Political Geography Arizona State University政治地理亚利桑那州国家大学.pptVIP

STATE ORGANIZATION AND NATIONAL POWER Large-area Influenceson State Power Colonialism Large-area Influenceson State Power Economic dimensions of power Economic trends Understanding a country’s global economy World-System Analysis View the world as an interlocked system of states Perspective ties political geography more closely to economic geography World Systems Theory: core, semi-periphery, periphery The world economy has a three-tier structure. A. Core-higher levels of Ed., higher salaries, more technology B. Periphery: lower levels of Ed., lower salaries, less technology C. Semi-periphery: places where core and periphery processes are both occurring, places that are exploited by the core but in turn exploit the periphery. *core takes advantage of cheap labor, less taxes, lax environmental standards in the periphery, semi acts as a buffer between the two. Freidrick Ratzel: Organic Theory A state, which is a collection of humans, would function and behave as an organism. Hitler used this theory to expand his territory. The Heartland Theory -Land based power (not sea) would rule the world. Eurasia=Heart is resource rich, pivotal area from Eastern Europe to Eastern Siberia. This area would be the base for world conquest. Who rules Eastern Europe commands the Heartland. Who rules the heartland commands the world island. Who rules the World Island commands the world. When this theory was proposed Russia was in disarray. No one foresaw would be a super power Rimland Theory: Nicholas Spykman Eurasian Rim, not its heart held the key to global power. 1. Who controls Rimland rules Eurasia. 2. Who rules Eurasia controls the destinies of the world. The rimland is a fragmented zone, won’t be under the power of 1 super power. A divided rimland is key to the balance of power of the world. Today: Western Europe vs. China The Character of State Territory Population vs. territory size E.g., China Acquisition of colonial empires ? world’s states 5 million people Organizationa