner is a Lecturer in International Politics at the University of York

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Manchester University Press
  • Publication Date September 2020
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781526146946 / 1526146940
  • Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
  • FormatWeb PDF
  • ReadershipCollege/higher education; Professional and scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Biblio NotesDerived from Proprietary 5077
  • SeriesTheory for a Global Age
  • Reference Code12630

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