Phantom Borders in Eastern Europe: A New Concept for Regional Research

Von Hirschhausen, Béatrice; Grandits, Hannes; Kraft, Claudia; Müller, Dietmar; Serrier, Thomas

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Article dans une revue scientifique: Article original

DOI :

10.1017/slr.2019.93

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12210/106174

Title :

Phantom Borders in Eastern Europe: A New Concept for Regional Research

Author(s) :

Von Hirschhausen, Béatrice [Auteur]
Grandits, Hannes [Auteur]
Kraft, Claudia [Auteur]
Müller, Dietmar [Auteur]
Serrier, Thomas [Auteur]

Institut de Recherches Historiques du Septentrion (IRHiS) - UMR 8529

Journal title :

Slavic Review

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Pages :

p. 368-390

Publisher :

Cambridge University Press

Publication date :

2019-08-02

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Histoire

English abstract : [en]

This paper is programmatic: it defines the concept of “phantom borders” and describes its heuristic potential. The proposed approach positions itself between structuralist methodologies that postulate stable social and ...
Show more >This paper is programmatic: it defines the concept of “phantom borders” and describes its heuristic potential. The proposed approach positions itself between structuralist methodologies that postulate stable social and cultural regional structures and deconstructive viewpoints that reject the former, while focusing on the discursive dimension of regions. The paper takes this tension as its point of departure. Viewed from a situational perspective, phantom borders are neither to be understood as immutable structures nor as purely discursive constructions, but rather as an outcome of the interaction between three interwoven levels, which are simultaneously: 1) imagined in mental maps and discourses, 2) experienced and perceived by the respective actors, and 3) shaped by everyday practices and continuously updated and implemented. Phantom borders are context sensitive. We argue that the topic of phantom borders is not only relevant for research on eastern Europe, but also for research in “new area studies” in general.Show less >

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Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

Université de Lille
CNRS

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2024-02-05T11:39:16Z
2024-02-21T16:07:02Z

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