Please identify the way that Realism, Liberalism, Marxism, Feminism, Constructivism may think about borders between states.
Some states like Kenya have borders that place members of the same ethnic group in different countries; some like Canada contain an abundance of natural resources, while others contain none; some states like Italy have borders formed by natural barriers, such as mountain ranges or rivers, while others like Egypt and Libya have straight-line borders that ignore geography. Yet borders are rarely changed.
Questions to Answer
How would realism, liberalism, and constructivism explain this stability of (often illogical) borders? Which actors’ interests are served by this outcome, and how does it reflect contemporary norms about sovereignty and identity?