Base borders: Militarisation and (post-)colonial bordering in Okinawa

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This article builds on the political geography of islands and emerging research relationship between island, border sovereignty. Today, are recognised as crucial sites for understanding contemporary controls. Military bases that were built during earlier colonial periods increasingly used transnational migrant detention practices. aims to offer another important insight politics borders from an island perspective. Drawing case Okinawa, shows how themselves produce borders. Fences lines encircle US Okinawa Island cannot be reduced conventional military off-limits boundaries. They particular kinds borders, which I would call ‘base borders’, continue divide into public spaces demarcate two seemingly territorially bound sovereignties. Base are, however, more than manifestation extraterritoriality. While they regulate mobility local residents, base enable servicemembers enjoy extraterritorial rights, including right avoid being held responsible a crime committed outside bases. In addition this uneven control, have function control resistance movements through criminalisation crossing by protesters authorisation use force security guards. closely investigates in reality, doing so, it uncovers multiple ways reproduce relations (in coordination with Japan) Okinawa.

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عنوان ژورنال: Environment And Planning C: Politics And Space

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2399-6552', '2399-6544']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23996544221097232