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Mauern, Barrieren, Kontrollorte, Grenzsteine und Niemandsland. Eine quantitative Typologie von Grenzkontrollinfrastrukturen
- Source :
- Historical Social Research, Borders as Places of Control: Fixing, Shifting, and Reinventing State Borders
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, 2021.
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Abstract
- This article investigates how states design their border infrastructures. We attempt to link the characteristics of borders to specific socio-political contexts, with a particular focus on borders as material and physical structures that states set up in order to demarcate, control, and seal off their territory. For this purpose, we introduce the “border infrastructure data” that seeks to capture the infrastructure at the border line. Our empirical investigation of all land borders worldwide (N=630) classifies border architecture into five categories – from relatively open to completely closed – that we describe respectively as “no-man’s-land” borders, landmark borders, checkpoint borders, barrier borders, and fortified borders. While we find that checkpoint borders are by far the most common type of design, we also observe that barriers and fortified borders are frequently used, particularly on the Asian and European continents. Fortified borders are often put in place by relatively affluent states when there is a significant wealth gap with their neighboring countries. Barrier borders typically are erected by states to separate different political systems. Landmark borders are maintained among a community of equally democratic and affluent states. Lastly, “no-man’s-land” borders are found between poor states.<br />Historical Social Research Vol. 46, No. 3 (2021): Special Issue: Borders as Places of Control. Fixing, Shifting, and Reinventing State Borders. Starting Point and Frequency: Year: 1979, Issues per volume: 4, Volumes per year: 1
- Subjects :
- national territory
national border
barriers
border control
border regime
international border
mobility
cross-border flows
Systems of governments & states
borders
Staatsgrenze
border infrastructure
border protection
Grenzgebiet
walls
Kontrolle
border designs
Staatsformen und Regierungssysteme
Grenzschutz
Political System, Constitution, Government
border region
ddc:321
checkpoints
Staat, staatliche Organisationsformen
control
Staatsgebiet
no man’s land
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Historical Social Research, Borders as Places of Control: Fixing, Shifting, and Reinventing State Borders
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e3253248f77252582bc33c398b388f46
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.46.2021.3.23-48