Introduction to Geopolitics
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Introduction to Geopolitics

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Introduction to Geopolitics

About this book

This new updated edition presents the overarching themes of geopolitical structures and agents in an engaging and accessible manner, which requires no previous knowledge of theory or current affairs. It helps readers understand the geopolitical implications of COVID-19, China's pronounced role in the world, the relative decline of the US, and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Using new pertinent case studies and guided exercises, the title explains the contemporary global power of the United States and the challenges it is facing, the changing foreign policy of China and other countries, the persistence of nationalist conflicts, migration, cyberwar and cyberactivism, terrorism, energy geopolitics, and environmental geopolitics. Expanded case studies of the South China Sea disputes and China's Belt and Road Initiative emphasize the multi-faceted nature of conflict. The book raises questions by incorporating international and long-term historical perspectives and introduces readers to different theoretical viewpoints, including feminist contributions. The new edition features fresh discussion of island geopolitics, the Anthropocene age, and geoeconomics.

Introduction to Geopolitics will provide its readers with a set of critical analytical tools for understanding the actions of states as well as non-state actors acting in competition over resources and power. Both students and general readers will find this book an essential stepping-stone to a deeper and critical understanding of contemporary conflicts.

The companion website will enable readers to apply the themes of the book to the constant shifts in current affairs to enable deeper understanding. It will provide access to weekly essays showing how the themes explain current events.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of figures
  7. List of tables
  8. List of boxes
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Abbreviations
  11. Chapter 1 Introduction to geopolitics
  12. Chapter 2 A framework for understanding geopolitics
  13. Chapter 3 Geopolitical agency: The concept of geopolitical codes
  14. Chapter 4 Justifying geopolitical agency: Representing geopolitical codes
  15. Chapter 5 Embedding geopolitics within national identity
  16. Chapter 6 Territorial geopolitics: Shaky foundations of the world political map?
  17. Chapter 7 Network geopolitics: Flows desired and feared
  18. Chapter 8 Global geopolitical structure: Framing agency
  19. Chapter 9 Environmental geopolitics: Agency in the Anthropocene
  20. Chapter 10 Messy geopolitics: Agency and multiple structures
  21. Index