Politisk geografi

Explores the ways in which human and forest futures are interdependent, and the need to recognize its multiple meanings equally with its wealth of natural resources.

The former border enclaves of Bangladesh and India existed as extra-territorial spaces since 1947. They were finally exchanged and merged as host state territories in 2015. Sovereign Atonement focuses on the protracted territorial exchange and experiences of the newly accepted Bangladeshi citizens. It grapples with one broad question: why did the state assume an active role in smoothing the once excluded population's experiences into their inclusion within the sovereign project? The book dives deep into an ethnographic and historical reading of the everyday state, land and territory, informality, (non)state actors, and performance of sovereignty. Furthermore, it troubles the often taken-for-granted understanding of exception, governance, and citizenship. As such, Ferdoush offers a retake on the two seemingly contradictory concepts -'sovereign' and 'atonement'- to demonstrate that bridged together these concepts as sovereign atonement enables a novel way of appreciating geopolitical narratives, political geographies, and nationalistic discourse in South Asia and beyond.

The conflict between Israel and Palestine has raised a plethora of unanswered questions, generated seemingly irreconcilable narratives, and profoundly transformed the land's physical and political geography. This volume seeks to provide a deeper understanding of the links between the region that is now known as Israel and Palestine and its peoples--both those that live there as well as those who relate to it as a mental, mythical, or religious landscape. Engaging the perspectives of a multidisciplinary, international group of scholars, it is an urgent collective reflection on the bonds between people and a place, whether real or imagined, tangible as its stones or ephemeral as the hopes and longings it evokes.

Providing a much-needed perspective on exclusion and discrimination, this book offers a distinct spatial approach to the topic of hate studies. Of interest to academics and students of human geography, criminology, sociology and beyond, the book highlights enduring, diverse and uneven experiences of hate in contemporary society. The collection explores the intersecting experiences of those targeted on the basis of assumed and historically marginalized identities. It illustrates the role of specific spaces and places in shaping hate, why space matters for how hate is encountered and the importance of space in challenging cultures of hate. This analysis of who is able to use or abuse space offers a novel insight into discourses of hate and lived experiences of victimization.

" Ce n¿est pas parce que les hommes ont édicté des Lois que la Personnalité, la Liberté et la Propriété existent. Au contraire, c¿est parce que la Personnalité, la Liberté et la Propriété préexistent que les hommes font des Lois. Qüest-ce donc que la Loi ? Ainsi que je l¿ai dit ailleurs, c¿est l¿organisation collective du Droit individuel de légitime défense . Chacun de nous tient certainement de la nature, de Dieu, le droit de dé- fendre sa Personne, sa Liberté, sa Propriété, puisque ce sont les trois éléments constitutifs ou conservateurs de la Vie, éléments qui se complètent l¿un par l¿autre et ne se peuvent comprendre l¿un sans l¿autre. Car que sont nos Facultés, sinon un prolongement de notre Personnalité, et qüest-ce que la Propriété si ce n¿est un prolongement de nos Facultés ? Si chaque homme a le droit de défendre, même par la force, sa Per- sonne, sa Liberté, sa Propriété, plusieurs hommes ont le Droit de se concerter, de s¿entendre, d¿organiser une Force commune pour pourvoir régulièrement à cette défense."

