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Being on the map: the new iconographies of power over European space Ole B. Jensen, Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University Tim Richardson, Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Sheffield Address for correspondence: Ole B. Jensen Department of Development and Planning Aalborg University Fibigerstraede 11 DK-9220 Aalborg Denmark tel: +45 9635 8285 fax: +45 9815 3537 e-mail: obj@i4.auc.dk Being on the map: the new iconographies of power over European space Abstract This paper explores the representation of European space in images, and the significance of these images in building and reproducing policy discourses of European space. Landmark and less well known images of European spatial relations are discussed, from representations of trans-European infrastructure networks to the iconic bananas and grapes, and through to the new science of infographics, which explicitly attempts to articulate new European spatial concepts such as polycentricity in image form. Images are understood as elements of an emerging transnational spatial policy discourse, and so are analysed in the context of contestation over meanings, played out in policy debates, in documentation and in other practices of spatial planning. In particular we concentrate on how images are used together with textual references and discussions to form a persuasive component of spatial discourse. We therefore analyse these representations of space as contested, rather than as the outputs of rational spatial analysis. The aim is to reveal the underlying rationales of different framings of space and spatial relations, leading to insights into the ways in which such images are playing an increasingly important role in foregrounding certain ways of thinking about European space and mobility whilst bracketing others. Our analysis suggests that whilst iconic representations of European space articulate an apparently unified view of European development, they als