Territory, State and Nation
The Geopolitics of Rudolf Kjellen
1st Edition
Published on 13. August 2021
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-80073-072-4 (ISBN)
Description
Rudolf Kjellen, regularly referred to as "the father of geopolitics," developed in the first decade of the twentieth century an analytical model for calculating the capabilities of great-power states and promoting their interests in the international arena. It was an ambitious intellectual project that sought to bring politics into the sphere of social science. Bringing together experts on Kjellen from across the disciplines, Territory, State and Nation explores the century-long international impact, analytical model, and historical theories of a figure immensely influential in his time who is curiously little-known today.
Reviews / Votes
"With an engaging critical perspective on classical geopolitics, the contributions to this volume illuminate both the historical and theoretical contributions of Kjellen and his pivotal role in the development of the field as a sub-discipline of political science." * Geoff Sloan, University of ReadingMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Library binding
Illustrations
6 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
616 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80073-072-4 (9781800730724)
DOI
10.3167/9781800730724
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Persons
Ragnar Bjoerk is a retired Associate Professor of History from Uppsala University and is now affiliated with Soedertoern University.
Content
List of Illustrations
Foreword: Why Rudolf Kjellen?
Mark Bassin
Introduction
Ragnar Bjoerk and Thomas Lunden
Chapter 1. Rudolf Kjellen: Academic, Publicist, Politician
Ragnar Bjoerk, Bert Edstroem and Thomas Lunden
Chapter 2. Rudolf Kjellen: The Swedish Intellectual and Political Context
Ragnar Bjoerk
Chapter 3. Sweden?s Borders: Kjellen's Contribution to Social Science by Defining and Applying Geopolitics
Claes G. Alvstam & Thomas Lunden
Chapter 4. Rudolf Kjellen's Great Power Studies: The Editions
Ragnar Bjoerk
Chapter 5. Rudolf Kjellen's Great Power Studies: Examining Germany, USA, Russia, Japan
Ragnar Bjoerk
Chapter 6. Geopolitics, Political Geography and the Political Science Irredenta: Kjellen?s The State as a Form of Life
Thomas Lunden
Chapter 7. Kjellen and World War I
Gunnar Falkemark
Chapter 8. The Small Game in the Shadow of the Great Game: Kjellenian Biopolitics between Constructivism and Realism
Carl Marklund
Chapter 9. Discourse, Identity, and Territoriality: Kjellen's Thinking about a European Federation of States
Ola Tunander
Chapter 10. Rudolf Kjellen's Intellectual Impact in Latin America
Andres Rivarola Puntigliano
Chapter 11. Kjellen's Legacy: A Story of Divergent Interpretations
Thomas Lunden
Conclusion: Kjellen's Life and Work: Tensions between Opposites
Ragnar Bjoerk and Thomas Lunden
Index
Foreword: Why Rudolf Kjellen?
Mark Bassin
Introduction
Ragnar Bjoerk and Thomas Lunden
Chapter 1. Rudolf Kjellen: Academic, Publicist, Politician
Ragnar Bjoerk, Bert Edstroem and Thomas Lunden
Chapter 2. Rudolf Kjellen: The Swedish Intellectual and Political Context
Ragnar Bjoerk
Chapter 3. Sweden?s Borders: Kjellen's Contribution to Social Science by Defining and Applying Geopolitics
Claes G. Alvstam & Thomas Lunden
Chapter 4. Rudolf Kjellen's Great Power Studies: The Editions
Ragnar Bjoerk
Chapter 5. Rudolf Kjellen's Great Power Studies: Examining Germany, USA, Russia, Japan
Ragnar Bjoerk
Chapter 6. Geopolitics, Political Geography and the Political Science Irredenta: Kjellen?s The State as a Form of Life
Thomas Lunden
Chapter 7. Kjellen and World War I
Gunnar Falkemark
Chapter 8. The Small Game in the Shadow of the Great Game: Kjellenian Biopolitics between Constructivism and Realism
Carl Marklund
Chapter 9. Discourse, Identity, and Territoriality: Kjellen's Thinking about a European Federation of States
Ola Tunander
Chapter 10. Rudolf Kjellen's Intellectual Impact in Latin America
Andres Rivarola Puntigliano
Chapter 11. Kjellen's Legacy: A Story of Divergent Interpretations
Thomas Lunden
Conclusion: Kjellen's Life and Work: Tensions between Opposites
Ragnar Bjoerk and Thomas Lunden
Index