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States of Division: Borders and Boundary-Formation in the Cold War and Beyond

Image: Håkan Dahlström -- Flickr

Image: Håkan Dahlström — Flickr

This panel brings together experts on historical and current border and conflict zones in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The aim is to bring processes of bordering, the areas in which borders come to be, and the agencies, practices and populations involved in such developments to the center of discussion. Paying attention to the processes of bordering and division in their local contexts, rather than as byproducts of global conflicts determined by major powers, uncovers the huge difference between setting borders on maps or in treaties and actually being able to police and enforce borders on a daily basis. In studying historical and current conflicts and assessing their consequences, it is therefore at least as important to consider the levels at which such borders can be maintained in practice as it is to determine where exactly the lines were drawn.

The Heyman Center, Second Floor Common Room











When: Tue., Apr. 7, 2015 at 6:15 pm
Where: Columbia University
116th St. & Broadway
212-854-1754
Price: Free
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Image: Håkan Dahlström -- Flickr

Image: Håkan Dahlström — Flickr

This panel brings together experts on historical and current border and conflict zones in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. The aim is to bring processes of bordering, the areas in which borders come to be, and the agencies, practices and populations involved in such developments to the center of discussion. Paying attention to the processes of bordering and division in their local contexts, rather than as byproducts of global conflicts determined by major powers, uncovers the huge difference between setting borders on maps or in treaties and actually being able to police and enforce borders on a daily basis. In studying historical and current conflicts and assessing their consequences, it is therefore at least as important to consider the levels at which such borders can be maintained in practice as it is to determine where exactly the lines were drawn.

The Heyman Center, Second Floor Common Room

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