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Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry

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Year 2008 
Volume 7 
Issue 2

Addressing postmodern concerns on the border: globalization, the nation-state, hybridity, and social change

Steven Arxer
Belmont Abbey College

2008 7 (2) Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry

Abstract

Many transnational scholars agree that the nation-state is not disappearing because of globalization, but rather is being reorganized, in part, to reflect the interests of a global marketplace. Postmodern perspectives on borders have been critiqued for ignoring, if not obscuring, this point. The idea is that postmodernism’s emphasis on hybridity makes the notion of boundaries defunct and leads to the conclusion that the nation-state is irrelevant as a unit of analysis. This is problematic for those who now see any discussion of power and violence regarding the border as impossible to formulate. This paper aims to assuage some deep concerns regarding a postmodern analysis of globalization, the nation-state, and the border. In addition, the shortcomings of both critics and recent “reformers” of hybridity are examined, along with the far reaching value of using a postmodern approach in U.S.-Mexico border studies. Finally, the implications of postmodernism with regards to social change in this era of lobalization are discussed.

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Arxer, Steven L. (2008). Addressing postmodern concerns on the border: globalization, the nation-state, hybridity, and social change. (2008). Addressing postmodern concerns on the border: globalization, the nation-state, hybridity, and social change. Tamara: Journal For Critical Organization Inquiry, 7(2), 179-199. (Original work published 2008)

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Arxer, Steven L.. “Addressing Postmodern Concerns On The Border: Globalization, The Nation-State, Hybridity, And Social Change”. 2008. Tamara: Journal For Critical Organization Inquiry, vol. 7, no. 2, 2008, pp. 179-199.

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Arxer, Steven L.. “Addressing Postmodern Concerns On The Border: Globalization, The Nation-State, Hybridity, And Social Change”. Tamara: Journal For Critical Organization Inquiry, Tamara: Journal for Critical Organization Inquiry, 7, no. 2 (2008): 179-199.