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The Vermont-Québec Border Region: Negotiations of Identity and Logic in the Northeast Kingdom

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  • Victoria M. Phaneuf

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This article investigates the diverse relations of local residents with the Vermont-Québec border. The research is situated in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, a predominantly rural area with myriad ties to Québec. Certain local residents are set apart from other residents and individuals not residing in the border region by the centrality of the border to their personal identities and modes of action. They also understand the border and border-related activities using a different set of logics. This can lead to misunderstandings and tensions, particularly surrounding policy changes concerning border regulations. This article concludes that, while not recognized as an identity group, these individuals do indeed form a separate category with particular, shared characteristics that will be unequally impacted by future social and policy changes on the border. Though much has been written on borders in general, and US borders in particular, this area has been understudied and offers a specific set of characteristics of interest to border theory as a whole.

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  • Victoria M. Phaneuf, 2013. "The Vermont-Québec Border Region: Negotiations of Identity and Logic in the Northeast Kingdom," Journal of Borderlands Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(1), pages 109-125, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjbsxx:v:28:y:2013:i:1:p:109-125
    DOI: 10.1080/08865655.2013.796197
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