Territory, Globalization and International Relations

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Jeppe Strandsbjerg

   Pages 1-20

3. The State of Territory

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   Pages 21-48

4. Reclaiming a Spatial Reality

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   Pages 49-67

5. The Cartographic Foundation of Territory

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6. The Cartographic Formation of a Global World

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   Pages 89-119

7. The Cartographic Formation of Denmark

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   Pages 120-146

8. Conclusion

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   Pages 147-161

9. Back Matter

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Globalization and changes to statehood challenge our understanding of space and territory. This book argues that we must understand that both the modern state and globalisation are based on a cartographic reality of space. In consequence, claims that globalization represents a spatial challenge to state territory are deeply problematic.

• globalization
• international relations
• Nation

'Jeppe Strandsbjerg offers a powerful challenge to International Relations, arguing that it needs to take far better account of the relations between state, space and territory, both historically and in the present moment. From discussions of Latour, to Danish cartographic practice in the sixteenth century, to debates about globalisation and the boundaries between disciplines, this is a broad-ranging and illuminating account that should be widely read.' - Stuart Elden, Professor of Political Geography, Durham University, UK

• Copenhagen Business School, Denmark

  Jeppe Strandsbjerg

JEPPE STRANDSBJERG is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. He has primarily written on the concept of space in International Relations, the relationship between space and state formation, and in particular, on the significance of cartography.

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