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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 282-300 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Review of International Studies |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 9 Apr 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
Space matters for global politics but the treatment thereof in International Relations (IR) has been uneven. There is broad interest in spatial aspects across many research communities but only a nascent theoretical discussion and little cross-field communication. This article argues for a fuller engagement of IR scholars with sociospatial concepts and proposes a spatial approach to global politics based on four essential dimensions: a spatial ontology, the constructedness of space, a scalar perspective, and the interaction of materiality and ideas. As one possible way of integrating these aspects into a more specific concept, the article elaborates a framework of spatial practices and uses the example of Arctic Security research to illustrate the upsides of such a spatial approach for IR research.
Keywords
- Body, IR Theory, Landscape, Network, Place, Scale, Space, Territory
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Social Sciences(all)
- Political Science and International Relations
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In: Review of International Studies, Vol. 48, No. 2, 09.04.2022, p. 282-300.
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