Abstract
In the Mediterranean basin, the recent, unexpected movement of displaced people is drawing political, social, and physical geographies. They are characterized by the proliferation of material and immaterial boundaries that are strengthening the existing barriers. New spatial assets are being produced to resist the changes in action. Though conscious that in times of conflict fences and borders will not stop people from fleeing for their lives, nowadays we are confronted with the Balibarian concept of the ‘ubiquity of borders’. Far from disappearing, borders proliferate, becoming a grid ranging over social space, rather than a line separating it from the outside. This chapter reports the results of a study that has been conducted in the past seven years. The research aims at investigating the geography of contemporary migration in the Mediterranean basin, questioning the immaterial and physical component of the newly shaped landscapes at two different scales; the regional and the local. The accent is on the spatial configuration of the migratory flow and the concept of border and bordering practices, with particular emphasis on the Syrians displaced in Lebanon.
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