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2. Paper vis-à-vis Ground Marking: Deciphering the Role of Contradictory Cartography in the Malawi-Tanzania Border Dispute.
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Zotto, James
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CARTOGRAPHY ,BOUNDARY disputes ,COLONIZATION ,HEGEMONY - Abstract
Cartography played a crucial role during the partitioning of Africa. Territorial boundaries were marked on maps by the colonial powers. However, in some cases, maps were not precise regarding the sites they referred to. Some colonial powers changed original maps by shifting their territorial limits, thus staking a claim to other powers' territories. In areas where territorial questions from maps had not been sufficiently addressed during the colonial period, the distorted maps became a primary source of border disputes in the post-colonial period. The paper is built on the premise that the cartographic foundation of the Malawi-Tanzania border is knotty. Consequently, Malawi and Tanzania inherited contradictory cartography, each state selecting maps that suits her interests to defend her sovereign limits. Indeed, this has stoked the dispute that has dawdled for decades since independence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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3. The evolution and the future of the boundaries of Australian States and Territories [Paper presented at the Australian Map Circle Conference (2001: Hobart).]
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Prescott, Victor
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- 2002
4. Early Encounters: Introduction to the First Special Collection on the Nehru Papers.
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Tsui, Brian
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BOUNDARY disputes - Abstract
Adhira Mangalagiri delves into early cultural delegations India and China sent to each other's countries. Nehru was perhaps more sanguine than his officials in his assessment of the communist government in China and its security repercussions for India. We now know with certainty that the first Indian prime minister saw that the recognition of communist China was inevitable; the People's Republic was a stable government with which interactions were essential for the defense of New Delhi's interests. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2021
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5. Translanguaging sequel: Origin-based lexical varieties and their implications for translation.
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Sato, Eriko
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TRANSLATING & interpreting ,CLASSROOMS ,LANGUAGE & languages ,BOUNDARY disputes ,LOANWORDS ,PAPER products ,JAPANESE language ,HISTORICAL linguistics - Abstract
The paper examines the products of interlingual and intralingual translanguaging and qualitatively analyzes three origin-based lexical varieties in Japanese, wago (native Japanese words), kango (Sino-Japanese words), and gairaigo (foreign loanwords other than kango) in terms of how they have been complementing, competing against, or being in conflict with each other, how they engage word-formation processes as deep as morpheme-levels, and how they are perceived and manipulated by language users, including translators. This study shows that translanguaging has been practiced recursively and multi-directionally over a long period of time, yielding the phenomenon 'translanguaging sequel'. The qualitative study of a Japanese translation of a Korean poem reveals a translator's ideology-driven translanguaging practice that crosses not only interlingual but also intralingual boundaries, causing an international socio-political dispute. This study supports the view that translanguaging has been shaping and reshaping the norms of languages and language use. It also suggests the benefits of analyzing the products and traces of translanguaging in translated texts as well as the process of translanguaging during translation activities that can be promoted and implemented in language classrooms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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6. James Young Simpson and the Latvian-Lithuanian Border Settlement 1920-1921: The Papers in the Archive of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
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Alston, Charlotte
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BOUNDARY disputes - Abstract
In November 1920, James Young Simpson, Professor of Natural Science in New College, Edinburgh and Trinity College, Glasgow, was invited by the governments of Latvia and Lithuania to chair a commission which would settle the disputed border between the two newly-independent states. Upon his return to Edinburgh in May 1921, Simpson deposited the papers and final report on the commission's decision with the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, of which he was an active member. This article will explain why and how Simpson came to be involved in diplomatic decisions so remote from his home life and work, and will analyse the significance of the results of Simpson's efforts on the arbitration commission. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
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7. Japan's new Defence White Paper: Turbulence ahead
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Boundary disputes ,General interest ,News, opinion and commentary - Abstract
In recent days, 13 Chinese coastguard ships, along with around 230 Chinese fishing vessels entered the contiguous zone around the Japanese-held Senkaku islands - claimed by China as Diaoyu - [...]
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- 2016
8. China issues White Paper on South China Sea dispute, Hague ruling
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Boundary disputes ,News, opinion and commentary - Abstract
Beijing, Jul 13, 2016 (EFE via COMTEX) -- China reiterated its sovereignty over virtually the entire of the South China Sea region and opposed Tuesday's ruling by the Permanent Court [...]
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- 2016
9. Caught between Paper Plans and Kashmir Politics: Disaster Governance in Ladakh, India.
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Field, Jessica
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HAZARD mitigation ,EMERGENCY management ,BOUNDARY disputes ,DISASTERS ,BORDER security ,GEOGRAPHIC boundaries - Abstract
Disaster governance encompasses the responsibility and management of disaster mitigation, relief and recovery as well as power and politics around these areas of action. Research on disaster governance focuses on various scales of action when examining the implications of disaster governance frameworks for particular populations and there is growing scholarship on the impacts that national politics and programmes have on local efforts. Under-represented in these discussions is an engagement with the relationality of disaster governance within national boundaries, not just vertically (i.e., the local in relation to the national) but horizontally--the local in relation to other locals. Through an examination of Ladakh in relation to neighbouring Kashmir, this article shows how local efforts to enhance disaster governance have been stymied both by the vertical (local-centre) politics of border security and conflict, as well as by the material effects that politics and violence in neighbouring Kashmir Valley have on Ladakh. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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10. Understanding The Border Disputes Of Northeast India: Special Emphasis On Assam And Its Bordering States.
