Our new publication by Gaëlle Le Pavic (Ghent University and United Nations University – CRIS).
Occupation line, Boundary Line, border – the Georgian-Abkhazian divide has many names, reflecting its contested nature.
Gaëlle Le Pavic provides an overview of the transformation of the ceasefire line and the material and immaterial realities it creates.
Read now on the #KonKoop DataLab Blog.
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DataLab BLOG: In/visible Contested Border: Im/material Evolutions of the Georgian-Abkhazian Divide - KonKoop
How can you study a contested border that is not a fixed line, but an evolving assemblage of material and immaterial elements – including infrastructure, narratives, security practices and lived experiences? Gaëlle le Pavic does so in the case of the Georgian-Abkhazian divide.