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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

As our research community continues to expand, we are consolidating our primary announcements, research highlights, and major updates on LinkedIn to ensure more consistent communication. Follow us on LinkedIn for the latest publications, events, and access to registration for our Summer Institutes

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Check out the latest episode of the Frontlines Are Everywhere podcast🎙️ Host Jeff Corntassel sits down with Chris Teuton and Roger Fernandes to discuss storytelling as a tool for transformation, education, and more! Tune in here: tinyurl.com/Frontlines-15

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Join us on July 28th @ 8–11am PST for a FREE special keynote from the Director General of Customs of Madagascar, Zafivanona E. Lainkana! Register here: forms.office.com/r/7Brfzfqtju #borders #customs #ai

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Join us on Monday, July 21st @ 8AM PST for a FREE open-access session exploring environmental law across borders! 🌎 Register here: forms.office.com/r/7Brfzfqtju

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Have you tuned in yet to the latest episode of the #Frontlines Podcast?🎙️ Jeff and Vivian discuss the significance of basket-weaving and her early challenges making baskets out of rivercane. Check it out here: youtu.be/um_WsKJbI2U

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Frontlines Are Everywhere | Ep. 14 - Vivian Garner Cottrell, Weaving a Rivercane Resurgence

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

What do Indigenous internationalisms encompass? 🌎 Program director and institute lead Jeff Corntassel explores this question and more. Register today for the Indigenous Internationalisms and Border Crossings institute: tinyurl.com/BIG-SUMMER-I... #Indigenous #borders #BIG_Lab

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Discover how AI is transforming the ways we manage #borders 🌍 Join experts from around the world to learn about AI’s practical applications in trade facilitation and to become a principled consumer and designer of #AI systems. Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-SUMMER-AI

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Jamie Ferrill (Professor, Charles Sturt University) shares a sneak-peek into the #BIG_Lab Modern #Border Security Management Summer Institute exploring the contemporary border #security issues. Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-SUMMER-SEC

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

As #borders continue to make headlines, understanding contemporary border issues is increasingly important. That's why we're pleased to offer a new institute exploring the #management of border disputes 🌏 Seats remaining: ✅ Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-SUMMER-MBD

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Discover the latest in trade and customs facilitation and enforcement 🌍 Join experts from around the world to deepen your knowledge of trade and customs networks. Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-SUMMER-TC

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Have you ever wondered how international actors and states manage the flow of people across borders? 🌍 Join experts from around the world to explore the migration regimes that facilitate international mobility. Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-SUMMER-MOB

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Oliver Brandes (Co-Director, POLIS Project on Ecological Governance) shares a sneak-peek into the #BIG_Lab Ecological #Border Management Summer Institute. #Borders Keep an eye out for session previews of our other Summer Institutes! 👀

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

This Indigenous People's Month, @big-lab.bsky.social is hosting a series of sessions led by Indigenous leaders, scholars, and policy-makers. If you're interested, the sessions are available both online and in person! You can register here: biglobalization.org/summer/indig...

Image shows people at a march for Indigenous rights. Text reads: Summer institutes. Indigenous Internationalisms and Border Crossings. Explore how Indigenous nations are expressing their relationships to land and waters through complex diplomacies and forms of engagement. Register now to attend online or in person at the University of Victoria, BC. 28-30 Jul 2025. Borders in Globalization.

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Why enrol in a #BIGLab Summer Institute exploring contemporary #borders? Project Director Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly has the answers. Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/ybds6jme

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Looking to make global connections in your field of work or study? 🌎 🤝 Collaborate with like-minded scholars and professionals from around the world through the BIG Lab Summer Institute program. #Borders #BIG_Lab Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/ybds6jme

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Join us for the next CFGS-BIG Talk featuring Dr. Andrew Burridge! 📍 Online via Zoom or in person at UVic (SED C168) 📷 June 4th, 2025, 10:30am-12:00pm PST Register to attend on Zoom: tinyurl.com/CFGS-BIG-Tal... More details: tinyurl.com/CFGS-BIG-Tal...

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Join us for our next BIG Talk webinar featuring Anthony Asiwaju! 📍 Online via Zoom or in person at UVic (SED C168) 📅 May 26th, 2025, 10-11:30am PST Register to attend on Zoom: tinyurl.com/Big-Talk-Reg... More details: tinyurl.com/Asiwaju-BIG-...

