| ID | 129618 |
| Title Proper | Understanding empirical boundaries |
| Other Title Information | a systems-theoretical avenue in border studies |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jacobs, Joren ; Assche, Kristof Van |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The aim of this contribution is to present a conceptual framework with potential application across the interdisciplinary field of border studies. This framework should embrace interdisciplinarity and the contextual nature of borders. Based on the systems theory of Niklas Luhmann, it elaborates an understanding of borders as being related to a dynamic process of social bordering/bounding processes that involves spatial, social, and conceptual boundaries. By introducing the notion of 'empirical boundary', our framework aspires to bridge the gap between (radical) constructivist theorising and the analysis of physical realities involved in the (re) production of boundaries. |
| `In' analytical Note | Geopolitics Vol.19, No.1; February 2014: p.182-205 |
| Journal Source | Geopolitics Vol.19, No.1; February 2014: p.182-205 |
| Key Words | Interdisciplinary Field ; Border Studies ; Systems Theory ; Dynamic Process ; Empirical Boundary ; Systems-Theoretical ; Geopolitics ; Europe ; Theoretical Conceptualisation ; Social Economy ; European Politics |