1. Chapter 8: Political Geography Concept Caching: Burma, Myanmar Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. © Barbara Weightman

2. Field Note: Independence Is Better than Servitude “I arrived in Ghana just after an assassination attempt on the country’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. As I drove through the capital city of Accra in 1962, I stopped short when I saw a statue of President Nkrumah in the middle of the street. I have seen plenty of statues of leaders in my travels, but this one was unique. Ghanaians had dressed their hospital- ridden president in a hospital gown and bandaged his head!” © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

3. Key Question How is space politically organized into states and nations? © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

4. Political geography is the study of the political organization of the world. A state is a politically organized territory with a permanent population, a defined territory, and a government. Geographer Stuart Elden: modern concept of territory arose in early modern Europe as a system of political units came into being with fixed, distinct boundaries and at least a quasi-independent government; process by which this happens is territoriality. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

5. Today, territoriality is tied to the concept of sovereignty. Sovereignty means having a recognized right to control a territory both politically and militarily. Under international law, states are sovereign, and they have the right to defend their territorial integrity against incursion from other states. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

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7. The Modern State Idea Idea of the state appeared in various forms across world regions 400 or 500 years ago The European state idea most influenced the development of the modern state system Emerging political state was accompanied by mercantilism — the acquisition of wealth and power through plunder (gold & silver), and selling more than one bought— colonization, and the protection of home industries and foreign markets © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

8. The Modern State Idea The idea that a state is tied to a particular territory with defined boundaries came out of Europe and diffused through: -Mercantilism -Colonialism The Peace of Westphalia, negotiated in 1648, marks the beginning of the modern state system. In the Westphalian system it became the territory that defined the society. Territory is treated as a fixed element of political identification, and states define exclusive, nonoverlapping territories. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

9. Nation is a culturally defined term, and few people agree on exactly what it means. The term was originally meant to refer to a group of people who think of themselves as one based on a sense of shared culture and history, and who seek some degree of political-territorial autonomy. All nations are ultimately mixtures of different peoples. A nation is identified by its own membership; therefore, we cannot simply define a nation as the people within a territory © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Nations How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

10. A nation-state is a politically organized area in which nation and state occupy the same space. The goal of creating nation-states dates to the French Revolution: democracy Key problem associated with the idea of the nation-state is that it assumes the presence of reasonably well-defined, stable nations living contiguously in discrete territories. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Nation-State How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

11. When people have a strong sense of nationalism, they have a loyalty to and a belief in the nation itself. A state, in contrast, seeks to promote a sense of nationhood that coincides with its own borders. To help people within the borders relate to the dominant national ideal, states provide security, infrastructure, and goods and services for their citizens. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Nation-State How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

12. Guest Field Note: Cluj-Napoca, Romania “To Hungarians, Transylvania is significant because it was an important part of the Hungarian Kingdom for a thousand years. Many of their great leaders were born and buried there, and many of their great churches, colleges, and architectural achievements are located there too.” © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

13. Multistate Nations, Multinational States, and Stateless Nations Nearly every state in the world is a multinational state, a state with more than one nation inside its borders. When a nation stretches across borders and across states, the nation is called a multistate nation. When multiple nations or states claim attachments to the same piece of territory, the potential for conflict is significant. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

14. Another complication that arises from the lack of fit between nations and states is that some nations do not have a state; they are stateless nations. Ex.: the Kurds © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

15. Multinational State – A state with more than one nation. Slobadan Milosevic, leader of Serbia launched 4 Balkan Wars that killed 250,000 & left 2.5 million homeless The Former Yugoslavia

16. European Colonialism and the Diffusion of the Nation-State Model Europe exported its concepts of state, sovereignty, and the desire for nation-states to much of the rest of the world through two waves of colonialism. During the heyday of colonialism, imperial powers exercised ruthless control over their domains and organized them for maximum economic exploitation. Despite the end of colonialism, the political organization of space and the global world economy persist. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

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18. Black “Homelands” in South Africa During the apartheid era, South Africa created a series of black “homelands” with the expectation that every black would be a citizen of one of them. These were abolished with the end of apartheid.

