Noncontiguity and political architecture: the parliaments of small island states
Archipelago ; Federalism ; Island ; Microstate ; Politicalgeography ; Political life ; Political regime
Archipel ; Fédéralisme ; Géographie politique ; Ile ; Micro-Etat ; Régime politique ; Vie politique
For a population of 31 small island states, this paper explores to what extent geography is reflected in the political architecture of legislatures that these political units choose to apply. It searches for possible effects of territorial
noncontiguity on federalism and bicameralism as well as the extent to which parliaments are recruited by means of apportionment and appointment. Although geography does not explain the totality of politics, it does affect the calculations and behaviour
[b1] Dept. of Political Science, Åbo Academy University, Åbo, Finlande
Research and teaching in politicalgeography: national standards and the resurgence of geography's wayward child
Politicalgeography ; Research ; Teaching of geography ; United States of America
Enseignement de la géographie ; Etats-Unis ; Géographie politique ; Recherche
Comments on the roots of politicalgeography, its decline and rebirth, and how this subfield is relevant to teaching geography in American schools. - (DWG)
The politicalgeography of presidential speeches, 1946-87
Foreign policy ; Geopolitics ; International relations ; Politicalgeography ; United States ; View of the world
Conception du monde ; Discours présidentiel ; Etats-Unis ; Géographie politique ; Géopolitique ; Politique étrangère ; Relations internationales
A political communication-based view of the American presidency combined with a spatial-temporal framework of global politics provides the methodology for the analysis of presidential speeches. An environmental model, relating presidential behavior
as a function of the domestic, political and international conditions is used to explain variations in the foreign policy.
The paper includes the following chapters : 1. Political ecology : all things to all people ? 2. Issues, narratives and epistemologies. 3. Disjunctures. 4. Cartography of political ecology. 5. Analytical narratives for political ecology. 6. Post
Class, politics, and planning : from reductionism to pluralism in Marxist class analysis in Space and analytical political economy.
Analyse marxiste ; Capitalisme ; Classe sociale ; Facteur de production ; Géographie humaine ; HARVEY (D.) ; Idéologie ; Politique ; Rapports sociaux ; Système économique
Human geography
What does the theory tell planners tell to do? This question can only be answered by conceiving of planning as a political activity, and by examining Marxian political theory which deals with its subject through the perspective of class conflict.
The rise and fall of Afrikaner ethnic political mobilisation 1943-1999
Election ; Ethnic community ; Politicalgeography ; Political party ; South Africa
Afrikaners ; Afrique du Sud ; Election ; Ethnie ; Géographie politique ; Parti politique
The dominance of the National Party in South African white politics for nearly five decades represents a highly successful example of ethnic political mobilisation. The paper examines the patterns of consolidation and later fragmentation