“Spaces in the Making:” Peripheralization and Spatial Injustice in Southern Yemen

By using the concept of peripheralization as defined by Fischer-Tahir and Naumann (2013), I examine how processes of change in economy, demography, political decision-making, and socio-cultural norms and values have marginalized southern Yemen after 1990, and especially after the war of 1994. I will...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Middle East - Topics & Arguments
Main Author: Augustin, Anne-Linda Amira
Format: Journal Article
Language:English

Published: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2015
Subjects:
Online Access:Online Access
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:By using the concept of peripheralization as defined by Fischer-Tahir and Naumann (2013), I examine how processes of change in economy, demography, political decision-making, and socio-cultural norms and values have marginalized southern Yemen after 1990, and especially after the war of 1994. I will argue that politically produced spatial injustice has strengthened the desire for southern Yemeni independence.
DOI:10.17192/meta.2015.5.3526