Document Type : مقالات علمی -پژوهشی
Authors
1 Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran
2 phd student
Abstract
The two words Territorial integrity and Border integrity have multiple meanings, functions and equivalents due to their simultaneous presence in different epistemological and scientific fields and their incomplete explanation in international laws. In a way that has caused some confusion and lack of consensus, especially among political geographers. According to various texts, territorial integrity is an abstract concept that is mixed with a set of concepts, values, ideas, and human and spatial issues. Also, border integrity is an abstract concept of spatial issues. Based on this, the present research has tried to analyze and reread the philosophical-spatial dimensions of these two words and answer the question: why these two words have different equivalents and meanings and sometimes They are used interchangeably. The findings of the research show that it seems that the involvement of various geographical, spatial and epistemological elements and structures, the lack of comprehensiveness and completeness of explanations and international laws pave the way for pluralism and mistakes. It has smoothed the interpretation and use of two words. In such a way that those meanings and concepts derived from Territorial integrity are closer to the reality that include the "spatial" and "overall geography" perspectives in addition to the structural-functional perspective, and the propositions related to this Words such as independence, freedom and unity of the country can also be used for the border integrity of those interpretations that consider the spatial and geographical dimension and are related to the physical border and its protection.
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