Degree Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2010
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Political Science
Major
Political Science
First Advisor
Robert Urbatsch
Abstract
Geography plays a significant, fundamental role in shaping outcomes in human societies. Among other geographical elements, borders have significant implications—they are not only geographical figures, but also political creatures. Against previous theories that have studied border effects along with institutional differences mostly about economic implications, this thesis considers how sub-national borders with weak jurisdictions affect cultural, political, and economic phenomena using data from South Korea. Unlike international borders and intra-national borders in a federal state, this thesis suggests borders in a unitary nation have less economic effects, but more cultural and political effects.
Copyright Owner
Bowon Chang
Copyright Date
2010
Language
en
Date Available
2012-04-30
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
65 pages
Recommended Citation
Chang, Bowon, "The power of geographical boundaries: Cultural, political, and economic border effects in a unitary nation" (2010). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 11344.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/11344
