Paper short abstract:

The propose of this paper is to consider some theoretical approaches to the walls that are being built in the territorial boundaries between Ceuta and Melilla's enclaves, distancing the European fortress from the rest of Moroccan territory

Paper long abstract:

The propose of this paper is to analyse, in anthropological terms, some material cases that shape the frontiers between E.U and Africa. More precisely, I will consider some theoretical approaches to the walls that are being built in the territorial boundaries between Ceuta and Melilla's enclaves, distancing the European fortress from the rest of Moroccan territory. This tendency to separate nation-states with walls can be observed in every continent. Despite commercial liberalization and an increasing flow of political speeches that prioritize the freedom of circulation, developed countries are also engaged in this movement of barrier proliferation that checks and controls the circulation of social agents. To better understand the Ceuta and Melilla's walls, I seek to compare it with other vigilance centers, such as those that separate the USA from Mexico. I will then ask in what way are these walls the symptom of a particular political transformation.