These maps were first designed as part of a special issue dedicated to the 2019 Sudanese uprising:“Down with the government of thieves” : Reflection on
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Xavier Houdoy is Research Scholar at Noria’s South Asia Program (SAProg) and founder of its Cartographic department. A PhD candidate at the French Institute of Political Geography (Paris 8 University), his thesis deals with contemporary state dynamics in India’s North-East region, while his wider research interests question the use of space as a dimension of social and political power competition.
Libya’s Territorial and Institutional Division
These documents were first designed as part of Xavier Guignard‘s interview with Seif Eddine Trabelsi, Fighting against Peace in Libya.
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No More Opium for the Masses
These maps were designed to illustrate Romain Le Cour Grandmaison, Nathaniel Morris and Benjamin T. Smith‘s article, No More Opium for the Masses
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Actors and Territories in Northern Iraq
These maps were designed to illustrate Arthur Quesnay and Robin Beaumont’s article, The Return of the State and Intermilitia Competition in Northern Iraq
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The Dynamics of Peace Process in Tajikistan
These maps were designed by Xavier Houdoy and Nicolas Ressler for Noria. They were based on data gathered by Jan Tomek in 2016. To use these maps from Noria’s website, please provide their title along with Noria’s name and the URL of the webpage.
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Iraq from the Ground
Go further, and read out full length article: Iraq from the Ground: Two Tears after the Fall of Mosul
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Land Grabbing and Peace Negotiations in Colombia
These maps are based on data gathered by Mathilde Allain in 2013 and 2014.
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Sectarian Strategies, National Settings and the War Economy in Syria and Iraq
The meaning of the various dynamics at work in today’s Iraq and Syria lies in their interactions. This poses a twofold challenge to the cartographers:
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National Territory Crumbling: The Dynamics of Syria’s Borders
This map is based on data gathered by Cyril Roussel in the course of fall 2013.
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