Bringing geography back to the study of international relations
Spatial dependence and regional context in Africa, 1966–1978
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11895331 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Ο’loughlin (University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author), John O'Loughlin, Luc Anselin (0000-0003-1076-2220, Arizona State University) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-61 |
| Publication date | 1991-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Interactions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-0629 • E-ISSN: 1547-7444 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03050629108434769 |
| OpenAlex | W2025591606 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 31 |
| References cited | 52 |
The study of international relations usually occurs in a geographic vacuum. Little attention is given to the spatial context, both local and regional, in which interstate relations take place. A methodology for situating interstate relations in context is proposed. It evaluates the separate effects of national attributes, spatial dependence or neighbor effect, and regional heterogeneity on relations among states. Using the example of African interstate cooperation and conflict between 1966 and 1978, geographic context is identified as a strongly local (first‐order neightbor) phenomenon by the use of an index of spatial association for dyadic data. Using the methods of spatial econometrics, the levels of conflict and cooperation for 42 African states in the study could be explained with a high degree of accuracy but individual dyadic relationship require more careful specification of attribute and geographic distance models. Both spatial dependence and spatial heterogeneity are strongly present in the African data and future study of African international relations should carefully examine their geographical context
Context (archaeology · Econometrics · Economic geography · Economics · Epistemology · Geographical distance · Geography · Index (typography · International conflict · International relations · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Regional science · Sociology · Spatial analysis · Spatial contextual awareness · Spatial dependence · Spatial ecology · Spatial econometrics · Spatial relation · Statistics · Computer Science · Demography · Global trade and economics · Law · Mathematics · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
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| Unique citing works | 31 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,89 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2021 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |