Examining Public Information Campaigns as a Strategy of Border Enforcement

本项目审查作为边境执法战略的公共信息运动(PIC)的发展、实施和地理分布。管理跨国人员流动是21世纪民族国家面临的最大挑战之一，需要各国政府就主权、国家安全以及人类安全和福祉等复杂问题进行谈判。《跨国行动纲领》提出了一种可能很有前途的管理跨国流动的办法，因为它们往往比传统的执法战略成本更低，更容易实施。然而，关于使用PIC作为边境执法策略的情况却知之甚少。该项目为政治地理学领域的研究做出了贡献，提供了关于未得到充分审查的执行机制的新的经验数据，同时也有助于从理论上理解民族国家如何治理。该项目的结果将对国家安全产生影响，确保边境执法工作有效、经济高效和安全。传播计划，包括一个可公开使用的网站和STORYMAP，将促进公众参与和科学交流，同时也为移徙研究和教育提供易于获取的信息。项目组内的研究生研究助理还将促进发展和培训一支多样化和有竞争力的地理科学队伍。该项目有三个目标：1)跟踪边境执法战略的发展；2)绘制创建和分发边境执法战略的空间和机构框架图，以及这些分配网络与运动的形式、内容和有效性的关系；以及3)确定边境执法政治地理中PIC发挥的作用。为了实现这些目标，采用了一种混合方法、比较方法。研究方法包括文本分析、半结构化访谈和将定量和定性数据集相结合的地理可视化技术。在审查边境和移民执法战略时，比较方法是有用的，因为它说明了在不同情况下执法的细微差别，同时也提供了对各国政府如何沟通和合作的洞察。比较美国和澳大利亚的案例研究将使研究人员能够探索特定的文化、经济、政治和地理背景如何影响PIC作为边境执法机制的发展和实施，阐明这一战略在不同背景下的潜力，并提供关于有效动员PIC作为执法战略的最佳实践的见解。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project examines the development, implementation, and geography of public information campaigns (PICs) as a strategy of border enforcement. Managing the transnational flow of people is one of the greatest challenges facing nation-states in the 21st century, requiring governments to negotiate complex issues of sovereignty, national security, and human safety and well being. PICs present a potentially promising approach to regulating transnational mobility as they are often less expensive and easier to implement than traditional enforcement strategies. However, little is known about the use of PICs as a strategy of border enforcement. This project contributes to research in the field of political geography by producing new empirical data on an under-examined enforcement mechanism, while also contributing to theoretical understandings of how nation-states govern. The findings of this project will have implications for national security, ensuring that border enforcement efforts are effective, economically efficient, and safe. The dissemination plan, including a publicly available website and StoryMap, will enable public engagement and science communication while also providing easily accessible information for migration research and education. Graduate research assistants within the project team will also promote the development and training of a diverse and competitive workforce in the geographical sciences. This project has three objectives: 1) to trace the development of PICs as a strategy of border enforcement; 2) to map the spatial and institutional frameworks through which PICs have been created and distributed and how these distribution networks relate to the form, content, and effectiveness of campaigns; and 3) to identify the role PICs play in producing political geographies of border enforcement. A mixed-methods, comparative approach is used to achieve these objectives. Research methods include textual analysis, semi-structured interviews, and geo-visualization techniques that combines quantitative and qualitative data sets. A comparative approach is useful when examining border and immigration enforcement strategies for it illustrates the nuances of enforcement in distinct contexts, while also providing insight into how national governments communicate and collaborate. Comparison of case studies in the US and Australia will enable the researchers to explore how specific cultural, economic, political, and geographic contexts affects the development and implementation of PICs as a mechanism of border enforcement, illuminating the potential of this strategy across contexts and providing insight on the best practices for effectively mobilizing PICs as an enforcement strategy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.