Etninio ir nacionalinio identiteto deteritorializacija: paribio ir migracijos atvejai

ENThe modern world is often seen as influenced by globalisation, overlapping relations, increased mobility of people, etc. Some authors speak about deterritorialization of the nation-state; this does not mean that a contemporary nation-state loses control over its territories; however, the globalisation-related processes have influenced the increase in the level of migration. Meanwhile, migrants after resettling in new contexts often continue to consider themselves to be a part of their country of origin. The question is whether it is still appropriate to consider the nation-state in terms of the territorial understanding of nationalism, or whether transnationalism should be used as a theoretical approach which encompasses the nation as crossing the boundaries of one nation-state but not as a territorial entity. Recently anthropology started paying special attention to yet another territorial peculiarity of the nation-state - border areas. The identities of border areas are influenced by changing state borders; those borders mark not only the political boundaries but also question the loyalty of the people living in those border areas. Border areas and transnationism approaches allow us to speak about deterritorialization of a nation and state. Not only migrants but also the people, who have not left the state physically can be referred to as deterritorialized people.