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Mahanta, Samipya
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CULTURAL pluralism ,BOUNDARY disputes ,BELT & Road Initiative ,CONFLICT management ,CHICKENS ,RESOURCE allocation - Abstract
The North East Region of India, comprising Meghalaya, Assam, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, and Mizoram, is characterized by a distinctive blend of ethnic, cultural, religious, and linguistic diversity. Connected to the rest of the country via the Siliguri Corridor, also known as Chicken’s Neck, this paper delves into the historical context of conflicts in the region. It assesses various contributing factors such as ethnic diversity, migration patterns, resource allocation, and political interests. Given China's proximity through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to the Siliguri Corridor, India's attention to this area becomes crucial. Furthermore, the paper evaluates the socio-economic impact of these conflicts and proposes potential strategies for conflict resolution and peace-building efforts. Specifically, it focuses on analyzing border disputes between Assam and neighboring Northeastern states, identifies primary causes of conflict, and offers actionable recommendations for resolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
11. Adverse possession and boundary disputes: lessons for Ireland from abroad
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Woods, Una
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- 2016
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12. Leaked paper hints at removal of many Jewish settlements WEST BANK AND GAZA
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Davoudi, Salamander and Morris, Harvey
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Boundary disputes ,National security ,Banking, finance and accounting industries ,Business ,Business, international - Abstract
Israel may remove up to 20 Jewish settlements in the West Bank as part of a disengagement plan Ariel Sharon, Israeli prime minister, discussed yesterday with US envoys. The proposal [...]
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- 2004
13. Beyond land rights registration: understanding the mundane elements of land conflict in Ethiopia.
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Moreda, Tsegaye
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PROPERTY rights ,GENDER inequality ,POWER (Social sciences) ,BOUNDARY disputes ,COMMONS ,URBANIZATION ,ECOSYSTEM dynamics - Abstract
While land registration may increase the sense of security amongst landholders and provide a mechanism for resolving boundary disputes, its interaction with social, political-economic and ecological dynamics can actually generate conflicts by creating new opportunities by which some actors can assert claims or expand their landholdings, often at the expense of others. Conflicts over land cannot be understood without understanding the local dynamics with which they are intertwined. Drawing from case studies in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, this paper shows that, despite land registration and certification, there are widespread conflicts within and between households and state authorities regarding the usufruct of individual and communal lands. The paper argues that conflicts over land are complex and political and are linked to and embedded in the processes of commercialization, as well as in local social processes and power relations. These, in turn, influence and are shaped by the political economy of local governance and land administration processes, particularly in relation to the implementation of land registration. The paper highlights that land conflicts are attributed to a range of issues, including not only the challenges of governance in land registration but also population growth, commercialization, urbanization, inheritance and gender inequality, all of which intersect with corrupt land administration systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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14. UNRAVELING PAKISTAN-AFGHANISTAN STRATEGIC RELATIONS IN THE POST-US WITHDRAWAL ERA.
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Bashir, Sonia
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BOUNDARY disputes ,TRADE routes ,TERRORISM ,AFGHANS ,REGIONAL differences - Abstract
The future and prosperity of Pakistan largely relies upon the nature of its relations with neighbouring Afghanistan. The strategic quandaries between Pakistan and Afghanistan like border issues and persistent cross-border terrorism directly affect Pakistan's domestic situation and are producing reverberating influence throughout South Asia. This paper sought to examine the strategic limitations influencing their relations significantly in the wake of American withdrawal from Afghan soil. Furthermore, elucidating the profound impacts stemming from the circumstances after the American exit, it explores the political dimensions and ramifications of their relations. To that end, this research builds multi-dimensional causal relationships and employs qualitative approaches. The study's findings depict that these strategic constraints are deep-rooted and multifaceted with implications for regional stabilization, manifesting through traditional security conundrums, disruption of trade routes, and obstacles to economic integration. The implications of this study accentuate the pressing need for coordinated measures to promote peace and stability in the region. It concludes by presenting some policy recommendations intended to lessen the existing challenges as well as encouraging a conducive environment to ameliorate relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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15. Paper Trail.
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ROEDEL, JEFFREY
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UNIVERSITY towns ,ART ,MODERN poetry ,BOUNDARY disputes - Published
- 2022
16. Mobile borders.
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Smagulova, Juldyz and Fleming, Kara
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LINGUISTIC minorities ,LANGUAGE policy ,LINGUISTIC landscapes ,ELITE (Social sciences) ,BOUNDARY disputes ,SOCIOLINGUISTICS - Abstract
This article explores the concept of mobility and borders in sociolinguistics, arguing that borders should be seen as social and political constructs. It emphasizes the importance of language and discourse in border production and discusses the diverse realities of borders and their impact on power dynamics. The authors draw inspiration from their local context in Kazakhstan, where the collapse of the Soviet Union changed the role of borders between former Soviet Socialist Republics. The article also highlights that borders are historically contested and mobile, especially for nomadic populations, and discusses cases in Turkey, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, and Cyprus to demonstrate how language, politics, history, and ideologies shape border discourses. The authors call for further research and discussions on the construction of borders in sociolinguistics. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2024
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17. Sites of Memory in Czechoslovak Silesia 1945–1948.
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Kolář, Ondřej
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COLLECTIVE memory ,CULTS ,BOUNDARY disputes ,COAL basins ,RELIGIOUS symbols ,MEMORY ,BORDERLANDS - Abstract
The paper aims to describe and analyze the changes in public sites of memory in the multi-ethnic border region of Czechoslovak Silesia during the period of restoration of Czechoslovak sovereignty, between the fall of Nazism in May 1945 and the communist putsch in Czechoslovakia in February 1948. This research focuses on transformations and (dis)continuity of cults and symbols during that period, and on specifics and differences within the examined region with regard to ethnic and social structure of local population. Research is based primarily on the recorded agendas of state and district administrations, but preserved memorials and photographs or descriptions of vanished sites of memory also serve as important sources. After the expulsion of German population, the western part of the region was repopulated by settlers from various regions of East-Central Europe. Most of local German sites of memory vanished, with the partial exception of religious symbols and a few "apolitical" memorials. New monuments and memorials were dedicated mainly to personalities of Czech history in an effort to inculcate the "official" identity amongst the new-settlers. In the Ostrava coal basin, the new regime invoked the pre-war tradition of working-class identity and showed tolerance towards the sites of memory of the local Polish minority, except memorials related to the former Czech-Polish border conflicts. In the Hlučín region specifically, a strong pro-German narrative survived despite the "Czechization" efforts of state authorities. In general, the state-supported memory policy aimed to create the narrative of a "Slavic" and "socialist" Silesia, suppress the German past of the region, and weaken frictions between Czechs and Poles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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18. HISTORICAL PARALLELS: THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT/THE VENEZUELA-GUYANA CONTROVERSY/THE JAMAT AL MUSLIMEEN ATTEMPTED COUP IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO GOVERNMENT.
