Reordering the World: Geopolitical Perspectives on the Twenty-First Century

Abstract

Part 1 Recurring issues and problems: introduction - international relations through the prism of geography, George J. Demko and William B. Wood geopolitics in the new world era - a new perspective on an old discipline, Saul B. Cohen the power and politics of maps, Alan K. Henrikson people together, yet apart - rethinking territory, sovereignty and identities, David B. Knight international boundaries - lines in the sand (and the sea), Bradford L. Thomas electoral geography and gerrymandering - space and politics, Richard Morrill. Part 2 Resources, the environment and population: exploiting, conserving and preserving natural resources, Susan L. Cutter global environmental hazards - politicial issues in societal responses, Roger E. Kasperson global ecopolitics, Phyllis Mofson population, politics and geography - a global perspective, G.J. Demko crossing the line - geopolitics on international migration, W.B. Wood. Part 3 Changing international processes and relations: international law and the sovereign state - challenges to the status quo, Alexander B. Murphy the Fourth World - nations versus states, Bernard Nietschmann the United States and NGOs - future roles, Christine Drake global hegemony versus national economy - the United States in the New World Order, John Agnew maximizing entropy? - new geopolitical orders and the internationalization of business, Stuart Corbridge geopolitical information and communication in shrinking and expanding worlds 1900-2100, Stanley D. Brunn and Jeffrey A. Jones.