19. Train Station Stairs for Whites South Africa under Apartheid

20. Train Station Stairs for Blacks South Africa under Apartheid

21. Construction of the Capitalist World Economy One of the most powerful impacts of colonialism was the construction of a global order characterized by great differences in economic and political power. The concentration of wealth that colonialism brought to Europe, and to parts of the world dominated by European settlers. Colonialism is at the heart of highly uneven global distribution of power that continues even today. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

22. Social scientists seek to see how each “dot” fits into the whole. Proponents of world-systems theory view the world as much more than the sum total of the world’s states. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Construction of the Capitalist World Economy How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

23. The three basic tenets of world-systems theory, as Immanuel Wallerstein defines them: 1. The world economy has one market and a global division of labor. Capitalism: in the world economy, individuals, corporations, and states produce goods and services that are exchanged for profit. Commodification is the process of placing a price on a good, service, or idea and then buying, selling, and trading that item. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Construction of the Capitalist World Economy How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

24. 2. Although the world has multiple states, almost everything takes place within the context of the world economy: Colonialism played a major role in establishing this system by exporting the European state idea and facilitating the construction of an interdependent global economy. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Construction of the Capitalist World Economy How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

25. 3. The world economy has a three-tier structure: Core is where one is most likely to find higher levels of education, higher salaries, and more technology Periphery : processes associated with a more marginal position in the world economy Semiperiphery: places where core and periphery processes are both occurring © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Construction of the Capitalist World Economy How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

26. Three Tier Structure Core Processes that incorporate higher levels of education, higher salaries, and more technology * Generate more wealth in the world economy Semi-periphery Places where core and periphery processes are both occurring. Places that are exploited by the core but then exploit the periphery. * Serves as a buffer between core and periphery Periphery Processes that incorporate lower levels of education, lower salaries, and less technology * Generate less wealth in the world economy

28. Major concerns of the world-systems theory: Overemphasizes economic factors in political development Very state-centric Does not fully account for how places move from one category to another © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Construction of the Capitalist World Economy How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations?

29. Each state is theoretically sovereign, but not all states have the same ability to influence others or achieve their political goals. World-systems theory helps explain how Europe politically reorganized the world during colonialism. Regardless of many problems and lack of simple solutions to nation and state conflicts, the European territorial state idea became the world model and still shapes the political organization of space worldwide. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. World-Systems and Political Power How Is Space Politically Organized into States and Nations? The Enduring Impact of the Nation- State Idea

30. Imagine you are the leader of a newly independent state in Africa or Asia. Determine what your government can do to build a nation that corresponds with the borders of your state. Consider the roles of education, government, military, and culture in your exercise in nation-building. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

31. How do states spatially organize their governments? Key Question © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

32. Political geographer Richard Hartshorne described the forces within the state that unify the people as centripetal and the forces that divide them as centrifugal. According to Hartshorne, whether a state continues to exist depends on the balance between centripetal and centrifugal forces. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Do States Spatially Organize Their Governments?

33. Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces Richard Hartshorne, a leading political geographer described Centripetal forces as things that bind or hold a nation together & promote national unity: – Strong leadership- charismatic leader – External threat – Education – Ideology-Fascism, Communism or Democracy – Movement or circulation

34. Centripetal and Centrifugal Forces Centrifugal forces are things that that divide or tear a state apart: (also called Devolutionary forces) – Ethnic or cultural differences – Religious differences – Linguistic diversity – Economic disparity – Movement or circulation – Physical geographical difference s

35. Form of Government Unitary governments: centralized states whose administrative framework is designed to ensure the central government’s authority over all of the state. In a strong federal system, the regions have much control over government policies and funds, and in a weak federal system, the central government retains a significant measure of power. Federalism accommodates regional interests by vesting primary power in provinces, States, or other regional units over all matters except those explicitly given to the central government. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Do States Spatially Organize Their Governments?

36. Nigeria’s Federal Government – Allows states within the state to determine whether to have Shari’a Laws Shari’a Laws Legal systems based on traditional Islamic laws

37. Minnesota’s concealed weapons law requires the posting of signs such as this on buildings that do not allow concealed weapons. The U.S. Federal Government – Allows states within the state to determine “moral” laws such as death penalty, access to alcohol, and concealed weapons.

38. Electoral Geography A state’s electoral system is part of its spatial organization of government. In the United States: - territorial representation - reapportionment - voting rights for minority populations

39. Gerrymandering – drawing voting districts to benefit one group over another. Majority-Minority- districts drawn so that the majority of the population in the district is from the minority.

40. Devolution is the movement of power from the central government to regional governments within the state. Sometimes devolution is achieved by reworking a constitution to establish a federal system that recognizes the permanency of the regional governments. In other places, governments devolve power without altering constitutions, almost as an experiment. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Devolution How Do States Spatially Organize Their Governments?

41. Guest Field Note Interstate-40, near Blackwell, Arkansas. “In most states in the U.S., a ‘dry county’ might cause one to think of a place where there is very litttle rain. But in the southern part of the U.S., there are many dry counties—that is, counties with laws forbidding the sale of packaged alcohol. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, keeping counties dry was much easier than it is today. A hundred years ago, it took up to a day to travel to the next town or city on very poor roads. Today, with cars traveling 70 MPH on an interstate, the same trip takes a matter of minutes. Why would counties continue to ban alcohol sales today? Many of the reasons are cultural. Of the Arkansas residents who attend church, most are Baptists (see Figure 7.28) or other Protestant denominations. Many of these churches prohibit consumption of alcoholic beverages. The Arkansas legislature supports dry counties by requiring counties that want to sell packaged liquor to get 38 percent of the voters in the last election to sign a petition. It only takes 10 percent of that voter pool to get any other issue on the ballot. Today, however, many dry counties in Arkansas are known as ‘damp.’ Damp counties are those where © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. restaurants, country clubs and social organizations can apply and receive a license to serve alcohol by the drink. This arrangement seems counterintuitive to the idea of a dry county. But business and economic development authorities want damp counties to encourage investment and growth in the local economy.” Credit: Paul T. Gray, Jr.