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Mahabir, Raghunath and Ganpat, Keron
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ARAB-Israeli conflict ,GOVERNMENT publications ,COUPS d'etat ,NEGOTIATION ,SOCIAL factors ,BOUNDARY disputes ,PALESTINIANS - Abstract
Copyright of Bulletin of Ablai Khan KazUIRandWL: Series 'International Relations & Regional Studies' is the property of Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations & World Languages and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2023
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19. ISSUES IN DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN NIGERIA: BETWEEN COMPETITIVENESS AND REGULARITY OF ELECTIONS.
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OKEKE, Remi Chukwudi and MUONEKE, Chukwuemeka Vincent
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DEMOCRATIZATION ,ELECTIONS ,LOCAL government ,MILITARY government ,BOUNDARY disputes ,POPULAR literature - Abstract
This paper examined issues in democratic consolidation in Nigeria by focusing on the nature of the linkages among competitiveness of elections, regularity of elections and democratic consolidation in the country. The haunting experience of a protracted period of military rule in the West African state makes the subject matter of democratic consolidation in the country usually engaging. Even at that, extant literature has not adequately covered issues bordering on the linkages among the competitiveness of elections, regularity of elections and democratic consolidation in Nigeria. What then is the nature of the linkages among these research variables? The methodology of the work is qualitative and relies on secondary sources of non-numerical data for analyses. The paper found a position of disarticulated relationship among the study's variables. In addressing the embedded issues, it is recommended that independent candidature be constitutionally introduced as part of the electoral culture of the local government system in Nigeria. So that under such scenarios, as many citizens as possible at the local government level would usually become candidates during council elections. In so doing, competitiveness would have become totally practicalized and locally epitomized in democratic consolidation in Nigeria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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20. Simmering tensions on the Russia–Ukraine border and natural gas futures prices: identifying the impact using new hybrid GARCH.
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Tsuji, Chikashi
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NATURAL gas prices ,NATURAL gas ,ENERGY futures ,BOUNDARY disputes ,RUSSIAN invasion of Ukraine, 2022- ,GARCH model - Abstract
Focusing on the Russia–Ukraine war, this paper investigates natural gas futures volatilities. Applying several hybrid GARCH and EGARCH models, which innovatively incorporate both fat-tailed distribution errors and structural breaks, we derive the following new evidence. First, our hybrid modeling approach is effective in timely capturing the natural gas futures volatility spike when tensions simmered on the Russia–Ukraine border. Second, the hybrid modeling approach is effective for not only GARCH modeling but also EGARCH modeling. Third, the volatility estimates from our hybrid models have predictive power for the volatilities of nonhybrid models. Fourth, the volatility estimates from the nonhybrid models lag behind the volatilities of our hybrid models. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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21. The Trajectory Between Territorial Disputes, Nationalism, and Geopolitics: A Case Study of the Kalapani Border Dispute Between India and Nepal.
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Aryal, Saroj Kumar and Pulami, Manish Jung
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BOUNDARY disputes , *GEOPOLITICS , *NATIONALISM , *SECONDARY analysis , *NEPAL Earthquake, 2015 , *COLD War, 1945-1991 , *KASHMIR conflict (India & Pakistan) - Abstract
Nationalism remains a major influence on international relations in an increasingly globalised world. Many of the wars that erupted after the Cold War have their origins in ethnic tensions, border conflicts, or national aspirations. Given this, the geo-politicisation of nationalism deserves more attention in the literature. The current study aims to further the area by considering the role of territorial disputes in spawning various forms of nationalism and geopolitics. It develops an analytical framework based on the existing border dispute between Nepal and India in the 'Kalapani' region. Post-2019, the Kalapani dispute not only has represented bilateral border disputes between two entities but also reflects the overall geopolitics of the region. Similarly, it also represents the rise of 'nationalism' as a political anchor point in domestic politics in both India and Nepal. The paper based its assessment on the primary and secondary data analysis. Drawing on the data, this paper argues that border disputes between India and Nepal have two facets that signal the rising nationalism in both sides and the changing geopolitics of South Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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22. The Tree May Prefer Calm but the Wind Will Not Subside.
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Gao, Mobo
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BOUNDARY disputes , *NONFICTION - Abstract
July 2017 saw the outbreak of yet another border conflict between India and China. It is therefore timely to review two books that deal with the border issues that China has with its neighbours. China is one of a few countries that have borders with many other states, most of which are small. To see how China has dealt with these small countries is relevant to the fact that China, being labelled as a communist dictatorial state, has often been perceived to be unpredictable and lacking transparency in its behaviour. The two books reviewed here may therefore surprise some readers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2018
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23. MEMORY ASSAULTS AGAINST OBLIVION: CONTRASTING THE MEMORY OF BORDER SHIFTS IN CIESZYN SILESIA, ORAWA, SPISZ.
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ELBEL, ONDŘEJ
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WORLD War II ,COLLECTIVE memory ,BOUNDARY disputes ,MEMORY ,TWENTIETH century ,WAR ,WORLD War I - Abstract
This paper focuses on the memoryscapes of Cieszyn Silesia, Orawa and Spisz in a context of the border conflicts of the twentieth century. The regions located on the current Czech-Polish and Slovak-Polish border have lived through paralleled histories of the border demarcation after WWI, which was unprecedented there. In both cases the national minorities were left behind the border, outside of their home states. Their stories and memories are, however, not being researched together. This paper contrasts the patterns of memory production related to the border shifts in the landscape in both regions. Emphasis is placed on the memory sites, their narratives and memory activism related to the conflicting past. The results show that the main axes of both memory debates are contrasting. While the conflict over Cieszyn Silesia was most shaped by the short war in 1919, the lesser-known dispute over Orawa and Spisz was marked by numerous smaller incidents, assimilation efforts and a layer of post WWII violence. This has important consequences for the memory production. The other important differentiating factor is the scope of memory activism inside of the national minority group. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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24. Wilsons Moment? Wilsons Deutungen von Demokratie und Nation, ihre nationalen Rezeptionen und die Bedeutung für die Grenzkonflikte in Oberschlesien, dem Teschener Schlesien und der Orava.
