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Recent research has focused on the efforts of national leaders to legitimize & strengthen national identity through the construction of uncomplicated, linear national histories. Paralleling, & in some respects advancing, these efforts are initiatives aimed at staking national claims to particular territories. These claims are the product of "regimes of territorial legitimation" that reflect the norms of the modern state system. They are fundamentally influenced by two geographic circumstances: the political-territorial status of states at the time of entry into the modern state system & prevailing ideas about the cultural-historical character of state territory. A comparative framework focused on the intersection of these two circumstances provides insights into some basic features of national senses of territory as articulated by those in power within existing states. 2 Tables. Adapted from the source document.

"This book proposes a re-interpretation of Article 2(4) of the Charter of the United Nations to read, or at least include, respect for the inviolability of State Territory. While States purport to obey the prohibition of the Use of Force, they frequently engage in activities that could undermine international peace and security. In this book the author argues that State practice, opinio juris, as well as contentious and advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice, have promoted the first limb of Article 2(4). Although, wars between States have reduced, the maintenance of international peace and security remains a mirage, as shown by the increase in intra-State and inter-State conflicts across the world. The author seeks to initiate a rethinking of the provision of Article 2(4), which the International Court of Justice has described as the cornerstone of the United Nations. The author argues that the time is ripe for States to embrace an evolutive interpretation of Article 2(4) to mean respect, as opposed to the traditional view of threatening or using of force. He also evaluates the discourse regarding territorial jurisdiction in cyberspace and argues that the efforts made by the international community to apply Article 2(4) to cyberspace suggests that Article 2(4) is a flexible and living instrument that should be adjusted to address the circumstances that endanger international peace and security. This book will engineer a serious debate regarding the scope of Article 2(4), which before now has always been limited to the threat or use of force. As a result, it will be of interest to academics and students of public international law, as well as diplomats and policymakers"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Table of cases -- Table of treaties -- List of abbreviations -- 1. General introduction -- 2. Setting out the theoretical framework -- 3. Inviolability of State territory and Article 2(4) of the UN Charter -- 4. Expanding the frontiers of Article 2(4) to cyberspace -- 5. Breaches of State territory -- 6. Non-State actors, Article 2(4) and the sanctity of State territory -- 7. An attempt to formulate a theory of respect for the inviolability of State territory -- Bibliography -- Index.

An agent-based modeling approach is used to simulate the effects of changed territorial borders on identity conflicts. The model is influenced by complexity & evolutionary theory. It employs computer simulations & Lustick & Dergachev's Agent-Based Identity Repertoire (ABIR) model which is based on the constructivist notion that identities are best conceptualized as repertoires of possibilities. The intuitions of constructivist theory are applied to the relationship between territory & population in present-day Europe to explore what it means to belong to a particular national community under conditions of globalization that make borders more porous. The focus is on what happens to the dominant identity of a society as large numbers of individuals with identities that previously did not exist within that society are admitted. The methodology used to apply ABIR to questions of territory & identity is described. The results of this exercise in virtual political geography show that territoriality matters more, not less, under conditions of globalization, especially when there are strong globalizing pressures & significant cultural mixing has already occurred. 6 Figures. J. Lindroth

An agent-based modeling approach is used to simulate the effects of changed territorial borders on identity conflicts. The model is influenced by complexity & evolutionary theory. It employs computer simulations & Lustick & Dergachev's Agent-Based Identity Repertoire (ABIR) model which is based on the constructivist notion that identities are best conceptualized as repertoires of possibilities. The intuitions of constructivist theory are applied to the relationship between territory & population in present-day Europe to explore what it means to belong to a particular national community under conditions of globalization that make borders more porous. The focus is on what happens to the dominant identity of a society as large numbers of individuals with identities that previously did not exist within that society are admitted. The methodology used to apply ABIR to questions of territory & identity is described. The results of this exercise in virtual political geography show that territoriality matters more, not less, under conditions of globalization, especially when there are strong globalizing pressures & significant cultural mixing has already occurred. 6 Figures. J. Lindroth

A comment on Aleksandras Shtromas's article on achieving peace (see abstract in SA 45:3); Geert Van Cleemput's article on nationalism, chauvinism, & ethnic imperialism (see abstract in SA 45:3); & respective commentary from Gordon L. Anderson (see abstract in SA 45:3) & Russell Nieli (1995) agrees with Van Cleemput's definition of nation as a politically conscious ethnic group & state as an organization claiming territorial sovereignty. Shtromas & Van Cleemput support the formation of true nation-states. Nieli challenges this potential, because of the ethnic mixes in the world today, & Anderson advocates denationalization of the state. In accordance with Anderson, it is contended that statehood & nationalism should be decoupled favoring small states along subnational rather than national lines. M. Pflum