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"This volume seeks to provide a sense of purpose and order to the study of political geography. The editors devise a conceptual structure for the field, bringing political geography into line with trends in contemporary geography as a whole and with other social sciences. Not only do the selections contain a wide variety of contributions from other fields, but the introductory essays and annotated bibliographies suggest related research. The structure of the book enjoys close parallels in other social sciences.The organization of the book reflects the editors' definitions and structuring of political geography. Part I, ""Heritage,"" includes works that have contributed to the theoretical development of the field. Part II, ""Structure,"" comprises the concern to which political geographers have devoted most of their past attention. Parts III and IV, ""Process"" and ""Behavior,"" form the subject where much future theoretical and practical effort is needed. Part V, ""Environment,"" provides the context in which spatial structure, process, and behavior occur.The Structure of Political Geography includes selections from sociobiology, history, international relations, political economy, political science, social psychology, and sociology. The classics in the field are an essential inclusion since the book would be incomplete without them. The selections in the volume, originally published in 1971, remain useful and pertinent to political geographers of diverse persuasion and to social scientists interested in geographical approaches. The fact that there is a clear focus and conceptual interdependence in political geography is the volume's greatest contribution."--Provided by publisher.

The current article reviews the border studies literature produced during the first half of the 20th century. Working within the field of Political Geography, these works construct a general framework for analysis that offers conceptual tools for the study of borders as a spatial phenomenon and territorial expression of the power limits between political units at different levels (international, national, local). The article looks at descriptive works that focus on the nature and features of borders, and also at works that deal with the diverse typologies of borders, their complex functions and the impacts generated by the distinct distribution of spatial patterns. To illustrate this complexity, the second part of the article offers a systematic classification based on a range of study cases —with distinct objects and methodologies—, which reveal the dynamic and contingent nature of borders. Special attention is paid to the social, political, cultural and economic interactions between territories and peoples across borders. ; El presente artículo revisa la literatura generada sobre los estudios de frontera durante la primera mitad del siglo XX. Así, desde la Geografía Política, se parte de un marco general de análisis en el que se ofrece una aproximación conceptual a las fronteras como fenómeno espacial y expresión territorial de los límites de poder entre unidades políticas a cualquier nivel (internacional, estatal, local). Con ello, se realiza un recorrido desde los trabajos descriptivos centrados en la naturaleza y carácter de las fronteras, hasta aquellos que han puesto el acento en su diversidad tipológica, complejidad de funciones e impactos generados en los patrones espaciales de distribución de fenómenos. Para ilustrar esta complejidad, en la segunda parte del artículo se plantea una clasificación sistemática basada en diferentes estudios de caso –con diferentes objetos y metodologías– que han puesto de relieve el carácter dinámico y contingente de las fronteras, prestando especial atención a las interacciones sociales, políticas, culturales y económicas de los territorios y poblaciones de las zonas fronterizas. ; Este artigo analisa a literatura gerada nos estudos de fronteira durante a primeira metade do século XX. Assim, desde a Geografia Política, parte-se de um quadro geral de análise que fornece uma abordagem conceitual para as fronteiras como um fenômeno espacial e expressão territorial dos limites do poder entre unidades políticas em qualquer nível (internacional, estatal, local). De esta maneira, faz-se um percurso desde os documentos descritivos centrados na natureza e o carácter das fronteiras, hasta aqueles que têm colocado o acento na sua diversidade tipológica, complexidade de funções e impactos nos padrões espaciais de distribuição dos fenômenos. Para ilustrar essa complexidade, na segunda parte do artigo origina-se uma classificação sistemática com base em vários estudos de caso - com diferentes objetos e metodologias- que destacarem a natureza dinâmica e contingente das fronteiras, com especial atenção para as interações sociais, políticas, culturais e económicas dos territórios e das populações nas regiões fronteiriças.

Following the 1994 Italian national elections, a new Center-Right government was perceived by Italy's ethnic borderland communities as a threat to their hard-won cultural autonomy. Representatives of the political parties of the Slovene-, French-, & German-speaking communities met together for the first time to formulate declarations for a collective political agenda -- a common cause to protect & guarantee their autonomous status within the Italian state. Relations among all elements in the political hierarchy -- including the European Union -- were consequently all transformed. The paper examines the impact of this coordinated effort in the context of the evolving Italian body politic, & speculates about the broader implications this process may hold for the future of European borderland minority communities in general. 2 Figures. Adapted from the source document.

This book offers a substantial and up-dated discussion and presentation of the new European ""frontiers"" related to complex and controversial social and spatial (re)integration issues in multicultural and border regions. It represents an inter-disciplinary endeavour from human geographers, social and political scientists, and linguists to understand and interpret the current developments of the European ""unity in diversity"" paradigm, based on simultaneous and continuous processes of social and

Analyzes the Nov. 1995 agreement between Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, and Croatia from the perspective of boundary and frontier studies and peace geography.