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Border Claims

Border Claims is a political construct in the study of African Nationalism that denotes the formal assertions or demands by nationalist movements or newly independent states over territorial boundaries, distinguishing itself by its focus on the contestation and redefinition of colonial borders to reflect ethnic, historical, or sovereignty-based legitimacies.

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26

Authors

21

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2017–2026

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Publications

24

“We are the border”: identity, exchange, and the state along the Bénin‐Nigeria border

Donna K. Flynn · American Ethnologist · 1997 · 255 citations

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The Politics of Territorial Claims: A Geospatial Approach Applied to Africa

H. E. Goemans, Kenneth Schultz · International Organization · 2016 · 110 citations

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The Historical Origins of Territorial Disputes

Scott F Abramson, David B. Carter · American Political Science Review · 2016 · 91 citations

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BRIEFING: THE ERITREAN-ETHIOPIAN BORDER DISPUTE

Jon Abbink · African Affairs · 1998 · 76 citations

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Treaties, Borders, and the Partition of Africa

Saadia Touval · The Journal of African History · 1966 · 73 citations

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Authors

26

  1. KS
    Kenneth Schultz

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 161 citations

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    David Brown

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    1 publications · 53 citations

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  3. NG
    Nick Gill

    University of Exeter, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 20 citations

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  4. PW
    Peter Wafula Wekesa

    Kenyatta University, Kenya

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. JD
    James D. Fry

    Environmental Law Institute, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Institutions

21

  1. African Studies Centre

    Leiden, Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    119 citations

  2. The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  3. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  4. William & Mary

    Williamsburg, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    255 citations

  5. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

    Ås, Norway

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

  6. University of Johannesburg

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    26 citations

  7. Chatham House

    London, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  8. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. African Affairs

    3 publications · 99 citations

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  2. International Affairs

    2 publications · 64 citations

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  3. The Journal of Modern African Studies

    2 publications · 121 citations

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  4. African Journal on Conflict Resolution

    AJCR · 1 publications · 35 citations

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  5. Journal of Borderlands Studies

    JBS · 1 publications · 43 citations

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