GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Geopolitics, Economic Globalization, North American Free Trade Agreement
11 Apr 2018
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March 27, 2017 the study of the importance of space in understanding international relations. Consider: economic globalization and concentration of power in global alliances (ex, These geopolitical forces result in: bringing together of (potentially diverse) nations into one (multinational) sovereign state. Such forces are always present; it is a matter of which force is more influential at any point in time. Lack of homogeneity leads to weak state identity. Lack of a collective history (i. e. former colonies) A history of mistreatment leading to resentment. State instability: results from cultural/national divisions within the state. Secessionist movements: nations within multinational states that want to create their own separate states. Quebec, scotland, belgium, basque (spain and france)- tied to a strong sense of nationalism. In some cases, state instability is driven by circumstances whereby a nation has no state of its own, but overlaps with several other states. Africa: boundaries reflect the interest of the colonizers. Independence: slower than elsewhere (i. e. the americas)