42. Partitioning of state territory into electoral districts. Electoral geographers examine how the spatial configuration of electoral districts and the voting patterns that emerge in particular elections reflect and influence social and political affairs. Ex.: 1994 South Africa Geographers study patterns of voting behavior to assess the influence of their geographic situation Reapportionment: process by which districts are moved according to population shifts so that each district has about the same number of people. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Electoral Geography How Do States Spatially Organize Their Governments?

43. Field Note “As I drove along a main road through a Honolulu suburb I noticed that numerous houses had the Hawai’i State flag flying upside down. I knocked on the door of this house and asked the homeowner why he was treating the State flag this way. He invited me in and we talked for more than an hour. ‘This is 1993,’ he said, ‘and we native Hawai’ians are letting the State government and the country know that we haven’t forgotten the annexation by the United States of our kingdom. I don’t accept it, and we want our territory to plant our flag and keep the traditions alive. Why don’t you drive past the royal palace, and you’ll see that we mean it.’ He was right. The Iolani Palace, where the Hawai’ians ’ last monarch, Queen Liliuokalani, reigned until she was deposed by a group of American businessmen in 1893, was draped in black for all of Honolulu to see. Here was devolutionary stress on American soil.” © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

44. Choose an example of a devolutionary movement and consider which geographic factors favor, or work against, greater autonomy (self-governance) for the region. Would granting the region autonomy strengthen or weaken the state in which the region is currently situated? © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

45. How are boundaries established, and why do boundary disputes occur? Key Question © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

46. How Are Boundaries Established, and Why Do Boundary Disputes Occur? A boundary between states is actually a vertical plane that cuts through the rocks below (called the subsoil) and the airspace above, dividing one state from another (Fig. 8.18 ). © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Only where the vertical plane intersects the Earth’s surface (on land or at sea) does it form the line we see on the ground. The Vertical Plane of a Political Boundary

47. Establishing Boundaries States typically define the boundary in a treaty-like legal document in which actual points in the landscape or points of latitude and longitude are described. Cartographers delimit the boundary by drawing on a map. If either or both of the states so desire, they can demarcate the boundary by using steel posts, concrete pillars, fences, walls, or some other visible means to mark the boundary on the ground. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Are Boundaries Established, and Why Do Boundary Disputes Occur?

48. Geometric boundaries are drawn using grid systems such as latitude and longitude or township and range Physical-political boundaries follow an agreed upon figure in the natural landscape Ex.: The center point of a river or crest of a mountain range. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Boundary Disputes How Are Boundaries Established, and Why Do Boundary Disputes Occur?

49. Definitional boundary disputes focus on the legal language of the boundary agreement. Locational boundary disputes center on the delimitation and possibly the demarcation of the boundary. The definition is not in dispute, but its interpretation is. Operational boundary disputes involve neighbors who differ over the way their border should function. Allocational boundary disputes are becoming more common as the search for resources intensifies. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Types of Boundaries How Are Boundaries Established, and Why Do Boundary Disputes Occur?

50. People used to think physical-political boundaries were always more stable than geometric boundaries. Through studies of many places, political geographers have confirmed that this idea is false. Construct your own argument explaining why physical-political boundaries can create just as much instability as geometric boundaries. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

51. How does the study of geopolitics help us understand the world? Key Question © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

52. Classical Geopolitics Late 19 th century/early 20 th century geopoliticians were usually either part of the German school or the British/American school. Geopolitics : politics, esp. international, as influenced by geographical factors. The German School Tried to explain why certain states were powerful and how they became powerful. Friedrick Ratzel : influenced by Darwin; the state resembles a biological organism whose life cycle extends from birth through maturity and, ultimately, decline and death. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Does the Study of Geopolitics Help Us Understand the World?

53. The British/American School Sir Halford J. Mackinder, “The Geographical Pivot of History” in the Royal Geographical Society’s Geographical Journal. Land-based power, not sea power, would ultimately rule the world. Influence of Geopoliticians on Politics NATO Geopolitics: term with negative connotations © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Does the Study of Geopolitics Help Us Understand the World?

