Cross-border coordinations and covert politics in Latin America

This article discusses processes of cross-border coordination and cooperation as phenomena shaped by the specific socioeconomic, cultural and political dynamics of bordering in Latin America, which differ substantially from the two experiences that have prevailed as epistemological paradigms: Europe and North America. The article examines four types of coordination and concludes by discussing what may preliminarily be described as covert politics. It refers to the predominance of relational practices that give rise to agreements – often illegal but legitimised – that determine the distribution of resources and values pertaining to the public sphere.