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.

Autorentext

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.

Inhalt
Introduction The State of Territory Reclaiming a Spatial Reality The Cartographic Foundation of Territory The Cartographic Formation of a Global World The Cartographic Formation of Denmark Conclusion Bibliography