Readings Textbook Flashcards
(39 cards)
What can control of space lead to?
Control of society
How can geographical space be used politically?
To assert or maintain power
What emerged alongside ideas of Territoriality (Elden, 2013)?
Developments in Cartography and mapping
What is territoriality ?
When groups or individuals lay claim to a space
How does Sack, 1986 describe territory?
The attempt by and individual to affect, influence or control people over a geographical are
What is an example of manifestation of the territory model?
The World Map
What can Geopolitical discourses do the arts?
Changed and sculpted them e.g Prokofiev, heavily controlled by Stalin
What des Weber describe sovereignty as?
Legitimacy of Violence
Which Spanish state aimed to achieve independence in 2017?
Catalonia
How do modernists view nationalism?
Nations are new Phenomena that have invented traditions
What is an Ethno-Symbolist?
Ethnic communities are older than modern conceptions
Modern nations are based on past ones with memories of “golden ages”
What is Primordialism?
Ethnic allegiance based on peoples existing ethnic characteristic, nationality is a natural part of being human, nations are static forces
What is Nationalism
The belonging or desire to represent a state
What is a Quasi State?
A state within another which aims to seek independence e.g South Ossetia or Cornwall lol
What do places have that make them meaningful?
Bits suspended in our memory, they can mean different things to different people
What caused gated communities?
Wealth, Prestige and need for security
Why was the EU originally set up?
To prevent the next large war
What happened after the cold war in terms of political geographies?
New world order, aim to paint the world in a bigger picture
Which South American counties had violent dictatorships in the 60/70’s?
Chile, Brazil, Argentina
Why does the state need space and competition?
Is like a living creature
Which were the first ECSC members?
France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
When did the Turkish Military gain control of Cyprus?
1974
Where does the term cold war come from?
Cold relations
When did Palestine aim to leave Israel?
1988