The incredible story of a breathtaking rescue in the frenzied final hours of the US evacuation of Afghanistan - and how a brave Afghan mother and a compassionate American officer engineered a daring escape. When the US began its withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the Afghan army instantly collapsed, Homeira Qaderi was marked for death at the hands of the Taliban. A celebrated author, academic, and champion for women's liberation, Homeira had achieved celebrity in her home country by winning custody of her son in a contentious divorce, a rarity in Afghanistan's patriarchal society. Despite her fierce determination to stay in her homeland, it finally became clear to Homeira that escaping was the only way she and her family would survive. However, like so many, she was mired in the chaos that ensued at Kabul Airport, struggling to get on a plane with her eight-year-old son, Siawash, along with her parents and the rest of their family.  Meanwhile, a young US foreign service officer, Sam Aronson, who had volunteered to help rescue the more than 100,000 Americans and their Afghan helpers stranded in Kabul, learned that the CIA had established a secret entrance into Kabul Airport two miles away from the desperate crowds crushing toward the gates. He started bringing families directly through, and on the very last day of the evacuation, Sam was contacted by Homeira's literary agent, who persuaded him to help Homeira get out.  The story that follows is unbelievable but true. Zuckoff's firsthand accounts come exclusively and directly from Homeira, Aronson, and Homeira's literary agent. The Secret Gate is beyond riveting, and will keep readers on the edge of their seats.

This second edition of Borders: A Very Short Introduction challenges the perception of borders as passive lines on a map, revealing them instead to be integral forces in the economic, social, political, and environmental processes that shape our lives.

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict, Security, grade: 8, , language: English, abstract: There are people who argue that the Cyprus Problem is the result of an identity conflict between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. This paper aims at evaluating the role of that conflict within a post-colonial context with the help of a literature review. More specifically, the political life and the clashes that took place during the EOKA liberation struggle will be examined.The data that will be presented in this paper indicates that the Cyprus problem is indeed a result of the conflicts between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots. Nationalism that captured both the Greek Cypriot and the Turkish Cypriot communities was the main factor in provoking ethnic violence on the island. Britain's colonial power has also contributed to maintaining the division between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, to serve its own sovereign interests, a division that exists up to date. The rejection of the different identities of the two communities led to political insecurity and discrimination.

This analysis of the central state's weakening authority over cities bridges political geography and politics, giving a new perspective to students and researchers in urban studies, geography and political science.

Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject Earth Science / Geography - Geopolitics, grade: 1,0, University of Tubingen, language: English, abstract: This case study addresses to the task of visualizing and describing the shifts in global politics by comparing two time periods: the Cold War and the era after the end of the Cold War.The entirely new approach uses the awarding of mega sporting events hosting rights as an allegory for the political importance of a country. The more organizations a country is selected for, the more powerful is the relative voice on global level of politics. The most substantial argument in favour of this simplifying method is constituted in the easy and prompt access to the data due to visualizing maps. Moreover, classifying results of several countries, made by Peter Vujakovic in 2005, will be compared to the interpretation of the results of this case study.With the help of this comprehensible approach one can see the topic from a different angle, and it helps to forecast the prospective development of global proportion of power. As a base, the literature research deals with an analysis of the world order during the Cold War and the shifts after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The illustration of the meaning and the background of mega sporting events completes the theoretical part.

At formidle om kendsgerninger, hændelser, oplevelser og visioner fra 1941 til vore dage har stillet fortælleren overfor en koncentreret gengivelsesopgave. I julen 1941 var bondesamfundet og de dertil hørende familieforhold selv med en besættelsesmagt lige uden for vinduerne intakt. Efterhånden svækkedes bondesamfundet og fortælleren fandt ud af, at virksomhed i en by med handelsvirksomhed verden rundt og en politisk interesse måtte være opgaven. På det grundlag måde stiftedes bekendtskab med det dengang så hæderkronede Østasiatiske Kompagni, Handelshøjskolesystemet og partierne Venstre, Liberalt Centrum og Kristendemokraterne og Europabevægelsen og endelig Danfoss A/S på Nordals. Den relation varede i 32 år og mit giftermål med Hedevig har indtil nu varet næsten i over 50 år. Mange handels- og produktionsmæssige aktiviteter samt rejser blev det til. Privat er der udført en masse restaureringsaktiviteter, og i politisk henseende bliver der hvert år i maj skrevet et debatindlæg om at flytte St. Bededag til efteråret, og nu er visionen, at EU's regionalforsamling skal opgraderes til et 2. kammer med direkte valg, ligesom EU's ministerråd skal have forrang og initiativret fremfor EU-Kommissionen.