Overview

Rudolf Kjellen, regularly referred to as the father of geopolitics, developed in the first decade of the twentieth century an analytical model for calculating the capabilities of great-power states and promoting their interests in the international arena. It was an ambitious intellectual project that sought to bring politics into the sphere of social science. Bringing together experts on Kjellen from across the disciplines, Territory, State and Nation explores the century-long international impact, analytical model, and historical theories of a figure immensely influential in his time who is curiously little-known today.

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Author:   Ragnar Bjoerk ,  Thomas Lunden
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781800730724

ISBN 10:   1800730721
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   13 August 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Foreword: Why Rudolf Kjellen? Mark Bassin Introduction Ragnar Bjoerk and Thomas Lunden Chapter 1. Rudolf Kjellen: Academic, Publicist, Politician Ragnar Bjoerk, Bert Edstroem and Thomas Lunden Chapter 2. Rudolf Kjellen: The Swedish Intellectual and Political Context Ragnar Bjoerk Chapter 3. Swedens Borders: Kjellen's Contribution to Social Science by Defining and Applying Geopolitics Claes G. Alvstam & Thomas Lunden Chapter 4. Rudolf Kjellen's Great Power Studies: The Editions Ragnar Bjoerk Chapter 5. Rudolf Kjellen's Great Power Studies: Examining Germany, USA, Russia, Japan Ragnar Bjoerk Chapter 6. Geopolitics, Political Geography and the Political Science Irredenta: Kjellens The State as a Form of Life Thomas Lunden Chapter 7. Kjellen and World War I Gunnar Falkemark Chapter 8. The Small Game in the Shadow of the Great Game: Kjellenian Biopolitics between Constructivism and Realism Carl Marklund Chapter 9. Discourse, Identity, and Territoriality: Kjellen's Thinking about a European Federation of States Ola Tunander Chapter 10. Rudolf Kjellen's Intellectual Impact in Latin America Andres Rivarola Puntigliano Chapter 11. Kjellen's Legacy: A Story of Divergent Interpretations Thomas Lunden Conclusion: Kjellen's Life and Work: Tensions between Opposites Ragnar Bjoerk and Thomas Lunden Index

Reviews

With an engaging critical perspective on classical geopolitics, the contributions to this volume illuminate both the historical and theoretical contributions of Kjellen and his pivotal role in the development of the field as a sub-discipline of political science. * Geoff Sloan, University of Reading

Author Information

Ragnar Bjoerk is a retired Associate Professor of History from Uppsala University and is now affiliated with Soedertoern University.

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