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Kailitz, Steffen
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DEMOCRACY ,SELF-determination theory ,NATION-state ,REFERENDUM ,BOUNDARY disputes - Abstract
While the discussion in historical scholarship to date has focused undoubtedly on Wilson’s importance to the postulate of national self-determination, this paper shifts the focus and shows that the linchpin of Wilson’s thinking was democracy. First, in this article the development of Wilson’s positioning on democracy and national self-determination is unfolded in detail. Then, the discussion of the concepts of leading nation-state actors in Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia is summarized. In particular, it becomes clear that the debate about democracy and nationhood in these states was by no means first triggered by Wilson and his slogans. The following section examines the impact of Wilson’s postulates on the contention over disputed border territories. Specifically, it deals with an area of neighboring regions—Upper Silesia, Teschen Silesia, and the Orava River—that found themselves in a tri-border area between Germany, Poland, and Czechoslovakia during the transition period after World War I. The following section examines the impact of Wilson’s postulates on contested border areas. With regard to these regions, his ideas were by no means without effect. Along the lines of the core idea that peoples should be able to decide for themselves who governs them, and thus should also decide for themselves on their state affiliation, referendums were scheduled in the three regions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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25. BORDER SECURITY AND OIL WAR IN THE LATIN AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN REGION: A CASE STUDY OF THE GUYANA/VENEZUELA DISPUTE.
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Mahabir, Raghunath and Ganpat, Keron
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BORDER security ,BOUNDARY disputes ,ARBITRATION & award ,PETROLEUM ,INTERNATIONAL law ,SOVEREIGNTY ,SOUTH African War, 1899-1902 - Abstract
Copyright of Bulletin of Ablai Khan KazUIRandWL: Series 'International Relations & Regional Studies' is the property of Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations & World Languages and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2024
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26. Elephant movement mapping in Hosur forest border areas to detect the elephant intrusion pattern and mitigation measures to resolve human–elephant conflict.
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Mohandas, Prabu, Anni, Jerline Sheebha, Choudhury, Tanupriya, and Thanasekaran, Rajkumar
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FOREST mapping ,ELEPHANTS ,HUMAN mechanics ,BOUNDARY disputes - Abstract
During a 3 year examination of object movement tracking in Hosur forest border areas found, different elephant detection methods were used to track the movement. In this paper, problems such as Human–Elephant Conflicts (HEC), poaching and crop raiding were evaluated due to elephant movement. By mapping the elephant movement, it is found that elephant movements were seasonal and used similar paths for movements. In the proposed approach, elephant movement from the forest areas to the nearby villages was mapped and possible mitigation measures to overcome the human elephant conflicts were discussed. A survey observation work is made in Hosur forest areas during 1st April 2020 to 30th June 2020 to understand the elephant movement and spatial distribution. Real time data collection made from the villages around the forest areas, by making field visits. Spatial autocorrelation techniques are used in analyzing the spatial distribution and movement pattern of elephants. ArcGIS software and Getis-Ord Gi* were used to determine the spatial distribution of elephant movement. As a result, it is found that elephant movements were seasonal based such as rainfall decline in other part of forest areas and elephants tends to migrate occasionally. In order to overcome the problems of elephant movement into the human living areas, mitigation measures described has to be implemented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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27. Negotiating State Boundaries: a Case of Dispute Resolution from Pakistan.
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Latif, Mehr
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DISPUTE resolution ,BOUNDARY disputes ,KINSHIP ,FAILED states ,CONFLICT management ,CIVIL society ,NEGOTIATION - Abstract
In this paper, I present a case of dispute resolution from Pakistan where kinship leaders play a key role in resolving local disputes. Scholars often cite that such practices provide evidence of a failed state. However, I show how these traditional practices elucidate ongoing processes of boundary management. On the one hand, these practices reveal the efforts by non-state leaders to carve out their autonomy by taking on a role traditionally played by the state. In fact, their ability to management local/state boundaries is linked to how they manage boundaries within their communities. The state, in turn, recognizes or legitimates these boundaries when it is politically convenient or allows them to save face. I document such negotiations in my research and show how they are critical to understanding how villagers see the state and vice versa. The Pakistani case is important as the ubiquity of its alternate dispute resolution system problematizes the taken-for-granted status of the state and makes visible the mechanisms by which the boundaries between the state and society are continually negotiated and the implications for the citizen/state relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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28. Making sense of the invisible: cognitive mapping, affective realities and the Irish/Northern Irish Border.
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Mercier, Faye
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BRITISH withdrawal from the European Union, 2016-2020 ,BREXIT Referendum, 2016 ,COGNITIVE maps (Psychology) ,BOUNDARY disputes ,EXPERIENTIAL learning ,AFFECT (Psychology) - Abstract
As Brexit negotiations continue to draw criticism nearly two years on from the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, many media outlets have concentrated on making sense of what has been dubbed the 'Brexit circus'. In particular, significant media attention has been directed towards obstacles to Brexit's progression, such as the issue of the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland and the 'backstop' arrangement. Through an examination of different media efforts to explain the border issue, this paper will discuss how conventional reporting methods have been unable to make this issue comprehensible to the individual. This paper will suggest that a hypertextual aesthetic form would provide a more effective means of making sense of the complexity of the border issue and its relationship to global political and economic structures. However, an understanding of the border issue also requires an understanding of the affective reality of life in this region and the history upon which this reality is founded. In this manner, this paper also argues that representational regimes capable of conveying affective realities could contribute important experiential dimensions to efforts to render dominant political and economic structures both cognisable and contestable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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29. Entre la integración y la vecindad amenazante: la perspectiva editorial de la revista Geopolítica frente al conflicto Beagle entre Argentina y Chile, 1975-1983.
