The Importance Of Human Borders
Human Borders:
Drawn by fear, greed, and other human emotions
Borders, both physical and cultural, have been a staple of human society and are a projection of a society’s values and fears, regardless of if they are just or not. In this paper I will be examining the presence of borders put up by humans and the reasons behind their creation. Some borders have extensive walls that were erected for a purpose, other borders walls are not physical, yet are just as effective at keeping people at bay. I will delve into the reasons why some population’s consensus at the time was to isolate themselves, as well as give some context to what was happening at the time that could influence a society’s choices. Many reasons to construct borders exist. …show more content…
One glaring example was the Berlin Wall that literally split the state of Berlin, Germany in half. Families were forced apart, and in the east half of Berlin the economy all but collapsed, the East German Mark became almost worthless. This led to famine and cultural seclusion that help breed a stern consensus of contempt for those on the other side of the border. For this paper I will begin to research the early beginnings of territorial disputes, as well as historical motivations that help explain how these disputes translate into borders. I will then delve into examples of physical and cultural borders throughout history and seek to extrapolate a pattern that can shed light on how these borders are drawn. Lastly, I will research who is constructing these borders, both cultural and physical, and examine the relationship between individual human emotions like greed, serenity, and fear, and how these emotions manifest themselves in the physical world in the form of …show more content…
David B. Carter and H.E. Goemans propose, “when states choose new borders they use previous administrative frontiers to solve a difficult short-term bargaining problem and a long-term coordination problem” (Carter 1). They have collected a unique set of data to examine international borders erected within the twentieth century to find the root of what sets the line. Some topics that contribute to these lines being redrawn are secession, partition, and the use of force to name a few. The authors expand on how borders are drawn and how they have important consequences for international
Drawn by fear, greed, and other human emotions
Borders, both physical and cultural, have been a staple of human society and are a projection of a society’s values and fears, regardless of if they are just or not. In this paper I will be examining the presence of borders put up by humans and the reasons behind their creation. Some borders have extensive walls that were erected for a purpose, other borders walls are not physical, yet are just as effective at keeping people at bay. I will delve into the reasons why some population’s consensus at the time was to isolate themselves, as well as give some context to what was happening at the time that could influence a society’s choices. Many reasons to construct borders exist. …show more content…
One glaring example was the Berlin Wall that literally split the state of Berlin, Germany in half. Families were forced apart, and in the east half of Berlin the economy all but collapsed, the East German Mark became almost worthless. This led to famine and cultural seclusion that help breed a stern consensus of contempt for those on the other side of the border. For this paper I will begin to research the early beginnings of territorial disputes, as well as historical motivations that help explain how these disputes translate into borders. I will then delve into examples of physical and cultural borders throughout history and seek to extrapolate a pattern that can shed light on how these borders are drawn. Lastly, I will research who is constructing these borders, both cultural and physical, and examine the relationship between individual human emotions like greed, serenity, and fear, and how these emotions manifest themselves in the physical world in the form of …show more content…
David B. Carter and H.E. Goemans propose, “when states choose new borders they use previous administrative frontiers to solve a difficult short-term bargaining problem and a long-term coordination problem” (Carter 1). They have collected a unique set of data to examine international borders erected within the twentieth century to find the root of what sets the line. Some topics that contribute to these lines being redrawn are secession, partition, and the use of force to name a few. The authors expand on how borders are drawn and how they have important consequences for international