Landscape, justice and the quality of life in emblematically embodied nation/states: the case of Denmark
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The modern notion of the landscape of the nation-state, we argue, emerged in part through an 'emblematic' fusion of the nation, imagined as a bio-organic body-politic, and the state conceptualised in geo-metric terms as the Euclidean, cartographic framework within which that body operates. The eliding of the geo-metric with the bio-organic has influenced national discourse, law and practice by defining the legal and social right to belong within this landscape in bio-spatial terms. This is exemplified by the international political cause celebre of the 'Schleswig-Holstein Border Question' and its continuing ramifications for the quality of life in Denmark-particularly for those living in the landscapes of state-designated immigrant 'ghettoes' scheduled for physical and social eradication because their settlements are perceived as endangering the bio-spatial cohesion of the 'nation-state'.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Landscape Research |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 6 |
Pages (from-to) | 811-828 |
ISSN | 0142-6397 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 18 Apr 2021 |
- Emblematic embodied landscape, geo-metric, bio-organic, cartography, homogenising, nation, state, minority, Denmark
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