Alberto Gasparini, is Professor of Urban-Rural Sociology and Sociology of International Relations at the University of Trieste. He has written a range of articles and books on the subject of borders and walls. Those published since 2010 include the following books: Cross-border Cooperation in Central European Countries (2010); Cross-border Co-operation in Northern European Countries (2010); Strategies and Euroregions for Cross-border Co-operation in Balkan and Danube European Countries (2011); Società civile e relazioni internazionali (2011); Relazioni transfrontaliere e turismo (co-ed.) (2012); Cross-border Co-operation in Europe: A Comprehensive Overview (2012).

"We can say with certainty that the book "The Walls between Conflict and the World" is becoming particularly relevant in the current conditions of the spread of walls between empires and states, including within one state. In parallel, the book analyzes the processes of conflict and peace that occur as a result of the construction of walls." [English translation, original review in Russian] - Yuri Sidelnikov, in: International Futures Research Academy (IFRA), Russian Division — MAIB, 17 February 2017

• List of Figures, Tables and GraphsForewordList of ContributorsIntroduction. Walls: ways of being, ways of functioning, ways of being transformedAlberto GaspariniPART 1: WALLS DIVIDING, WALLS UNITING1. Walls dividing, walls uniting: Peace in fusion, peace in separationAlberto GaspariniPART 2: MACRO WALLS AND MACRO NETWORKS2. Why empires build walls: The new Iron Curtain between Africa and EuropeMax Haller3. The Enlargement process and the “Dividing lines of Europe”Melania-Gabriela Ciot4. Are walls a National Security issue? A view from the United States-Mexican borderDennis Soden and Alejandro PalmaPART 3: STATE, SECURITY AND ETHNIC-POLITICAL WALLS5. The Berlin wallAnneli Ute Gabany6. Vatican City-Italy wall: Consolidating social and political peaceDomenico Mogavero7. The “crossing” along the divide: The Cypriot experienceMaria Hadjipavlou8. Israel-Palestine: Concrete fences and fluid bordersEliezer Ben-Rafael and Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti9. Ordinary everyday walls: Normalising exception in segregated BelfastHastings Donnan and Neil JarmanPART 4: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE WALL?10. European twin cities: Models, examples and problems of formal and informal co-operationThomas Lundén11. Scenario for the new town Gorizia/GoricaAlberto GaspariniBibliographyIndex

Alberto Gasparini, is Professor of Urban-Rural Sociology and Sociology of International Relations at the University of Trieste. He has written a range of articles and books on the subject of borders and walls. Those published since 2010 include the following books: Cross-border Cooperation in Central European Countries (2010); Cross-border Co-operation in Northern European Countries (2010); Strategies and Euroregions for Cross-border Co-operation in Balkan and Danube European Countries (2011); Società civile e relazioni internazionali (2011); Relazioni transfrontaliere e turismo (co-ed.) (2012); Cross-border Co-operation in Europe: A Comprehensive Overview (2012).

"We can say with certainty that the book "The Walls between Conflict and the World" is becoming particularly relevant in the current conditions of the spread of walls between empires and states, including within one state. In parallel, the book analyzes the processes of conflict and peace that occur as a result of the construction of walls." [English translation, original review in Russian] - Yuri Sidelnikov, in: International Futures Research Academy (IFRA), Russian Division — MAIB, 17 February 2017

• List of Figures, Tables and GraphsForewordList of ContributorsIntroduction. Walls: ways of being, ways of functioning, ways of being transformedAlberto GaspariniPART 1: WALLS DIVIDING, WALLS UNITING1. Walls dividing, walls uniting: Peace in fusion, peace in separationAlberto GaspariniPART 2: MACRO WALLS AND MACRO NETWORKS2. Why empires build walls: The new Iron Curtain between Africa and EuropeMax Haller3. The Enlargement process and the “Dividing lines of Europe”Melania-Gabriela Ciot4. Are walls a National Security issue? A view from the United States-Mexican borderDennis Soden and Alejandro PalmaPART 3: STATE, SECURITY AND ETHNIC-POLITICAL WALLS5. The Berlin wallAnneli Ute Gabany6. Vatican City-Italy wall: Consolidating social and political peaceDomenico Mogavero7. The “crossing” along the divide: The Cypriot experienceMaria Hadjipavlou8. Israel-Palestine: Concrete fences and fluid bordersEliezer Ben-Rafael and Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti9. Ordinary everyday walls: Normalising exception in segregated BelfastHastings Donnan and Neil JarmanPART 4: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE WALL?10. European twin cities: Models, examples and problems of formal and informal co-operationThomas Lundén11. Scenario for the new town Gorizia/GoricaAlberto GaspariniBibliographyIndex

Alberto Gasparini, is Professor of Urban-Rural Sociology and Sociology of International Relations at the University of Trieste. He has written a range of articles and books on the subject of borders and walls. Those published since 2010 include the following books: Cross-border Cooperation in Central European Countries (2010); Cross-border Co-operation in Northern European Countries (2010); Strategies and Euroregions for Cross-border Co-operation in Balkan and Danube European Countries (2011); Società civile e relazioni internazionali (2011); Relazioni transfrontaliere e turismo (co-ed.) (2012); Cross-border Co-operation in Europe: A Comprehensive Overview (2012).

"We can say with certainty that the book "The Walls between Conflict and the World" is becoming particularly relevant in the current conditions of the spread of walls between empires and states, including within one state. In parallel, the book analyzes the processes of conflict and peace that occur as a result of the construction of walls." [English translation, original review in Russian] - Yuri Sidelnikov, in: International Futures Research Academy (IFRA), Russian Division — MAIB, 17 February 2017

• List of Figures, Tables and GraphsForewordList of ContributorsIntroduction. Walls: ways of being, ways of functioning, ways of being transformedAlberto GaspariniPART 1: WALLS DIVIDING, WALLS UNITING1. Walls dividing, walls uniting: Peace in fusion, peace in separationAlberto GaspariniPART 2: MACRO WALLS AND MACRO NETWORKS2. Why empires build walls: The new Iron Curtain between Africa and EuropeMax Haller3. The Enlargement process and the “Dividing lines of Europe”Melania-Gabriela Ciot4. Are walls a National Security issue? A view from the United States-Mexican borderDennis Soden and Alejandro PalmaPART 3: STATE, SECURITY AND ETHNIC-POLITICAL WALLS5. The Berlin wallAnneli Ute Gabany6. Vatican City-Italy wall: Consolidating social and political peaceDomenico Mogavero7. The “crossing” along the divide: The Cypriot experienceMaria Hadjipavlou8. Israel-Palestine: Concrete fences and fluid bordersEliezer Ben-Rafael and Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti9. Ordinary everyday walls: Normalising exception in segregated BelfastHastings Donnan and Neil JarmanPART 4: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE WALL?10. European twin cities: Models, examples and problems of formal and informal co-operationThomas Lundén11. Scenario for the new town Gorizia/GoricaAlberto GaspariniBibliographyIndex