This workshop took place on January 12, 2009 and was organized by the Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS), the North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS), Arizona State University, and the Border Policy Research Institute (BPRI), Western Washington University.
The overarching aim of the workshop was to move from theory to application by establishing a framework or structure linking the academic and policy communities. The topics discussed included security politics, deepening economic integration, and ecological changes.
Video Archive
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Movements and Migrations
Chair: Doug Nord, Western Washington University/ ACSUS
- Collaborative Research on Transboundary Water Resources, Christopher Brown, New Mexico State University
- The News Media and North American Border Security: When Policies are not Fully Covered, Manuel Chavez, Michigan State University
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Economy, Trade & Security
Chair: Donald Alper, Western Washington University/ BPRI
- Pan American border security research in comparative perspectives, Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, University of Victoria
- Beyond Borders and Bridges—Border Security and Management in a Fragmented North America, Geoffrey Hale, University of Lethbridge
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North Americanism: Our Common Future
Chair: Patrick James, University of Southern California/ ACSUS
- Thick Borders and the Challenge of Policy Co-ordination Post-Bush, Daniel Drache, York University
- A Discourse Pattern for Developing a Policy Narrative on North American Borders, Victor Konrad, Carleton University / Western Washington University
- A Policy Perspective on a Common Continental Approach to Border Security, Stephen Clarkson, University of Toronto
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The Governance and Performance of Borders
Chair: D. Rick Van Schoik, Arizona State University/ NACTS
- BPRI Border performance paper, Donald Alper & David Davidson, Western Washington University
- NACTS Border performance paper, Rick Van Schoik, Arizona State University
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PNA Partner: ACSUS
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The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States (ACSUS) is a multi-disciplinary membership based organization committed to raising awareness and understanding of Canada and the bilateral relationship.
ACSUS supports research and academic activity through its publications, conferences, and grant programs; promotes the academy through active advocacy and outreach; and positions the community by profiling the scope and diversity of research undertaken by the ACSUS membership in the humanities and social sciences.
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