Political Geography: An Introduction to Space and Power

Description

This is a revised and updated edition of a core undergraduate resource for political geography. Focusing on the social and cultural while systematically overviewing the entire discipline, Joe Painter and Alex Jeffrey explain: Politics, geography, and ′political′ geography: power, resources, institutions, and the history of the field State formation: classical views alongside recent work on governance and governmentality Welfare to workfare state: the restructuring of present state strategies Democracy, citizenship and law: different models of democracy in European and global contexts Identity and social movements: the relation between identity and political action Nationalism and regionalism: ethnicity, national identity and "otherness" Imperialism and post-colonialism: from world systems theory to post-structuralist accounts Geopolitics: the political, economic, and strategic significance of geography. Comprehensive, accessible and illustrated with real world examples, Political Geography provides undergraduates with a thorough understanding of the relationship between geography and politics. Preface to the Second Edition Dedication Contents Preface to the First Edition Introduction 1 Politics, Geography and Political Geography 2 State Formation 3 From Welfare State to Workfare State 4 Democracy, Citizenship and Elections 5 Politics and the City 6 Identity Politics and Social Movements 7 Nationalism and Regionalism 8 Imperialism and Postcolonialism 9 Geopolitics and Anti-geopolitics References Index