International Boundaries Research Unit
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| Established | 1989 |
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Parent institution | Durham University |
| Director | Philip E. Steinberg |
| Location | , |
| Website | IBRU |
The International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) is a research centre at Durham University in the United Kingdom. It provides practical expertise in boundary-making, border management and territorial dispute resolution.
History
[edit]IBRU was established in 1989. Its function involves the study of boundaries and their impact on international relations and borderland development.
Conferences
[edit]IBRU has organised international conferences to explore intellectual and practical questions relating to international boundaries and territorial dispute resolution.[1] These international gatherings have included:
- The State of Sovereignty (Durham, 2009)
- Land and River Boundary Demarcation and Maintenance in Support of Borderland Development (Bangkok, 2006)
- Border Management in an Insecure World (Durham, 2006)
- Borders, Orders and Identities in the Muslim World (Durham, 2000)
- Permeable Boundaries and Borders in a Globalising World (Vancouver, 1999)
- Borderlands Under Stress (Durham, 1998)
- Boundaries and Energy: Problems and Prospects (Durham, 1996)
- International Boundaries and Environmental Security (Singapore, 1995)
- The Peaceful Management of Transboundary Resources (Durham, 1994)
- Boundary and Territorial Issues in the Mediterranean Basin (Malta, 1992)
- International Boundaries: Fresh Perspectives (Durham, 1991)
- International Boundaries and Boundary Conflict Resolution (Durham, 1989)
Selected works
[edit]IBRU's published works encompass 51 works in 86 works in 114 publications in 2 languages and 1,325 library holdings.[2]
- The Middle East and North Africa (1994)
- Territorial proposals for the settlement of the war in Bosnia-Hercegovina (1994) by Mladen Klemenčić
- The encyclopedia of international boundaries (1995)
- The territorial dispute between Indonesia and Malaysia over Pulau Sipadan and Pulau Ligitan in the Celebes Sea: a study in international law (1995) by R Haller-Trost
- Positioning and mapping international land boundaries (1995) by Ron K Adler
- How to prove title to territory : a brief, practical introduction to the law and evidence (1998) by John McHugo
- The international boundaries of East Timor (2001) by Neil Deeley
Notes
[edit]- ^ IBRU, Conferences Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ WorldCat Identities Archived 2010-12-30 at the Wayback Machine: International Boundaries Research Unit
External links
[edit]- IBRU web site
- Dzurek, Daniel J. "The Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute," October 18, 1996.
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