Migrating Borders 2020
DOI: 10.1201/9780429354496-6
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Contested States as Liminal Spaces of Citizenship: Comparing Kosovo and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Abstract: Through a comparative analysis of two contested states-Kosovo and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), the paper analyses the impact of internal and/or external statehood contestation on the scope of citizenship rights. It does so by introducing the concept of liminality in the study of citizenship in contested states. It contends that while the negative impact of contested statehood on citizenship rights is inevitable, the degree of impediment depends on the nature and level of contestation of stat… Show more

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“…Another reason why I decided to restrict the study to the capital city is that it emblematically reflects state power. As such, it provides one of the principal sites to realize a cultural landscape that accords with the changing national identity formulations of the state (see also Krasniqi, 2013). As traditionally, Pristina's urbanization focused on the M. Tito/Mother Teresa Boulevard, the modifications made to landmark establishments situated in and at proximity of this site serve as diachronic case studies for illustrating the capital's identity transformation.…”
Section: Methodological Perspectives and Research Sitementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Another reason why I decided to restrict the study to the capital city is that it emblematically reflects state power. As such, it provides one of the principal sites to realize a cultural landscape that accords with the changing national identity formulations of the state (see also Krasniqi, 2013). As traditionally, Pristina's urbanization focused on the M. Tito/Mother Teresa Boulevard, the modifications made to landmark establishments situated in and at proximity of this site serve as diachronic case studies for illustrating the capital's identity transformation.…”
Section: Methodological Perspectives and Research Sitementioning
confidence: 99%
“…As further emphasized in Muth (2015), a semiotic advance helps LL scholars in appreciating the urban agglomeration as a site in which the national ideologies of the state can be transmitted and identities constructed. With reference to Kosovo, Krasniqi (2013) discusses the interplay between national identity, territory and symbolic space. He posits that 'territories are crucial elements in the development of national identity' (31).…”
Section: The Semiotic-linguistic (Sl/ll) Landscape and The Discursive...mentioning
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“…While being worthy of external recognition is a condition for the legitimacy of secession, achieving actual recognition is a fundamental interest of the citizens of a newly created polity. Without recognition by other polities, a seceding territory would become an outcast or 'liminal polity' (Krasniqi 2018, in this issue)similar to a stateless person in a world where the rights of individuals depend on states recognising them as citizens of a particular country.…”
Section: Democratic Constraints On Secessionmentioning
confidence: 99%