The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Political Geography: Edition 2
About this ebook
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Political Geography offers a wide-ranging overview of the dynamic field, providing critical insights into the ways political geographers investigate and interpret the rapidly changing world. Reflecting the dramatic shifts in global events and politics over the past decade, this thoroughly updated volume bridges theoretical debates and empirical research to provide a clear and comprehensive understanding of foundational themes and critical contemporary issues.
With contributions by an interdisciplinary team of leading experts, the second edition of the Companion incorporates fresh perspectives on topics including climate change, terrorism, the intersection of materiality and politics, geopolitical ecologies, natural resources, and identity politics. New and revised chapters address topics such as peace, health, water politics, ocean geographies, postcolonialism, feminist geographies, and practice-based methods in geography. Throughout the book, the authors highlight the connections between the shifting political landscape and core concepts of power, borders, territory, sovereignty, nationalism, citizenship, and more.
Whether for classroom use or research, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Political Geography is a valuable resource for anyone looking to explore the dynamic field of political geography. It is an ideal textbook for students of political geography, political science, international relations, and environmental studies, and also serves as a key reference for scholars and professionals seeking an in-depth understanding of the latest developments and intellectual trajectories of the field.
About the author
Virginie Mamadouh is Associate Professor of Political and Cultural Geography at the University of Amsterdam. She is a political geographer who works on geopolitics, globalization, European integration, new media, and multilingualism. She served as the chair of the Commission on Political Geography of the International Geographical Union, the Editor-in-Chief of Geopolitics, and the Editor of Territory Politics Governance.
Natalie Koch is Professor of Geography at the Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She is a political geographer who works on geopolitics, authoritarianism, identity politics, and state power in hydrocarbon-rich countries. She is the author of The Geopolitics of Spectacle: Space, Synecdoche, and the New Capitals of Asia and Arid Empire: The Entangled Fates of Arizona and Arabia.
Chih Yuan Woon is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore. He is a political geographer with research interests in critical geopolitics, postcolonial geographies, peace, nonviolence, and security. He has served as the co-editor of the RGS-IBG book series and Territory, Politics, Governance. He sits on several editorial boards, including the journals Critical Military Studies and Geography Compass.
John Agnew is Distinguished Professor of Geography and Italian at UCLA where he has taught since 1995. He previously taught at Syracuse University for more than 20 years. He is the author, co-author, and editor of numerous books including Place and Politics, Hidden Geopolitics: Governance in a Globalized World, Mapping Populism: Taking Politics to the People, Hegemony: The New Shape of Global Power, and Globalization and Sovereignty, Second Edition.