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Join us on May 14th for a dynamic discussion with Ben Rohrbaugh exploring how digital tools are transforming how borders are secured, managed, and modernized. 📆 May 14th, 2025 @ 12pm PST (19:00 UTC) 📍 Online via Microsoft Teams Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-Web-May-14

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Couldn't make it to today's webinar? We've got you covered! Check out the recording here: tinyurl.com/3vzcb9f2

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Join us to learn from Jean Peyrony (Director General, MOT) how strong leadership and smart planning enable organizations to respond to complexity and crisis! 📆 May 7th, 2025, 8am PST (3pm UTC) 📍 Online via Microsoft Teams Learn more & register: tinyurl.com/BIG-Web-May-7

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UVic Scholarly Communication @uvicscholcom.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Interested in discussing how border management is shifting? @big-lab.bsky.social are hosting two free, in-depth Q&A-style sessions in the month of May!

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

If you haven't yet registered for our next BIG_Talk, this is your reminder! 🔔 Irasema Coronado and Hector Antonio Padilla Delgado will be sharing their research on migrant integration and settlement in Ciudad Juárez. Learn more: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Apr... Register: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Reg...

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Are you working on border regions by examining mobility and social interactions of people across country borders? Olle Järv, Ate Poorthuis and Philippe Gerber invite you to submit your research for consideration for a special issue of Regional Studies. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3nbnvhu5

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Moving and interacting across borders: a people-centric approach to reimagine border regions - RSA Main

Moving and interacting across borders: a people-centric approach to reimagine border regions Abstract deadline: 10 May 2025 Manuscript deadline: 15 October 2025 Border regions are generally defined as...

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Professional Development Opportunity 🚨 Discover the latest in border research and policy through one of our Summer Institutes exploring contemporary border issues 🌎 Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/ybds6jme

World map with text overlaid / title: Exploring Borders in the 21st Century / text: Learn from top academics and policy readers to develop a comprehensive understanding of contemporary border issues / register now to attend online or in person at the University of Victoria, BC / July 2025 / Borders in Globalization

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Join us for our next BIG Talk webinar featuring Irasema Coronado and Hector Antonio Padilla Delgado! 📍 Online via Zoom or in person at UVic (SED C168) 📅 April 28th, 2025, 10–11:30am PST Register to attend on Zoom: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Reg... More details: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Apr...

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Congrats to BIG_Lab grad students Emma Bowick, Nazia Arifa, and Ben Ajabuin on their engaging panel at the @absborders.bsky.social Annual Conference in Seattle! 🎉

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Thank you to all who submitted a paper proposal for the chance at tuition-free fellowship in a BIG_Lab Summer Institute! Applications are now closed. Look out for more info on registering for our Summer Institutes in the coming weeks 👀

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Check out the latest episode of the Frontlines Are Everywhere Podcast!🎙️ Host Jeff Corntassel sits down with Kolin Sutherland-Wilson (Gitxsan Nation - Fireweed Clan, from the village of Anspayaxw) to discuss Gitxsan Governance and Land Defense. Tune in: tinyurl.com/Frontlines-11

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Frontlines Podcast Ep. 11 | Kolin Sutherland-Wilson - Gitxsan Governance and Land Defense...

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

📢 DEADLINE EXTENDED! We're pleased to announce that we have extended the deadline for applications for tuition-free fellowship in our 2025 Summer Institutes! Submit your 500-word paper proposal by Sunday, April 6th at 11:45PM (PST). Learn more: t.co/2wrhomCYky

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Tune in to the latest episode of the BIG_Podcast, featuring border researcher Andréanne Bissonnette! 🎙 In this episode, Ben and Andréanne continue their discussion of borders and gender studies, focusing on the North American case study. Listen now here: tinyurl.com/BIG-Pod-38

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#38 BIG Podcast – « Borders and Gender Studies in North America » PART 1 - With: Andréanne Bisson...

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Check out the latest article from Jeff Corntassel and Andrew Ambers on Indigenous internationalism and kinship diplomacy! 📘 Rooted: A Publication on Indigenous Law, Vol. 3, No. 2 Read it for free here: tinyurl.com/53rcr5uu

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Have you checked out the latest #Frontlines Are Everywhere Podcast episode yet? 🎙️ Janelle Niles joins host Jeff Corntassel to discuss sharing decolonial education through comedy, tackling dark topics with humour, and more! Tune in here: tinyurl.com/Frontlines-E...