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Andrés Di Renzo, Cristian
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RESOURCE exploitation ,BOUNDARY disputes ,MAGAZINE covers ,PERIODICAL publishing ,TWENTIETH century ,MILITARY spouses - Abstract
Copyright of Revista Universitaria de Historia Militar (RUHM) is the property of Centro de Estudios de la Guerra and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2023
30. Japan's contribution to peace, prosperity & sustainability: energy transitions in the Indo-Pacific region*.
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Bakshi, Parul
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INTERNATIONAL economic assistance ,BOUNDARY disputes ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,ENERGY security ,ECONOMIC expansion ,MARITIME piracy - Abstract
Japan has historically been a major player within the Indo-Pacific region due to its rapid post-war economic expansion, technological advancement, massive overseas development aid as well as its cultural outreach. As the Indo-Pacific today is marred with various challenges in the form of maritime and energy security, border conflicts, booming population, developing economies, and rising carbon emissions, among others. The region requires a multipolar balance of power wherein nations can lead by example and concerted action towards creating a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable future for an extensively dynamic Indo-Pacific. This paper focuses on one of the critical variables of the region, i.e., the energy sector, and attempts to place Japan's role and contribution to the region's ongoing energy transitions. The extent and means through which Japan can propel itself and the region towards a just transition with the help of regional and international cooperation have been analysed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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31. Defining Victimhood: The Political Construction of a "Victim" Category in Colombia's Congress, 2007–2011.
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Foringer, Kristin
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HUMAN rights organizations ,BOUNDARY disputes ,VICTIMS ,COMMUNITIES ,DELIBERATION - Abstract
Scholars of state classification practices have long interrogated how official legal categories are constructed. This paper analyzes the construction of "victimhood" in Colombia as a feat that required negotiation among international human rights organizations, local civil society actors, and politicians across the partisan spectrum. The Victims' Law of 2011, which sought to provide widespread reparations to victims of the civil conflict, originated from the concerns of the human rights community, yet the deliberation process leading up to the law's passage reveals the extent to which elite historical narratives of the conflict unduly narrowed the universe of eligible victims. Using archival evidence from congressional debates from 2007 to 2011, this paper argues that the broad conception of victimhood originally inherited from United Nations guidelines came to be constrained by disproportionate influence from politicians' personal understandings of conflict history, shaped by anecdote and the selective use of historical evidence. These rationales interacted with budgetary constraints to ultimately restrict the victim category according to negotiated temporal boundaries of the conflict. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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32. Die Urkunde als Kompendium und Findmittel? Frühneuzeitliche Grenzrezesse als analytischer Schlüssel zum Grenzkonflikt.
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HAAS, PHILIP
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RECESSIONS ,BOUNDARY disputes ,STATE formation ,ADMINISTRATIVE acts ,ADMINISTRATIVE law ,MAPS ,GEOGRAPHIC boundaries ,JURISTIC acts ,TREATIES ,CHARTERS ,COMMISSIONERS ,SIXTEENTH century - Abstract
Border delimitations and border disputes were an important part of the early modern process of state formation and the consolidation of power. As such, they are often taken into consideration when studying political and dynastic issues, such as succession disputes, while maps are frequently studied as a form of visualisation to depict territories and borders. So far, however, neither the administrative activities involved in these processes nor the border treaties (Grenzrezesse) which constitute the most important type of source for this area of research have been studied. The aim of this paper is to examine this topic using the principality of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel as an example. This principality saw the creation and later on the expansion of administrative structures concerned with border issues from the 16th century onwards. The central aspect analysed in this paper is the process of how border disputes were settled. This was mostly achieved through border commissions. Each party involved in the conflict assigned representatives, both officials of the administrative institutions responsible for border issues (Grenzbehörden) as well as privy councillors (Geheime Räte) to serve as commissioners on these commissions. The result of their work were border treaties. These include narrationes explaining the circumstances of the conflict and of the commission, while the dispositiones comprise the articles listing the terms that had been agreed upon. Compared to administrative records pertaining to border disputes (Grenzakten), border treaties generally offer more information. This is why, when researching these phenomena, this distinctly early modern type of charter is of particular importance. It can serve as a compendium of an entire border dispute and, if there is a proper archival description, as a sort of finding aid for the record in question. This paper therefore also analyses the history of the development of this type of charter. Boundary maps, the third type of source discussed served to visualize and delineate the demarcation of borders, but seem to have been of rather minor importance at the time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
33. Moving between worlds: border women in narratives of forced displacement in Greece.
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Tamboukou, Maria
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FORCED migration ,BOUNDARY disputes ,WOMEN refugees ,POLITICAL geography ,BORDERLANDS ,GEOPOLITICS - Abstract
In this paper I look at refugee women's narratives of border crossings and inhabiting borderlands. Following tracks and traces of feminist geopolitics, the paper unfolds in three parts: first I explore borders as political, cultural and material practices, particularly focusing on the sea borders of the Aegean islands as gateways to 'the fortress Europe'. Then I consider border situations within symbolic and imaginary spaces inspired by feminist critical poetics. Finally, I turn to women's stories, which were not so much about understanding borders and their contested politics, but rather about the risks and joys of crossing them at any cost, as well as about surviving the borderlands. My argument is that refugee women's stories of forced displacement challenge abstract theorization of borders and illuminate the importance of embedded and embodied practices in understanding the borderlands as liminal and marginalized spaces of transition, thus contributing to a wider project of charting feminist political geographies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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34. PROYECTOS URBANOS, ESTIGMATIZACIÓN Y DISPUTAS TERRITORIALES EN LA COLONIA INDEPENDENCIA EN MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN, MÉXICO.
