Deconstruction of the Border Theory through the Axiological Paradigm

Abstract

Borders and border regions have become particularly topical subjects for social studies, and especially so in the present days of growing globalization, and the development of supra-state regions such as the European Union (EU). The new way of thinking about Europe’s borders has also been inspired by the ongoing ruminations on border security and the migration crisis on this Continent. All of that has been promptly echoed in research literature and its critical analysis of current migration policies as well as detentions, deportations and border checks in recent years. Taking an axiological approach the author analyzes the new paradigm of thinking about European borders using definitions such as the vacillation of borders, diffraction, dehumanization and animalization of migrants, biopolitical security. He shows how the situation developing on European borders in recent years has influenced the hierarchy of European values as is evident in the media and social networking sites.