Based on the conceptualizations of organized crime as both an enterprise and a form of governance, borderland as a spatial category, and borders as institutions, this paper looks at the politics of bordering practices by organized crime in the Colombian-Venezuelan borderlands. It posits that contrary to the common assumptions about transnational organized crime, criminal organizations not only blur or erode the border but rather enforce it to their own benefit. In doing so, these groups set norms to regulate socio-spatial practices, informal and illegal economies, and migration flows, creating overlapping social orders and, lastly, (re)shaping the borderland. Theoretically, the analysis brings together insights from political geography, border studies, and organized crime literature, while empirically, it draws on direct observation, criminal justice data, and in-depth interviews.

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有争议的边界：哥伦比亚-委内瑞拉边境地区的有组织犯罪、治理和边境做法

基于有组织犯罪作为企业和治理形式、边境地区作为空间类别以及边境作为制度的概念化，本文着眼于有组织犯罪在哥伦比亚-委内瑞拉边境地区实施边境实践的政治。它假设与跨国有组织犯罪的普遍假设相反，犯罪组织不仅模糊或侵蚀边界，而且为了自己的利益而强制执行。在这样做的过程中，这些团体制定了规范社会空间实践、非正规和非法经济以及移民流动的规范，创造了重叠的社会秩序，最后，（重新）塑造了边境地区。从理论上讲，该分析汇集了政治地理学、边境研究和有组织犯罪文献的见解，而在经验上，它借鉴了直接观察，