An International Airport and The Border Security: Case Study

Abstract

This article discusses an international airport as a border and national security apparatus. Through this qualitative study conducted at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport, it was found that the security controls practiced at the airport can be likened to a series of ideal boundaries. In order to facilitate more responsive answers, this study used visual method for the interviewing as well as indepth interviews. In addition, the study utilised the ’apparatus’ concept approach to guide this study. This study found that an international airport acts as a border and as an apparatus for national security.