Category Archives: Territory

Territory wordles

Posted on May 26, 2010 by stuartelden

I think these are quite interesting to see. You can use the Wordle website to analyse a chunk of text for word frequencies. This first one is the text of Terror and Territory… This one is of ‘Land, Terrain, Territory’, a … Continue reading →

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China-India Border Dispute conference

Posted on May 20, 2010 by stuartelden

Held at the University of Westminster on 2-3 June 2010. Details here – summary below A Conference on ‘REVISITING THE CHINA-INDIA BORDER DISPUTE’ 2-3 June 2010, University of Westminster, London.  http://chinaindiaborderdispute.wordpress.com and http://www.westminster.ac.uk/schools/humanities/politics-and-international-relations   Organiser: Dr Dibyesh Anand (www.dibyesh.com), Reader (Associate Professor), … Continue reading →

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Tordesillas, Territory, Topology

Posted on May 18, 2010 by stuartelden

A few days ago I wrote about the struggles I was having with chapter eight of my ‘history of territory’ book. I have sections on ‘The Politics of the Reformation’ and on the New World which need further work before being … Continue reading →

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South Atlantic claims

Posted on May 17, 2010 by stuartelden

My colleagues in the International Boundaries Research Unit at Durham have produced some remarkable maps showing the rival UK and Argentine claims in the South Atlantic, which include but exceed the Falklands/Malvinas… You can find a briefing and the maps here  There … Continue reading →

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Don’t judge a book by its covers…

Posted on May 15, 2010 by stuartelden

I am not sure what is going on here. I’ve just found – on Amazon – both these images. The one on the left is the actual book cover; the one on the right I’ve never seen before. Leaving aside … Continue reading →

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History and Philosophy

Posted on May 13, 2010 by stuartelden

I’d not intended this blog to be quite so contemporary and political, but the British election and the Middlesex situation have dominated the posting so far. These events and the conferences and workshops I’ve attended over the past couple of … Continue reading →

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Territory and Justice conference

Posted on May 13, 2010 by stuartelden

Territory and Justice Conference – Dublin 12-13 July 2010 http://eis.bris.ac.uk/~plcdib/territory.html There has been a real interest in the relation between political theory and territory recently, although what it tends to do is take territory as a relatively straight-forward notion, and … Continue reading →

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Durham conference

Posted on May 7, 2010 by stuartelden

The Durham conference was a success. Really good papers and some interesting topics being discussed. My talk seemed to go well – good questions again. It was the first time I’d used Prezi instead of Powerpoint – it will not be … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on Copenhagen workshop

Posted on May 4, 2010 by stuartelden

Now at the airport to fly back to London. The conference was very interesting and lots of good contacts made. The first morning was a public seminar with presentations by Friedrich Kratochwil and myself, which seemed to go down well. A good … Continue reading →

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Copenhagen and the history of territory

Posted on May 1, 2010 by stuartelden

Heading to Copenhagen early tomorrow to give a talk at a workshop on Sovereignty, Territory and Emerging Geopolitics. My talk is entitled ‘Towards a History of the State of Territory’. It begins with some general comments about the project behind a … Continue reading →

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