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Frontlines Podcast Ep. 10 | Janelle Niles, Decolonizing...One Joke at a Time

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

📢 There are just TWO WEEKS LEFT to submit your paper proposal for academic and policy research on cross-border management issues and challenges 🌎 Successful applicants will receive a tuition-free fellowship for one of our Summer Institutes in July 2025! Learn more: tinyurl.com/4py5r3up

Call for Paper Proposals. Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Join us for our next BIG Talk webinar featuring Italian photographer Valerio Vincenzo! 📍 Online via Zoom or in person at UVic (SED C168) 📅 March 31st, 2025, 10–11:30am PST Register to attend on Zoom: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Register Visit our website for more details: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Mar-31

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

We hope you'll join us for a special screening of Twice Colonized, featuring a post-screening keynote from co-producer Aaju Peters. 📆 Friday, March 14th @ 7pm 📍 UVic Cinecenta No need to register in advance! Entry is by donation (recommended $5–15). Learn more here: tinyurl.com/3bpd9zy7

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Check out the latest installment in the BIG_Books Series, edited by Randy W. Widdis! This collection presents historical interpretations of borders and borderlands that focus on North American borderlands, emphasizing flows, sovereignty, and indigeneity. Read it here: tinyurl.com/BIG-Book-3

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

We are thrilled to announce the publication of our program report on the 2024 Summer Institutes! Check out the full report for a summary of last year's program and an overview of the 2025 Summer Institute schedule: biglobalization.org/2024-summer-...

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

We are now accepting proposals for academic and policy research on cross-border management issues. Successful applicants will receive a tuition-free fellowship to learn from leading scholars and policy officials at one of our nine Summer Institutes in July 2025! Learn more: tinyurl.com/4py5r3up

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Join us for our next BIG Talk Webinar featuring #BIGLab Fellow Halina Sapeha! 📆 February 24th, 10am (PST) 📍Zoom or in-person (UVic) Visit our website for more details: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Feb24 Sign up to attend on Zoom: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Reg...

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

The latest #Frontlines Are Everywhere Podcast episode is out now! 🎙️ Gerry Ambers joins host Jeff Corntassel to discuss the formation of the Native Alliance for Red Power (NARP), grassroots activism in the 1970s, and more. Tune in here: tinyurl.com/Frontlines-9

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Frontlines Podcast Ep. 9 | Gerry Ambers, Grassroots Activism and the Formation of the NARP

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Looking to share & expand your knowledge of border and European studies? 🌎 The B-SHAPES summer school organized by @euracminorities.bsky.social might be the opportunity for you! 📆 May 12 – 16, 2025 📍 Bolzano, South-Tyrol, Italy Application deadline: January 31, 2025 www.eurac.edu/en/institute...

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Call for applications: B-Shapes Summer School on borders and Europe

Eurac Research is a private research center based in Bozen-Bolzano. Our researchers come from a wide variety of scientific fields and all parts of the world.

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Deadline Extended 🚨 The World Customs Organization is seeking applications for a consultancy opportunity for a Researcher role focused on creating a research paper addressing the challenges of technology innovation and adoption within Customs. Learn more ⬇️

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Join us for our next BIG Talk, featuring UVic Professor and #BIGLab Co-Director Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel! 📆 January 27th, 10am (PST) 📍Zoom or in-person (UVic) Visit our website for more details: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Jan... Sign up to attend on Zoom: tinyurl.com/BIG-Talk-Register

Title: "Inherently International: Indigenous International Law and Assertions of Self-Determining Authority" featuring Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Part #2 of our latest BIG Podcast episode on #borders, territorial jurisdiction and extraterritorial jurisdiction is out now! Tune in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wSo...

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#36 BIG Podcast – « Borders, Territorial Jurisdiction and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction » PART 2 ...

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Borders in Globalization Lab @big-lab.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

The latest #Frontlines Are Everywehere Podcast episode is out now! 🎙️ Angela Grier joins host Jeff Corntassel to discuss the crisis of mental health in Indigenous communities, the role of the Buffalo Treaty in community healing, and more. Tune in here: youtu.be/VbBvP6JZXMw?...

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Frontlines Podcast Ep. 8 | Angela Grier, On the Frontlines of Mental Health

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