Transborder Policy Lab
Welcome
The Transborder Policy Lab (TransborderLab) is a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and social change oriented research network dedicated to the study of borders and transborder communities. While our primary focus is the US-Mexico border region, our work involves comparative research with other border regions and experiences in the world.
Special Initiatives
The Ideas of Ambos Nogales
The vision of Ambos Nogales is used frequently as an alternative to centralist policies and practices in Mexico and the United States. What is the potential of the idea of Ambos Nogales to solve cross-border problems and build a better future for both cities?.
Transborder Pedagogy
The unbundling of border places in their symbolic, social and material dimensions and their interaction with bordering processes is the most effective way to teach and learn about borders. We focus on the development of educational instruments and methods to teach the complex socio-spatial effects of borders.
Border of the World
We look at the social and economic dynamics induced by borders through the comparative analysis of border regions in North America, South America, and Europe. Using a common conceptual and analytical framework, we collect data in these border regions to study the singularities and commonalities of the world’s borders.
