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Boundaries as Social Practice and Discourse: The Finnish‐Russian Border

Paasi, Anssi·1999·Regional Studies

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PAASI A. (1999) Boundaries as social practice and discourse: the Finnish-Russian border, Reg. Studies 33 , 669-680. Boundaries are a key concept in political geography, where they are typically understood as empirical manifestations of state power and territoriality. This paper suggests a multidimensional approach to the analysis of boundaries in a world of de-territorialization and re-territorialization. Boundaries are understood as institutions and symbols that are produced and reproduced in social practices and discourses. The meanings of the Finnish-Russian border are discussed at the scale of both the Finnish state and a locality that was divided by the new border after World War Two. The roles of this border have been highly varied, reflecting not only Finnish-Russian relations but also changes in global geopolitics. Current economic practices and discourses strive to open up borders and permit freer movement of capital and people, but in terms of Finnish foreign policy, security discourses and territorial control, this border is still a relatively closed one. PAASI A. (1999) Les frontières en tant que facteur d'habitude et de discours sociaux: la frontière entre la Finlande et la Russie, Reg. Studies 33 , 669-680. Les frontières sont des concepts clés de la géographie politique, étant considérées comme des preuves empiriques du pouvoir d'Etat et du territoire. Cet article avance une façon multidimensionnelle d'aborder l'analyse de la notion de frontières dans un monde de démantèlement et de reconstruction de frontières. Les frontières sont considérées des institutions et des symboles qui se produisent et se reproduisent à partir des habitudes et des discours sociaux. Les significations de la frontière entre la Finlande et la Russie se voient discuter à l'échelle de l'Etat finlandais et du point de vue d'une région divisée par la nouvelle frontière suitè a la deuxième guerre mondiale. Les rôles de cette frontière ont varié sensiblement, ce qui reflète non seulement les rapports entre les Finlandais et les Russes, mais aussi l'évolution de la géopolitique sur le plan mondial. Les habitudes et les discours économiques en vigueur cherchent à ouvrir des frontières et à faciliter la libre circulation du capital et des personnes. Toujours est-il que, vu la politique étrangère du gouvernement finlandais, étant donné les discours concernant la sécurité et quant au contrôle des territoires, cette frontière reste relativement fermée. PAASI A. (1999) Grenzen als gesellschaftliche Praxis und Diskurs: die finnisch-russische Grenze, Reg. Studies 33 , 669‐680. Grenzen sind ein Grundbegriff der politischen Geografie, in der sie typisch als empirische Bekundung der Staatsgewalt und dem Raumbedürfnis der Bewohner aufgefaßt werden. In einer Welt der Gebietsauflösung und erneuten Gebietsbildung regt dieser Aufsatz ein multidimensionales Angehen der Analyse von Grenzen an. Grenzen werden als Institutionen und als Symbole verstanden, die in der gesellschaftlichen Praxis und Diskursen gezogen und nachvollzogen werden. Die Bedeutungen der finnischrussischen Grenze werden sowohl auf der Ebene des finnischen Staates wie der eines Ortes diskutiert, der nach dem 2. Weltkrieg durch eine neu festelegte Grenze geteilt wurde. Die Rollen dieser Grenze sind sehr verschieden gewesen, und spiegeln nicht nur finnisch-russische Beziehungen wider, sondern auch Wandel in der globalen Geopolitik. Gegenwärtige wirtschaftliche Praxis und Meinungen gehen dahin, Grenzen zuöffnen und den Austausch von Menschen und Kapital zu erleichtern, aber für die finnische Außenpolitik, Sicherheitsbesprechungen und Gebietskontrolle bleibt die Grenze nach wie vor verhältnismäßig geschlossen.

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Authors
Paasi, A.
Venue
Regional Studies
Published
1999-10
Volume
33
Issue
7
Pages
669-680
ISSN
  • 0034-3404 (ISSN-L)
  • 1360-0591
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291
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journal article
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en
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