The Territorialization of the Global Commons: Evidence From Ocean Governance

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  • Daniel Lambach

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  • Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)41–50
Seitenumfang10
FachzeitschriftPolitics and Governance
Jahrgang10
Ausgabenummer3
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2022
Extern publiziertJa

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 ter-ritories, 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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The Territorialization of the Global Commons: Evidence From Ocean Governance. / Lambach, Daniel.
in: Politics and Governance, Jahrgang 10, Nr. 3, 2022, S. 41–50.

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Lambach D. The Territorialization of the Global Commons: Evidence From Ocean Governance. Politics and Governance. 2022;10(3):41–50. doi: 10.17645/pag.v10i3.5323
Lambach, Daniel. / The Territorialization of the Global Commons: Evidence From Ocean Governance. in: Politics and Governance. 2022 ; Jahrgang 10, Nr. 3. S. 41–50.
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