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Pojam granice u postmodernoj geopolitici
THE CONCEPT OF BOUNDARY IN POSTMODERN GEOPOLITICS

Author(s): Marta Zorko
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: boundary; state; sovereignty; globalisation; deterritorialisation; postmodern geopolitics; de-geographisation of the world; triadisation; glocalisation

Summary/Abstract: This works examines the concept of boundary through the prism of postmodern geopolitics. Through an analysis of theses by eminent authors in this field, the author aims at a synthetic representation and evaluation of the complexity of the globalisation phenomenon, and of the consequences that can be caused by deterritorialisation in the postmodern contextualisation of boundaries and space. Some premature theses regarding the “end of geography” or the states’ loss of power in the contemporary world, have promptly been countered by well-founded criticism of the scientific community. The central section of the work inquires into the character of deterritorialisation, and analyses the traps inherent to contemporary research of territory and the geopolitical characteristics thereof.

  • Issue Year: XLIX/2012
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 30-44
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Croatian