Jussi P. Laine

Fencing Off Europe: Border Fortifications as Symptomatic Responses to Hybrid Insecurities in Poland and Finland Despite post-Cold War hopes for openness, twenty-first century Europe has witnessed a resurgence of border fortifications, driven by anxieties about migration, security threats, and geopolitical te...

Published today: Fencing Off Europe (with Olga Cielemecka). We argue that Europe’s new border fences materialise fears of hybrid threats while doing little to address the causes of insecurity. #border #security www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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A new article out today. It reflects on how refugee governance in Uganda’s borderlands is shaped less by policy design than by the lived realities of land, authority, and history. Implementation is never just technical - it’s profoundly human.

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Beyond territorial discontents: the surprising persistence of borders in a fragmented world This response to Castan Pinos and Radil’s territorial discontent framework argues that their geopolitical focus, while valuable, inadequately captures contemporary border resurgence in its complexi...

Borders keep reinventing themselves. My recent piece, written in response to Castan Pinos & Radil’s, territorial discontent framework, explores why.

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Pleased to share that my article “Navigating migration challenges in Uganda’s West Nile borderlands” i
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The piece highlights shifting hospitality, resource competition & gendered vulnerabilities, offering implications for more inclusive forced #migration policy. @springernature.com

Border anxiety and resilience: Finland’s strategic shift in a new geopolitical era Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has profoundly altered Finland’s security environment and prompted a historic shift in its strategic orientation. Long defined by military non-alignment and ...

"Resilience has emerged as a central, even if at times rhetorical, motif in Finland’s evolving security lexicon, reflecting a recognition that institutional alignment alone cannot encompass the full spectrum of adaptive strategies required in an era of complex threats."

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Border anxiety and resilience: Finland’s strategic shift in a new geopolitical era Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has profoundly altered Finland’s security environment and prompted a historic shift in its strategic orientation. Long defined by military non-alignment and ...

Pleased to share my piece: “Border anxiety and resilience: Finland’s strategic shift in a new geopolitical era”

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Finland’s transformation reflects both responses to external threats and deeper renegotiations of national identity.
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Kyllä, juuri näin. Saamani tiedon perusteella tämä on se todennäköisin syy

Geopolitics and Memorialisation of Borders Geopolitics pervades memorialisation of borders worldwide. Border heritage sites commonly form powerful geopolitical bordering by creating myths of division and difference to serve the nation-state...

Border heritage isn’t neutral — it’s political. Memorials and heritage sites often reinforce national myths and divisions, but they can also become spaces of resistance, encounter, and hope. #BorderHeritage #Geopolitics #borders @absborders.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Two Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) positions in border studies (Karelia, Karelianness, and Finnish-Russian border and border area) The Karelian Institute at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies invites applications for two Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) positions on the Joensuu Campus. The positions will begin o

Two Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) positions in border studies.

The Karelian Institute at UEF invites applications for two Doctoral Researcher positions. To begin on 1 August 2025. Read more below and submit your application no later than 11 May 2025.

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Suomalainen päätti ikuistaa maailman rajuimmat raja-aidat valokuviin – joutui heti vaikeuksiin Harri Pälviranta kävi kuvaamassa pakolaisten ei-toivottua maahanmuuttoa varten rakennettuja aitoja kolmessatoista maassa.

Worth checking out if in #Lappeenranta Muurituristi (Wall tourist) exhibition by Harri Pälviranta! #Walls have become an image of security, yet the more we build them, the less safe we feel 🤷🏻‍♂️ @absborders.bsky.social @lprmuseot.bsky.social Strong visuals - brings back memories… yle.fi/a/74-20154294

Borders Borders are specific sites, but they are not static, being constantly enacted and reproduced. They often have a physical presence, but their significance stretc

📢📢📢Exciting news!

James W Scott and I have assumed a new role as Section Editors for the Oxford Intersection on #BORDERS. Our section focuses on Theory and Practice. If interested in contributing to this new interdisciplinary resource, please get in touch: academic.oup.com/intersection...