Research Article

The Topology of Nation-State: Borders, Territoriality, Sovereignty and War

Volume: 16 Number: 32 June 20, 2023
  • Bülent Şener
TR EN

The Topology of Nation-State: Borders, Territoriality, Sovereignty and War

Abstract

Borders have been embraced as a clear and unquestionable fact from the perspective of nation-states, which are the fundamental components of the modern international system that emerged with the Peace of Westphalia (1648). From the state’s perspective, borders shaped based on territoriality along with the advent of the modern state are among the leading causes of war in international relations as areas of uncertainty, risk, and opportunity. When the states make their shared goals and problems in different periods be somehow linked to territoriality and/or borders, these problems make the states more prone to war. The findings from empirical research on this issue prove that particularly territorial contiguity (borders) is an essential factor at every stage of the use of force between states. One of the aims of this study is to reveal the relation between the concepts of “border” and “territoriality” with the modern state phenomenon. The second aim of the study is to shed light on the relationship between wars between states and the phenomena of “border” and “territoriality”. For these purposes, first of all, in this study, addressing the phenomenon of territoriality and border in international politics from a historical and sociological perspective, this study examines the emergence of the phenomenon of the nation-state in the international system and the importance and relationship of the concept of “sovereignty,” “territoriality,” and “border” in the determination of the internal and external topology of the state; and accordingly, the relationality between the phenomena of territoriality and borders will be analyzed as the leading cause of inter-state wars.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Regional Studies, International Security, Politics in International Relations

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Bülent Şener This is me
0000-0003-1223-4106
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

June 15, 2023

Publication Date

June 20, 2023

Submission Date

July 6, 2021

Acceptance Date

May 25, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 16 Number: 32

APA
Şener, B. (2023). The Topology of Nation-State: Borders, Territoriality, Sovereignty and War. Gazi Akademik Bakış, 16(32), 315-337. https://doi.org/10.19060/gav.1315212
AMA
1.Şener B. The Topology of Nation-State: Borders, Territoriality, Sovereignty and War. Gazi Akademik Bakış. 2023;16(32):315-337. doi:10.19060/gav.1315212
Chicago
Şener, Bülent. 2023. “The Topology of Nation-State: Borders, Territoriality, Sovereignty and War”. Gazi Akademik Bakış 16 (32): 315-37. https://doi.org/10.19060/gav.1315212.
EndNote
Şener B (June 1, 2023) The Topology of Nation-State: Borders, Territoriality, Sovereignty and War. Gazi Akademik Bakış 16 32 315–337.
IEEE
[1]B. Şener, “The Topology of Nation-State: Borders, Territoriality, Sovereignty and War”, Gazi Akademik Bakış, vol. 16, no. 32, pp. 315–337, June 2023, doi: 10.19060/gav.1315212.
ISNAD
Şener, Bülent. “The Topology of Nation-State: Borders, Territoriality, Sovereignty and War”. Gazi Akademik Bakış 16/32 (June 1, 2023): 315-337. https://doi.org/10.19060/gav.1315212.
JAMA
1.Şener B. The Topology of Nation-State: Borders, Territoriality, Sovereignty and War. Gazi Akademik Bakış. 2023;16:315–337.
MLA
Şener, Bülent. “The Topology of Nation-State: Borders, Territoriality, Sovereignty and War”. Gazi Akademik Bakış, vol. 16, no. 32, June 2023, pp. 315-37, doi:10.19060/gav.1315212.
Vancouver
1.Bülent Şener. The Topology of Nation-State: Borders, Territoriality, Sovereignty and War. Gazi Akademik Bakış. 2023 Jun. 1;16(32):315-37. doi:10.19060/gav.1315212

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