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HERNÁNDEZ-ACOSTA, ELIDED and TORRES-VEYTIA, EDUARDO
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URBAN renewal ,BOUNDARY disputes ,PUBLIC investments ,PRIVATE sector ,WORKING class ,NEIGHBORHOODS ,PUBLIC spaces ,ACTORS - Abstract
The city of Monterrey has become a space of great inequalities and increasingly notorious socio-spatial phenomena. Its different problems have been used by the government and the private sector to justify interventions in working-class neighborhoods, as is the case of the “Independencia” neighborhood. This article looks to analyze the aspects that turn this neighborhood into a disputed space and identify how this is reflected in the territory through the (in)action of public and private actors. It uses a qualitative methodology supported by interviews, informal talks, and non-participant observations that were made in 2019 and 2020. The paper shows how abandonment and a lack of government investment in working-class neighborhoods is part of an urban revaluation process that seeks to attract private investment to these sectors and end the presence of those “others” who are considered a threat to the urban order. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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35. Objective Arbitrability Of Industrial Property Disputes.
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GJORGJIOSKA, Emilija and GORGIEVA, Dijana
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INDUSTRIAL property ,LABOR disputes ,DISPUTE resolution ,CIVIL procedure ,INTELLECTUAL property ,PROPERTY rights ,BOUNDARY disputes - Abstract
As well know method for resolving disputes, especially when involving parties are from different countries, the arbitration has become very popular nowadays. National legislators have a fully freedom to regulate the limits of objective arbitrability in the lex nationalis. As a result of this, we can testify inconsistancy in commparative law when defining the boundaries of objective arbitrability, esspecialy arbitrability of industrial porperty rights. Intellectual property disputes have a few characteristics that may be better addressed by arbitration than by civil procedure. The subject of analysis of this paper are the comparative solutions that regulate the objective arbitrability of industrial property disputes. According to this analysis we can make a conclusion that some countrise have broader approach to arbitrability of industrisal property rights, but some still does not. The analysis shows that most of the countries are unanomios that arbitration is allowed for disputes which are arising from disposable industrial property rights. This analysis was made in order to see if it is necessary in which types of industrial property disputes it is justified to expand the limits of objective arbitrability pro futuro. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
36. "NEIGHBOURHOOD FIRST POLICY" UNDER NARENDRA MODI: INDIA'S STRATEGIC CONCERNS IN SOUTH ASIA.
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Do Thanh Ha
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NEIGHBORHOODS ,SOCIAL dominance ,PRIME ministers ,BOUNDARY disputes ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,HISTORICAL sociology - Abstract
After becoming the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi made many efforts to consolidate his dominance in South Asia and expand India's influence in the Indian Ocean. The "neighborhood first policy" was highlighted in India's foreign policy. Based on historical and logical research methods and studies in international relations, the paper aims to examine the implementation of "neighborhood first policy" through bilateral relations between India and its neighboring countries. These relationships have been facing challenges from the more profound influence and interference of China as well as frequent terrorist incidents due to border disputes, which threatened regional security. Although this policy connected India with its neighboring South Asian countries, there were still challenges. It can be seen that the "neighborhood first policy" was Prime Minister Modi's effort to nurture bilateral relationships, enhance regional connectivity, and strengthen and elevate India's position in the region. The progress of the "Neighborhood First" policy is expected to continue more successfully in the next phase. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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37. Arm-twisting.
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BOUNDARY disputes , *PAPER mills & the environment , *PAPER industry - Abstract
This article reports on a long-running border dispute between Argentina and Uruguay, as it stood in late 2006. Argentina objected on environmental grounds to Uruguayan plans to construct 2 large paper-mills on the border between the 2 countries. The Spanish paper company that was going to build one of them announced that it would not and the article speculates that it had given way under Argentine pressure.
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- 2006
38. ON COGNITIVE TENSIONS. THE MEDIATING FUNCTION OF A SYMBOL THROUGH THE LENS OF KLEINIAN PSYCHOANALYSIS AND PEIRCE SEMIOTIC.
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IWASZUK, MARTA
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PSYCHOANALYTIC theory ,PSYCHOANALYSIS ,BOUNDARY disputes ,SIGNS & symbols ,CONTINUITY ,MEDIATION - Abstract
Aim. The foundation of symbolisation is a substitution: a mediation between a Representamen and Object. The paper leverages this core mechanic to examine the substitutions within the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind, which compose every act of thinking. Recognising it is a single instance: the Ego, which regulates this parallel mediation, the paper focuses on the exploration of dichotomies that result from the necessity to perform two symbolisations simultaneously. Concepts. The study's theoretical framework is determined by Charles S. Peirce's (1998) concept of sign and Melanie Klein's (1948) psychoanalytic theory. From semiotic and psychoanalytic angles, this paper explores possible comprehensions of the object in the quasi-mind (Interpretant in infinite semiosis) and actual realisation of code in the act of individual thinking (Ego mediating between conscious and unconscious symbolisation). Results and conclusion. The main result of the study is the exposure of dichotomies that structure the shared ground for the conscious and the unconscious symbolisation. This, in turn, highlights tangible constraints that the mind is subjected to in the act of thinking. Cognitive value. The study's main contribution is the high-level scheme of dynamics that hold the Ego in reality through the means of unconscious and conscious symbolisation. The study also incorporates into coherent model unexamined aspects of individual sign usage: it deploys psychic continuity into the conscious symbolisation process (by basing the model on the instance of Ego), which allows addressing the issues arising at the border of conscious and unconscious symbolisation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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39. Making Sense of Borderscapes: Space, Imagination and Experience.
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Krichker, Dina
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IMAGINATION ,HUMAN geography ,BOUNDARY disputes ,DISCURSIVE practices ,DATA analysis ,CASE studies - Abstract
Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in the 'borderscapes' concept in border studies and cognate fields. However, there is a lack of dialogue amongst the proliferating case studies that have adopted the borderscapes concept. Arguably, the theoretical and methodological vagueness of the concept renders it highly appropriable. Yet, articulation of the existing patterns and common conceptual apparatus are necessary for theoretical development and clarity. This paper examines a range of analytical and methodological applications of the concept for their practical implications in human geography by studying the institutionalisation of violence in Melilla – a small Spanish enclave in North Africa. It argues that revisiting Lefebvre's theory on the 'production of space' may be useful for approaching the production of borderscapes through social practices and discursive tools. By examining the place and importance of imagination and experience in conflict situations in this border town, this paper clarifies how the borderscapes concept can be operationalised for analytical and methodological use in bottom-up border research. In doing so, this paper encourages a sustained dialogue between these diverse case studies by challenging the practical application of the borderscapes logic in field research and data analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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40. KNJIGA KOPRSKIH KAPETANOV SLOVANOV (1587-1724).
