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EI dN itV ed bISI yB AL leE x aB n dO erR CD . DE R i enS e rI aN n dA Jo B shO uR a HD aE gR e nE D Border Regions Series W O R L INVISIBLE BORDERS IN D A BORDERED WORLD POWER, MOBILITY, AND BELONGING Edited by Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen “Borders that are not at the border, that are mobile, detached from the map, invisible yet felt, that live within laws, lines, and software, that strad- dle infrastructures, pipelines, barbed wire, and waterways. This is a book that takes us beyond state borders and fixed territories into bordered spaces that are diverse, heterogeneous, and hidden. It’s a compelling eye-opening collection.” Gerard Toal, Virginia Tech “Political geography’s great strength is ‘getting behind the map’ – reveal- ing the numerous territories, boundaries, hierarchies, and processes that traditional nation-state maps of the world conceal. Invisible Borders does that with aplomb, illustrating important conceptual arguments with an engaging range of examples drawn from across the globe.” Nick Megoran, Newcastle University Invisible Borders in a Bordered World This book critically challenges the usual territorial understanding of bor- ders by examining the often messy internal, transborder, ambiguous, and in- between spaces that co-exist with traditional borders. By considering those less visible aspects of borders, the book develops an inclusive understanding of how contemporary borders are structured and how they influence human identity, mobility, and belonging. The introduction and conclusion provide theoretical and contextual fram- ing, while chapters explore topics of global labor and refugees, unrecognized states, ethnic networks, cyberspace, transboundary resource conflicts, and indigenous and religious spaces that rarely register on conventional maps or commonplace understandings of territory. In the end, the volume demon- strates that, despite being “invisible” on most maps, these borders have a very real, material, and tangible presence and consequences for those people who live within, alongside, and across them. Alexander C. Diener is a Professor of Geography in the Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science at the University of Kansas, USA. Joshua Hagen is the Dean of the College of Letters and Science at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, USA. Border Regions Series Series Editor: Doris Wastl-Walter, University of Bern, Switzerland In recent years, borders have taken on an immense significance. Throughout the world they have shifted, been constructed and dismantled, and become physical barriers between socio-political ideologies. They may separate soci- eties with very different cultures, histories, national identities or economic power, or divide people of the same ethnic or cultural identity. As manifestations of some of the world’s key political, economic, societal and cultural issues, borders and border regions have received much academic attention over the past decade. This valuable series publishes high quality research monographs and edited comparative volumes that deal with all aspects of border regions, both empirically and theoretically. It will appeal to scholars interested in border regions and geopolitical issues across the whole range of social sciences. African Borders, Conflict, Regional and Continental Integration Edited by Inocent Moyo and Christopher Nshimbi Expanding Boundaries Borders, Mobilities and the Future of Europe-Africa Relations Edited by Jussi P. Laine, Inocent Moyo and Christopher Changwe Nshimbi Intra-Africa Migrations Reimaging Borders and Migration Management Edited by Inocent Moyo, Jussi P. Laine and Christopher Changwe Nshimbi Borderlands Resilience Transitions, Adaptation and Resistance at Borders Edited by Dorte Jagetic Andersen and Eeva-Kaisa Prokkola Invisible Borders in a Bordered World Power, Mobility, and Belonging Edited by Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen For more information about this series, please visit: www.routledge.com/ Border-Regions-Series/book-series/ASHSER-1224 Invisible Borders in a Bordered World Power, Mobility, and Belonging Edited by Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen First published 2023 by Routledge 4 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2023 selection and editorial matter, Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen; individual chapters, the contributors The right of Alexander C. Diener and Joshua Hagen to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record has been requested for this book ISBN: 9780367370657 (hbk) ISBN: 9781032276984 (pbk) ISBN: 9780429352515 (ebk) DOI: 10.4324/9780429352515 Typeset in Bembo by KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. Alexander dedicates this volume to Professor Dan Caldwell Contents List of figures and tables xii Acknowledgments xiv List of contributors xv 1 Geographies of Visibility and Invisibility: Strategies of Spatial Control and Differentiation 1 ALEXANDER C. DIENER AND JOSHUA HAGEN PART I Invisible Borders of Political Control 19 ALEXANDER C. DIENER AND JOSHUA HAGEN 2 No (Wo)Man’s Land: Risking Detention along the South Ossetian Administrative Boundary Line 25 ARIEL OTRUBA 3 “It’s All One Place”: Geographic Networks in a West African Borderland since Independence 41 DAVID NEWMAN GLOVSKY 4 Transboundary Water Management in Separatist Regions: Towards a Geography of Hydro-Political Tensions 62 MEHMET ALTINGOZ 5 Bordering the South China Sea: Maritime Claims, Contested Sovereignty, and Novel Territorialities 82 ALEXANDER C. DIENER AND JOSHUA HAGEN
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