Do Interstate Visits Matter? Political-Geographic Analysis of Slovak Economic Diplomacy

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ID21373548
AuthorsFilip Šandor (0000-0003-1886-8089, Comenius University, Slovak Republic), Daniel Gurňák (0000-0001-7398-5195, Comenius University, Slovak Republic), Matúš Bilka (0000-0003-0966-4180, University of Economics, Slovak Republic)
Year2024
Volume76
Issue1
Pages24-36
Publication date2024-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Professional Geographer (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-0124 • E-ISSN: 1467-9272
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00330124.2023.2223256
OpenAlexW4385802673
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited38

The aim of this article is a political-geographical analysis of political and economic relations between the Slovak Republic and the countries of the world from 1993 to 2019. We spatially analyze more than 15,000 trips of Slovak government officials to countries around the world and their relation to foreign trade. Using the statistical method of correlation, we examine the degree of relationship between trade indicators and political interactions (represented by government visits) in more than 150 countries around the world. We cartographically define spatial concentration, especially the high direct correlation between trade and trips, and examine the factors and causes of this correlation on the example of selected countries with significant values. The countries of the Eastern Partnership, the Middle East, the Western Balkans, and East Asia have the highest correlation coefficients. Our article seeks to contribute to the discussion on the effectiveness of economic diplomacy using geographical approaches

Cartography · Diplomacy · Economics · Economy · General partnership · Geography · Political science · Politics · Slovak · TRIPS architecture · Welfare economics · Cross-Border Cooperation and Integration · Global trade and economics · International Business and FDI

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