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DAROVEC, Darko
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TAX collection ,BOUNDARY disputes ,FISH & game licenses ,SOCIAL history ,STATE government archives ,VILLAGES ,INFORMATION resources management - Abstract
Copyright of Acta Histriae is the property of Historical Society of Southern Primorska of Koper and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2022
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41. From Security Provider to a Security Risk? The Abrupt Withdrawal of Ethiopia's a Decade-Long Peacekeeping Mission in UNISFA.
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Sigatu, Kaleab Tadesse
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DEPLOYMENT (Military strategy) ,BOUNDARY disputes ,ETHIOPIANS ,SECURITY management ,DATA security - Abstract
This paper aims to offer an overview of a unique and decade-long Ethiopian peacekeeping deployment in Abyei, where Ethiopian contingents comprise almost the entire force, where the deployment ended in an ungraceful manner because of disapproval from the government of Sudan. The paper reveals that the Tigray conflict which resulted in the desertion of the Ethiopian peacekeepers and Egyptian pressure on Sudan because of the GERD have contributed to the withdrawal of Ethiopian peacekeepers and the Ethiopia--Sudan border dispute brought a dark shadow on their relations in addition to the disruption of the peacekeeping deployment. The paper concludes that unless Ethiopia makes a progress on internal stability and reboots its relations with its neighbours, Ethiopia's role as a peace mediator and peacekeeper in the region becomes an ignominy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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42. Navigating borders and waters: India-China border disputes and the complexities of transboundary river management.
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Mahla, Pintu Kumar
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TRANSBOUNDARY waters , *BOUNDARY disputes , *WATERSHEDS , *BORDER crossing , *GEOPOLITICS , *CONFLICT management - Abstract
Border issues, such as sovereignty, territorial claims, and security, play a significant role in transboundary river management. Borders can act as physical barriers that impede cooperation and coordination, and disputes over ownership and control of river resources can exacerbate tensions and lead to conflicts. Transboundary river management is a complex and critical issue that has gained increasing attention in recent years. The management of rivers that cross international borders raises numerous challenges, including political, economic, social, and environmental concerns. Effective management requires the cooperation of all countries sharing the river basin, and it involves the development of legal and institutional frameworks that promote sustainable use, equitable sharing, and peaceful resolution of conflicts. This paper aims to explore the intricate relationship between India's persistent border disputes with China and their far-reaching implications for the management of transboundary rivers. Their unresolved territorial disputes have profound implications for the shared river basins, such as the Brahmaputra Basin, and pose significant challenges to the implementation of effective transboundary river management strategies. Through an interdisciplinary examination of historical, geopolitical, and hydrological factors, this study sheds light on the multifaceted dimensions of India's border disputes with China and elucidates their detrimental impacts on the use of transboundary river resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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43. India's North Border Conflicts: Between Reality and Fiction.
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Suciu, Marian
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MUSLIMS , *BOUNDARY disputes , *BRITISH occupation of India, 1765-1947 , *KASHMIR conflict (India & Pakistan) ,PARTITION of India, 1947 - Abstract
Ever since the Republic of India became an independent nation in 1947, the Indian state has strived to keep its territorial integrity, in spite of the numerous territorial claims made by neighboring states. Firstly, the Kashmir region is home to both Muslim and Hindu populations; therefore, when the Indian and Pakistani states were created, the region was split between the two new states. However, both states hold the belief that the entirety of the Kashmir region should be part of their territory,. This situation sparked numerous local conflicts and four local wars (1947, 1965, 1971, and 1999). Secondly, another disputed area is located on the border with the People's Republic of China, as the Chinese state does not recognize the McMahon Line, which was agreed upon by British India and Tibet. This led to the conflict in 1962 and to a tension-filled relationship between China and India. This paper approaches both the historical evolution of the conflicts and the way in which these two conflict areas are portrayed in literature. While Veera Hiranandani, in The Night Dia77 (2018), and Khushwant Singh, in Train to Pakistan (1956), focus on the conflicts between Muslims and Hindus after the partition of India and Pakistan, Salman Rushdie, in Midnight's Children (1981), analyzes the traumas of the conflict in Kashmir. Furthermore, Jon Cleary, in Pulse of Danger (1966), presents the context of the Sino-Indian war. The most disturbing novel about the Indian conflicts is Humphrey Hawksley's novel, Dragon Fire (2000), because the author presents an apocalyptic war between the Republic of India, on one side, and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan allied with the People's Republic of China, on die other side. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
44. The biogeographic and floristic importance of Djebel Antar (Western Saharan Atlas) for regional biodiversity protection.
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Djelid, Selma Amina, Calvão, Teresa, Ballouche, Aziz, Megharbi, Ahmed, and Abdoun, Fatiha
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PLANT diversity , *VEGETATION dynamics , *BOUNDARY disputes , *ENDANGERED species , *WILDLIFE conservation - Abstract
The north western Atlas Mountains (Béchar region) act as refugia for relict populations of many species which highlights their interest as priority areas for conservation. Further work since the beginning of the last century has been difficult because of restricted access in a military area with long-standing border conflicts. This paper aims to analyse the temporal dynamics of the vegetation communities, to assess the floristic diversity of one of those isolated djebels, Djebel Antar, and to contribute to the knowledge of the conservation status of the species found. Surveys from 1925,1951 (published data) and 2017 (fieldwork) were interpreted and investigations were carried out on honey harvesting, production, and marketing in the Benzireg area to better understand and contribute to the development of beekeeping. A high proportion of endemic and very rare species was found. A tendency towards the homogenisation of the flora was detected with a decrease in plant diversity. Beekeeping is being tested as a means of enhancing biodiversity and contributing to the fight against vegetation degradation by reducing pastoral pressure. Djebel Antar retains its function as a refuge for biodiversity and may play an important role in conservation measures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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45. Wearing the Ghanaian border: performing borders through the National Friday Wear programme.
