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The process of redrawing or consolidating political boundaries to concentrate like-minded or ethnically similar populations, often resulting in polarized and homogeneous voting blocs.
1 chapter across 1 book
Infomocracy (2016)Malka Older
CHAPTER 3
In this chapter, Domaine and Shamus discuss the socio-political implications of micro-democracy and immigration in a globalized world, highlighting the tensions between ideological concentration and personal choice of residence. Meanwhile, Yoriko, a local informant in Okinawa, gathers intelligence on nationalist sentiments and propaganda that could incite conflict, revealing the ongoing undercurrents of political unrest beneath the surface of the new global system.