Liminality was described more than 20 years ago as a major category explaining how
cancer is experienced. Since then, it has been widely used in the field of oncology research …

Why do conspiracy theories abound in critical times? The purpose of this article is to provide
an extensive critical review of research perspectives that focus, in the age of crisis, on the …

Current Western societies are characterized by a deep anthropological and socio-
institutional crisis. The many signs of this turmoil indicate a cree** affectivization of the …

The article is an exploration of the bordering process, its theoretical foundations, its ontology-
dynamics and phenomenology in human experience. The research question is how …

The human psyche is relational, transient, and tensional. It instantiates itself by an ongoing
constructive process of sensemaking in terms of dynamic configurations of …

This article focuses on bordering as a fundamental semiotic process of human psychological
functioning. First, we discuss similarities between semiosis and bordering and explore their …

Passing is the research of oneself by trying to look and to be seen as a member of a social
group by assuming its features. Individuals performing this process are willing to undergo …

This introduction aims to present a comprehensive proposal for studying border phenomena
in human life that emerges from the contributions that compose this special issue. This …

Borders are present in each form of human activity. Probably the most common
representation of border is the separation, yet borders are implied in many operations …

Purpose Consistent with current literature, which highlights the role of narration as a key tool
for exploring the processes by which people construct the meaning of their critical …