2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A geographical study on the borderscape of de-territorialization and re-territorialization in the Basque Country
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21520802
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Human geography
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| Research Institution | Kyoritsu Women's University |
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Principal Investigator |
ISHII Hisao 共立女子大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (70272127)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 文化地理学 / バスク地方 / 国境地域 / ボーダースケープ |
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| Research Abstract |
This study aims to describe de-territorialization and re-territorialization process of the Basque Country which is situated in the borderland of Spain and France, by introducing a concept of "borderscape." In order to accomplish this objective, a series of fieldwork was realized in the Autonomous Communities of Euskadi and of Navarre, focusing on official denomination change of municipalities as an indicator of the Basque borderscape, and analyzing interaction between various actors which participate in the process of borderscape production. As a result, it is possible to conclude that the re-territorialization of the Basque Country is a fruit of political and cultural practices of varieties of actors which participate in the Basque language normalization and Basque identity reproduction.
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Research Products
(9 results)
