The Kashmir space: Bordering and belonging across the line of control
This article examines the Kashmir dispute by using the border – the ambivalent spatiality created by the Line of Control (LoC) – as a method to analyse the borderland. Through the adoption of a borderland perspective, it explores the way in which various sites in the divided territories are affected...
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Línea de Control (LoC) frontera región fronteriza conflicto espacio de excepción pertenencia Kashmir Line of Control (LoC) border borderland perspective conflict space of exception belonging Mato Bouzas, Antía The Kashmir space: Bordering and belonging across the line of control |
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This article examines the Kashmir dispute by using the border – the ambivalent spatiality created by the Line of Control (LoC) – as a method to analyse the borderland. Through the adoption of a borderland perspective, it explores the way in which various sites in the divided territories are affected by territorialization processes related to transformations of the state space. By looking at how people there refer to the disputed context of Kashmir, the article highlights forms in which people are being bordered and the conditions of political life in these territories.
The Kashmir borderland thus emerges as a distinct political space and belonging becomes a conceptual tool with which to contextualize the cultural, social and spatial perceptions and experiences of individuals or groups about that space in contrast to objective political forms of membership. The focus on belonging unveils senses of loss, displacement and marginalization but also emerging forms of dissent against state making processes.
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dialnet-ar-18-ART00010225402022-12-14The Kashmir space: Bordering and belonging across the line of controlMato Bouzas, AntíaCachemiraLínea de Control (LoC)fronteraregión fronterizaconflictoespacio de excepciónpertenenciaKashmirLine of Control (LoC)borderborderland perspectiveconflictspace of exceptionbelongingThis article examines the Kashmir dispute by using the border – the ambivalent spatiality created by the Line of Control (LoC) – as a method to analyse the borderland. Through the adoption of a borderland perspective, it explores the way in which various sites in the divided territories are affected by territorialization processes related to transformations of the state space. By looking at how people there refer to the disputed context of Kashmir, the article highlights forms in which people are being bordered and the conditions of political life in these territories. The Kashmir borderland thus emerges as a distinct political space and belonging becomes a conceptual tool with which to contextualize the cultural, social and spatial perceptions and experiences of individuals or groups about that space in contrast to objective political forms of membership. The focus on belonging unveils senses of loss, displacement and marginalization but also emerging forms of dissent against state making processes.El artículo examina la disputa de Cachemira desde la frontera – esto es, la espacialidad ambigua creada por la Línea de Control (LoC) en su condición de frontera disputada – como método para analizar el “borderland” o región fronteriza. A través de la adopción de un enfoque que se centra en la región fronteriza, el artículo explora como determinados procesos de territorialización en las zonas divididas por la LoC están influidos por transformaciones en la espacialidad del Estado. El trabajo destaca que el modo de entender la disputa por parte de los habitantes de los distintos territorios depende de procesos de diferenciación en curso en estas zonas fronterizas y del marco político-legal de estos territorios. El trabajo señala que toda la región fronteriza de Cachemira – que incluye a los territorios bajo control de India y Pakistán – puede considerarse un espacio político diferenciado. Este estudio propone considerar el sentido de pertenencia o “belonging” como una herramienta conceptual adecuada para contextualizar las percepciones culturales, sociales y espaciales, así como las experiencias de los actores (individuos y grupos) sobre este espacio, en lugar de limitarse a expresiones políticas objetivas de pertenencia. El interés sobre el sentido de pertenencia o “belonging” permite aportar las experiencias de pérdida (sobre la situación anterior a 1947), la situación de la población desplazada (por el conflicto y las familias divididas), pero también dar cuenta de crecientes formas de expresión de disentimiento, como movimientos regionales, contra los procesos de formación estatal en curso.2016text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5626665(Revista) ISSN 1697-5197Revista electrónica de estudios internacionales (REEI), ISSN 1697-5197, Nº. 31, 2016engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI
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