THE BALKANS DIALOGUE: CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND EU ACCESSION POLITICS IN THE BALKANS AND TURKEY
Publisher: Institute for Cultural Relations Policy
Volume: 296 pages, pdf
Description:
There are many definitions of border, frontier and boundary in the social sciences. According to the vocabulary definitions, they mean “the line that separates one country, state, province from another”; “the district or region that lies along the boundary line of another” or “a frontier of a state or of the settled part of a country”. Borders also mean “parts of cultural landscapes which often transcend the physical limits of the state and defy the power of state institutions” (Wilson and Donnan, 1998, p.9). Culture reflects political and economic conditions in the borderlands. Local and regional cultures in borderlands have proactive role which encourage cooperation and conflict along international borders.