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Axelsson, Linn
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GHANAIANS ,WHITE collar workers ,GEOPOLITICS ,NATIONALISM ,CITIZENSHIP ,BOUNDARY disputes - Abstract
This paper argues that cultural and political strategies that appeal to citizenship and national identity can be used to regulate flows across borders. In this process, citizen bodies may be enrolled as key agents. Drawing on the National Friday Wear programme – a Ghanaian government initiative intended to encourage white-collar workers to dress their bodies in domestically produced textiles on Fridays to reduce the consumption, and thereby also the inflow, of foreign textiles – the paper illustrates that citizen bodies are both spaces upon which borders are inscribed and geopolitical actors that perform borders on behalf of the nation-state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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46. Hollywood and the hourglass war: cinematic images of drug cartels and conflict on the US-Mexican border.
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Rich, Paul B
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DRUG cartels ,BOUNDARY disputes ,WAR films ,DRUG control ,ACTION & adventure films ,DRUG traffic ,INSURGENCY ,COUNTERTERRORISM - Abstract
This paper examines the cinema of the US-Mexican border in the context of an escalating drug war. It looks at movies released since the early 1980s and argues that Hollywood has supplied a large number of cinematic images of the 'war on drugs' that has more helped shape wider political and strategic debates. Using insights from strategic analysis, this paper seeks to show how cinema has represented the conflict between drug cartels, the Mexican state as well as various US security agencies such as the FBI, CIA, and DEA. The paper explores how these cinematic depictions straddle national boundaries and have evolved from being an extension of the western border genre in the 1980s into a more recent phase of action and war movies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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47. The role of national identities in China's decision for war in the 1962 Sino-Indian border conflict.
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Ou, Bilan and Zhao, Xiaoyu
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NATIONAL character ,BOUNDARY disputes ,WAR ,DISCOURSE analysis ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
By conducting discourse analysis on Chinese textual materials around 1962, this paper tries to inductively explore the national identities of Chinese people during the 1962 Sino-Indian border conflict. It finds that China perceived itself as a persistent and resilient nation in the ongoing fight against invasion and oppression. The predominant social discourse around 1962 showed a strong enmity and resistance toward the imperialism which was then imposed on India. These national identities have formed a natural response as maintaining a tough stance toward incursion and repression, and have contributed to China's resolution to defense its territory with resorting to military force, even though it might not be beneficial in terms of diplomatic relations and economic interests. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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48. Counter-Archive as Methodology: Activating Oral Histories of the Contested Canada-US Border.
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Reynolds, Johanna, Grace Wu, and Young, Julie
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BOUNDARY disputes ,ORAL history ,PRESSURE groups ,FENCES ,BORDER crossing ,EXPERIMENTAL design - Abstract
Remembering Refuge: Between Sanctuary and Solidarity is a counter-archive based on oral history interviews with people who crossed the Canada-US border to seek refuge and advocacy groups working at this border in two moments of crisis: the 1980s Central American crisis and the 2017-19 crisis at Roxham Road. This paper foregrounds counter-archiving as a methodology, building from the oral histories to illustrate how borders and bordering practices are navigated and contested and how these lived experiences push back at state-directed logics and narratives of migration. By drawing connections across past and present struggles over mobilities and borders, we offer a critical genealogy of refuge around the Canada-US border. The oral histories collectively and individually contest state-led narratives of migration as a 'crisis,' the need for borders to be further securitized, and specifically of the Canadian state's generous humanitarianism towards a select few. We introduce the methodological choices, contexts, and limitations of the project's research design, and present two themes that emerged from the oral histories: the contested element of 'choice' in migration movements and the important roles played by resistance and refusal in the working out of borders. Finally, we emphasize that relationships between borders are crucial to understanding the histories of asylum around this border, and the political shift activated by the counterarchive of centering borders as lived, experienced, contested or refused. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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49. 'Destructors' in action, support for insurgents: case study of the Third Silesian Uprising.
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Królikowski, Hubert
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IRREGULAR warfare ,GERMAN military ,BOUNDARY disputes ,INTERVENTION (International law) ,PLEBISCITE ,BORDER crossing - Abstract
After regaining independence in 1918, Poland faced many fundamental and strategic challenges. One of them was the issue of border crossings on the German-Polish border in Silesia. It was a region dominated by modern heavy industry, to which both the modern states laid claim. The course of the border was to be decided by a plebiscite, but the parties to the conflict resorted to violence and military means. In a complicated international situation and without the possibility of open military intervention, Poland effectively used the strategic tool of special operations – known more widely today as unconventional warfare. Thanks to their skillful application, the German military advantage was effectively eliminated and strategic goals were achieved. Poles effectively cut lines of communication, making it impossible to support pro-German organizations in Silesia, and successfully organized insurgent forces that achieved the goals important for Poland's development policy. This paper tells the story of a special mission unit called the Destruction Group 'Wawelberg' and its use as a tool for implementing the state policy of unconventional warfare during the Third Silesian Uprising. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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50. CONTESTING PLACE NAMES: THE EAST SEA/SEA OF JAPAN NAMING ISSUE.
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Short, John Rennie and Dubots, Leah
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GEOGRAPHIC names ,COLONIES ,TOPONYMY ,BOUNDARY disputes ,INTERNET ,ELECTRONIC textbooks ,NEWSPAPERS ,ELECTRONIC journals - Abstract
Building on the work of critical toponymy, this paper provides an example of the active contestation of a place name. Since the early 1990s, successive Korean governments have argued that the singular use of "Sea of Japan" is a colonial legacy. We provide a brief historical context for this dispute. We identify the array of names currently used in newspapers, journals, educational texts, and internet sites and show that a dual naming is now a more common usage, especially in international English-language newspapers, atlases, educational textbooks and internet materials. A colonial naming practice has been challenged. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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