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Political Geography (Theory)
Course Objective: This course will develop an understanding to study in relevant details theoretical concepts and challenges underpinning the study of geography and politics. To identity the political, economic, and environmental forces that are undermining the modern nation-state system.
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Political Geography (Theory)
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CO200: Develop the understanding about the concept of political geography. CO201: Acquire the theories of political geography. CO202: Aknowledge elements of the state. CO203: Compare the political geography is related to administration. CO204: Conceptualize electoral Geography. CO205: Contribute effectively in coursespecific interaction.
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Approach in Teaching:
Interactive lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstrations.
Learning activities for the Students: Self- learning assignments, effective questions, Seminar presentation. |
Class Test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and Group projects. |
Definition, scope, nature and importance of Political geography.
Its relation with other social sciences,
history and development of political geography : pre-modern phase (before 19th century)
Global strategic views: views of Mackinder,
Spykmman,
Meining, Hooson,
De Sseversky.
World’s geostrategic regions.
State and nation, the idea of state, elements of the state: territory, population, organization and power concept of nation, nationalism.
Heart of the state: core areas, focus, capital city.
Frontiers and boundaries: definitions, classifications and concepts, boundaries as economic barriers, buffer zone, concept of territorial and maritime boundaries, landlocked states, point of access, growth of nations and disintegration of empires, unitary and federal states, dying colonialism and resurgent nationalism, super nationalism.
Politics and transportation, geography of foreign aid and economic development
Emergence of third world block, politico-geographical study of India, political geography of administration
Politico-geographical implications of space research.
Function, methods and trends of electoral geography:
voter’s participation before voting prediction, conceptual model of the voting decision, operationalization of conceptual decision.
Gerrymandering in relation to India
Essential Readings:
- Adhikari, S.2004: Political Geography, Rawat Publications, Jaipur.
- Deshpande, C.D.1992: India – A Regional Book Interpretation, Northern Book Centre, New Delhi.
- Dikshit, R. D. 1982: Political Geography: A Contemporary Perspective, Tata McGraw- Hill Publication Co, New Delhi.
- Pounds, N.J.G.1972: Political Geography, McGraw Hill, New York.
- Guha, J.L.andChattoraj, P.R : A New Approach to Economic Geography, World Press, Kolkata.
- Taylor. P. 1985: Political Geography, Longman, London.
Suggested Readings:
- Sen, Debabrata, 1975, Basic Principles of Geopolitics and History, Concept Publishing Company.
- Adhikari, Sudeepta, 2017, Political Geography, Rawat Books Publication, Jaipur.
- Soja,Edward. W., 1989, Post-Modern Geographies, Sage Publishers.
E-Content:
- Annals of the National Association of Geographers India – Biannual, National Association of Geographers, New Delhi 0970-972X
- The Deccan Geographer (Print only)-Half- Yearly, The Deccan Geographical Society, Pune 0011-7269
- https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/Download
- https://shop.elsevier.com/journals/political-geography/0962-6298
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/political-geography
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-political-science