Category Archives: Boundaries

Gratton on sovereignty

Posted on August 11, 2010 by stuartelden

Peter Gratton replies to two of my recent posts here and here. Both replies have great titles. The first is a discussion of the canon. Peter writes  As someone who wrote an entire chapter on Boulainviller, I’m happy to change … Continue reading →

Posted in Boundaries, Gottfried Leibniz, Jean Bodin, John Locke, Michel Foucault, Peter Gratton, Territory, The Birth of Territory, Walter Ralegh | 3 Comments

Somalia and the question of territory

Posted on August 9, 2010 by stuartelden

Cara Nine at Territory and Justice raises the question of Somalia. Her reference is to a piece in Der Spiegel and some BBC pieces. For her, the question is The case of the failed state is interesting because it forces … Continue reading →

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Israel-Lebanon border

Posted on August 4, 2010 by stuartelden

Given the recent clash on the Israel-Lebanon border, the latest International Crisis Group report – which appeared the day before – is especially timely.

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Michael Barrett Award

Posted on July 7, 2010 by stuartelden

My colleague Martin Pratt has been awarded the Michael Barrett Award of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. To the person whom in the opinion of the Panel/Division has contributed most to the understanding of the subjects of Land Transfer, … Continue reading →

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Kaiyan Kaikobad

Posted on July 7, 2010 by stuartelden

Some very sad news – Professor Kaiyan Kaikobad, of Brunel University has died suddenly. Kaiyan used to be at Durham, and was on the interview panel when I was appointed in 2002. He was a regular at the boundary events … Continue reading →

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