54. Critical Geopolitics Critical Geopolitics: intellectuals of statecraft construct ideas about geographical circumstances and places, these ideas influence and reinforce their political behaviors and policy choices, and then affect what happens and how most people interpret what happens. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Does the Study of Geopolitics Help Us Understand the World?

55. Organic Theory Friedrich Ratzel- (1844–1904) German Geographer Influenced by thinkers like Darwin His theory came about in a time of Industrial growth and supported the concept of territorial expansion Ratzel's concept was not overtly aggressive, but theorized simply as the natural expansion of strong states into areas controlled by weaker states. This concept was later used by Hitler in World War II to support his expansion into most of Europe.

56. Heartland Theory - Halford Mackinder (1861- 1947) Eurasia (Europe and Asia) is considered the World Island - it is the largest in area and in population (in the world). Its interior is called the Heartland - it is the most inaccessible area in the world - by water. It’s coastlines are vulnerable - but not the interior which is dominated by Eastern Europe. Who rules Eastern Europe commands the Heartland. The Heartland would be the base for world conquest. Who rules the Heartland commands the entire World Island. Who rules the World Island rules the rest of the World.

57. Mackinder’s Heartland Theory: “Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland Who rules the Heartland commands the World Island Who rules the World Island commands the world”

58. The Heartland Theory is based on Sea Power! Not valid today since we can attack with Air Power and ICBM’s (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles) But think of History - Think of Napoleon Bonaparte and Adolf Hitler. They both went after Eastern Europe first. Think of the U.S.S.R. and their attempt to expand by taking over Eastern Europe (Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia etc. Think of Vietnam, think of North Korea. The USSR tried to set up an Iron Curtain. The USA used a plan called Containment. When the Soviets moved to North Korea the US contained them by moving into South Korea. The Soviets mover to North Vietnam and the US moved into South Vietnam

59. Seapower Doctrine Alfred Mahan-U.S. Navy flag officier, geostrategist, and historian(1840 –1914) National greatness is associated with the sea. Who ever has control of choke points (strategic transit points throughout the world), canals, and coaling stations can control commerce in times of peace and enemy fleets during war time. The concept had an enormous influence in shaping the strategic thought of navies across the world, especially in the United States, Germany, Japan and Britain, ultimately causing the World War I naval arms race. His ideas still permeate the U.S. Navy Doctrine.

60. Geopolitical World Order Cold War: bipolar, with Soviet versus US (and Western alliances) New World Order: Global cooperation to bring discipline to rogue states Unilateralism: one country (e.g., United States) in position of dominance, with other countries following its lead © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Does the Study of Geopolitics Help Us Understand the World?

61. What are supranational organizations, and what are their implications for the state? Key Question © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

62. Supranational Organizations Many supranational organizations exist in the world today: U.N. N.A.T.O. European Union S.E.A.T.O. COMECON Warsaw Pact

63. Economic Supranational Economic Supranational -Examples: Benelux, Common Market, European Community, European Union, NAFTA (North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement), Association of Caribbean States, APEC (Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation), Economic Community of African States, OPEC(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) Military Alliances Military Alliances - NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization), ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, and United States Treaty) Cultural Organization and Political Unions Cultural Organization and Political Unions -The Arab League, Organization of African Unity, The French Community, African States, OPEC(Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) Supranational Organizations

64. Supranational organization: three or more states that forge an association and form an administrative structure for mutual benefit and in pursuit of shared goals League of Nations to United Nations Started with the League of Nations in 1919 (US not involved) United Nations (UN), FAO, WTO, UNESCO Regional Supranational Organizations Benelux, Marshall Plan © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. What Are Supranational Organizations, and What Are Their Implications for the State?

65. Figure 8.23 Member States of the United Nations. This map shows charter members, members after 1945 (with dates of entry), and nonmembers of the United Nations. Data from: the United Nations © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

66. European Union After the Marshall Plan, the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC) formed. EU formed in 1992. Not all EU member states are currently a part of the euro-zone, but the euro has emerged as a significant global currency. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. What Are Supranational Organizations, and What Are Their Implications for the State?

67. Regional Scale – The European Union

68. Iron Curtain NATO

69. Figure 8.22 Select Supranational Organizations. Data from: Crawford, Jo-Ann and Roberto V. Fiorentino “Changing Landscape of Regional Trade Agreements,” World Trade Organization. http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/discussion_papers8_e.pdfhttp://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/discussion_papers8_e.pdf © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

70. Figure 8.25 Cortina, Italy. A market in northern Italy advertises the price of fruit in euros.© Alexander B. Murphy. © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

71. Economics associations: NAFTA, CIS, etc. European Union: “taken on a life of its own” Deterritorialization: globalization, networked communities, etc. undermine the state’s traditional territorial authority Reterritorialization: the state is moving to solidify control over its territory © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. How Does Supranationalism Affect the State? What Are Supranational Organizations, and What Are Their Implications for the State?