Reece Jones (born 1976) is an American political

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and

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. Jones was educated at the

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and the University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Life and career

Jones is currently a professor of

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and environment at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He was the president of the Political Geography Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers from 2014–15. He is the editor-in-chief at the journal Geopolitics. He is also the co-editor of the Routledge Geopolitics Book Series with

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Violent Borders

Jones is best known for his work on border walls, the militarization of borders, and the rise in migrant deaths. His book ''Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move'' argues that making and enforcing a border is an inherently violent act. The citation for the PolGRG Book Award from the Royal Geographical Society called ''Violent Borders'' one of the most "influential political geography books published in recent times." Jones writes for a popular audience through opinion pieces arguing against border walls in ''

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'' and for open borders in ''

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''.

Selected publications

* ''Nobody is Protected: How the Border Patrol Became the Most Dangerous Police Force in the United States'' (2022, Counterpoint Press) * ''White Borders: The History of Race and Immigration in the United States from Chinese Exclusion to the Border Wall'' (2021, Beacon Press) * ''Open Borders: In Defense of Free Movement'' (2019, University of Georgia Press) * ''Borders and Mobility in South Asia and Beyond'' (2018, Amsterdam University Press) Co-edited with Md. Azmeary Ferdoush * ''Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move'' (2016, Verso) * ''Placing the Border in Everyday Life'' (2014, Routledge) Co-edited with Corey Johnson * ''Border Walls: Security and the War on Terror in the United States, India, and Israel'' (2012, Zed)

Honors and awards

* 2021

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* 2018 PolGRG Book Award from the Royal Geographical Society for ''Violent Borders'' * 2017 Julian Minghi Distinguished Book Award from the American Association of Geographers for ''Violent Borders'' * 2016 Past Presidents' Gold Book Award from the Association of Borderlands Studies for ''Placing the Border in Everyday Life'' * 2013 Julian Minghi Distinguished Book Award from the American Association of Geographers for ''Border Walls'' * 2012 University of Hawai'i Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Reece American geographers Political geographers 1976 births Living people University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni University of Hawaiʻi faculty University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill alumni