Bordering the “other”: the case of the Finnish-Russian border

Bordering the “other”: the case of the Finnish-Russian border

This short reflection on the keynote speech given by Henk van Houtum at the Annual Meeting of Finnish Geographers enhances discussion on bordering and border construction, both within the European Union (EU) and via the external border of the EU in the northeast, specifically the Finnish-Russian bo...

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Main Author: Olga Hannonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Geographical Society of Finland 2017-06-01
Series:Fennia: International Journal of Geography
Online Access:https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/63674
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