Ecopolitical discourse : « environmental security » and political geography
Environment ; Environmental degradation ; International relations ; Political geography ; Security ; Sovereignty ; State ; Territory
Recent reviews of global politics and the future of security policy have repeatedly raised environmental themes. This juxtaposition raises numerous issues of relevance to geographical inquiry. Security is tied closely to themes of sovereignty
and political community understood in territorial terms.
Coups and constitutions : drawing a political geography of Fiji
Conflict ; Economy ; Ethnic group ; Fiji ; Political geography ; Political reform ; Political regime ; Power ; Social change ; Social class ; Spatial structure
are not simply the result of capitalism but something wider and more complex. Social change has been crucial and the political dimension is central to understanding spatial differentiation.
A place for politics in urban theory : the organization and strategies of urban coalitions
The A. concludes that urban coalitions are necessarily related to changing wider divisions of labor and modes of regulation. The urban political economy recognizes that processes acting at various scales produce unique forms of urban politics
Ethnic community ; Ethnic group ; Geopolitics ; Hungary ; National territory ; Political geography ; Territorial identity
A review of Hungary's foreign policy draws out the special character of Hungarian political and cultural identity to explain why Hungarians living in neighboring states will continue to be a source of territorial tension. - (DWG)
Political geography ; Practical work ; Secondary education ; Teaching of geography ; United States
Ideas in political geography are discussed for introduction into the secondary school classroom; these are incorporated into student exercises described here. - (DWG)
Putting politics in its place. Baliapal, India, as a terrain of resistance
Community ; Cultural identity ; Ideology ; India ; Orissa ; Political party ; Social class ; Social movement ; Social relations ; Social structure ; Society
Asia ; Boundary;Frontier ; Coastal waters ; Conflict ; Geopolitics ; Middle East ; National territory ; Political geography
International boundaries in the Middle East are less likely to represent a major source of international stress than is generally perceived. Current political processes seem to be working in favour of the status quo and territorial stability
. The major maritime boundary disputes are concentrated in the Persian Gulf. Given political will to resolve problems of delimitation, the ultimate demarcation of boundaries should progress without serious conflict between states in the region.