PROJECTS

BIG_Dyads Database

The Borders in Globalization Dyads (BIG_Dyads) Database is a comprehensive repository of data on the political, economic, demographic, geographic, and cultural aspects of borders. Our primary unit for the collection of each data indicator is the dyad, or the boundary-line between two current nation-states. BIG_Dyads takes more than 800 land and maritime dyads worldwide as the organising principle of its relational framework.

BIG_Dyads Codebook

VERSION 2 (2024)

Space is well-trodden territory in border studies, but bordering happens in time as well. This innovative collection answers questions on border temporalities from multiple academic and artistic perspectives.

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Building a Database

VIDEO SERIES

This video series explores how to build a relational database like BIG_Dyads. Learn about our methodology, the MySQL data format, data sourcing and organization, terms and definitions, data standards, and more.

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Areas of Interest

  • Border Culture

  • Sustanability Across Borderlands

  • Border Security

  • Border History

  • Border Governance

  • Border Flows and Mobility