The Territorialization of the Global Commons: Evidence From Ocean Governance
Abstract: The international system of states displays an inherent drive to territorialize the global commons. But territorialization is not a continuous process - it occurs in episodes. In this article, I use one case from ocean governance, the expansion of territory into near-shore areas of the seas, to advance a twofold argument about the nature of these episodes. First, I argue that the root causes of this drive to territorialize "empty space" are located in global politics, norms, and economics. Second, a territorializing episode occurs when there are impelling economic incentives, and when great powers are unable or unwilling to oppose territorialization. However, this can lead to different outcomes: sovereign territories, functional territories, or internationalized territories. Oceanic space has seen a series of these territorializing episodes since the end of the Second World War and functional territorialization has become more prevalent over time
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Politics and Governance ; 10 (2022) 3 ; 41-50
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Politik
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
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2022
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- DOI
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10.17645/pag.v10i3.5323
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023121914130318245298
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 07:27 MESZ
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Beteiligte
- Lambach, Daniel
- SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
Entstanden
- 2022
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