From urban political economy to cultural political economy : rethinking culture and economy in and beyond the urban
Cultural studies ; Cultural turn ; Political economy ; Urban geography ; Urban policy
Moving the argument from inquiry on the nature of the economy itself to the transformation of the role of culture and economy in understanding the production of urban form from perspectives based in urban political economy, the paper focuses on how
the challenges posed by the cultural turn have enabled urban political economy to participate constructively in interdisciplinary efforts to reorient political economy in the direction of a cultural political economy.
Political economies of corruption beyond liberalism : an interpretative view of Zimbabwe
Corruption ; Neo liberalism ; Policy ; Political economy ; Power ; Zimbabwe
The paper models the political economy of corruption in the space beyond the corruption discourse, using a case study of Zimbabwe. There is less critical work about the political economy of corruption in pariah abd failing states. The paper asks how
far political corruption can be identified and understood in spaces beyond the neoliberal paradigm when it is a central moment of instrumental state power.
Institutions, cultural politics and the destabilizing Malaysian pig industry
In tracing recent developments in the Malaysian pig industry, the paper highlights an institutional regime that is stable on the surface but is actually prone to destabilization. The role of cultural politics in shaping, sustaining and destabilizing
Balkans ; Geopolitics ; Political geography ; Thematic map
The paper deals with contemporary political map of the Balkans, founded on morphological, structural and functional analysis. Most of nation-states are relatively young, small-sized, ethnic heterogeneous, characterized by frequent changes
of political borders and with two spatial-political units: large peripheral and small core areas. They are weak and vulnerable and present a high latent crisis potential. On the other hand, the transport, transit and strategic role of this area is increasing
Army ; Buddhism ; Burma ; Civil society ; Conflict ; Democracy ; Ethnic community ; Federalism ; Geopolitics ; Policy ; Political regime ; Project ; Refugees
Burma politics has long been dominated by two inter-linked conflicts : the struggle for a democratically accountable government, and the struggles for self-determination of non-Burman communities. The Ethnic question is at least as much important
with the angelic pro-democracy opposition. Any transition from military rule will have to occur gradually, and be accompanied by changes in political culture and the behavior of elites. In the case of Burma, this struggle is at local, national and global levels
for a sovereign Ukraine to be established and were convinced that the state in question would be both large and powerful. However, they came up with a variety of different detailed visions when it came to Ukraine’s political boundaries, notwithstanding the fact
that all were for the inclusion of the entirety of territories inhabited by populations of Ukrainian origin. The intellectual work in question involving the development of political concepts would go on to supply the inspiration underpinning concrete
Childhood and the politics of scale : descaling children's geographies ?
The A. explores some of the roots of children's geographies preoccupation with the micro-scale and argues that it limits the relevance of research, both politically and to other areas of geography. The A. proposes that the notion of a flat ontology
Concept ; Eurasia ; Geopolitics ; German school ; Ideology ; Political geography
This paper focuses on the life, political activity and creative work of Karl Haushofer, the foremost German geopolitician whose political and ideological views played an important role in shaping his geopolitical visions and concepts. The main aim
Caribbean ; Cultural studies ; Economic flow ; Economy ; History ; Independence ; Information flow ; Island ; Natural hazards ; Political geography ; Post-colonialism ; Tax haven ; Thematic mapping ; West Indies
-colonial pathways to political independence, tax havens and illegal trafficking, and universities and information technology networks. A detailed text is supported by rigorous cartography in order to grasp the intricate mosaic of cultures and economic
Comparative study ; Cultural studies ; Europe ; Political geography ; Religion ; Territorialisation ; United States of America
The aim of this paper is to explain this gap between Europe and the United States on the basis of social science theory and theoretical insights derived from political and cultural geography. - (EN)