Category Archives: Territory

Warwick Graduate Conference in Political Geography – Call for papers

Posted on July 10, 2013 by stuartelden

Call for Papers: Warwick Graduate Conference in Political Geography, 28-29 November 2013 Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS), University of Warwick Theme: ‘Politics, Spaces, Imaginations’ Keynote: Klaus Dodds (Geography, Royal Holloway) Globalised mobilities today remind us of the inextricable … Continue reading →

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The Golan Heights

Posted on July 4, 2013 by stuartelden

Another fascinating trip on my recent visit to Israel was into the Golan Heights with political geographer Nimrod Luz. The Golan was captured by Israel from Syria in 1967, and very nearly lost in 1973. Israel annexed it in 1981, … Continue reading →

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Gordillo – ‘Opaque Zones of Empire’ and the concept of terrain

Posted on July 4, 2013 by stuartelden

Gastón Gordillo recently posted the text of his AAG presentation, ‘Opaque Zones of Empire‘ to his Space and Politics blog. Derek Gregory picks up the discussion with a piece entitled ‘Terror and Terrain‘ at Geographical Imaginations. What is especially interesting … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Territory cover

Posted on July 1, 2013 by stuartelden

The book will be out in August – University of Chicago Press page here. Here’s what I say about the subject of the picture in the book: Irnerius (c.1050-c.1130) is a largely unknown figure, but he founded the school known … Continue reading →

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Gastón Gordillo on the Imperial Presidency

Posted on June 16, 2013 by stuartelden

Gastón Gordillo on the Imperial Presidency at Space and Politics.

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Pangaea with today’s boundaries

Posted on June 6, 2013 by stuartelden

Click on image for larger sizes. I can imagine this as the beginning of an interesting class discussion. Thanks to Antoine Bousquet for the link.

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Burning Issues: Geopolitics Today

Posted on June 6, 2013 by stuartelden

This autumn I’ll be teaching a course for incoming Masters students at Warwick on global events, which should be useful for their broader studies. The topics are intentionally general so that the examples can be contemporary and potentially updated in … Continue reading →

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Books received

Posted on May 28, 2013 by stuartelden

The Korean translation of Lefebvre’s Rhythmanalysis (including my introduction from the English translation); Jacob Taubes, To Carl Schmitt; Richard J. Bernstein’s Violence; and the 2013 diary from Passia, with a wealth of maps, information and data on Palestine, along with … Continue reading →

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The Northern Nigerian State of Emergency

Posted on May 24, 2013 by stuartelden

My Boko Haram paper is lying dormant while I mark exams, and embark on the buying and selling of homes, and is in danger of being over-taken by events. I’ve been keeping up-to-date on the developments in the north-east of the … Continue reading →

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The Funambulist Pamphlets

Posted on May 21, 2013 by stuartelden

One of my favourite blogs, The Funambulist, teams up with one of the most interesting and challenging new publishing outlets, Punctum Books, to produce a series of little books on themes covered on the blog. The twelve first volumes are … Continue reading →

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