The geopolitics of laughter and forgetting
A world-systems interpretation of the post-modern geopolitical condition1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3948927 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Courtney Flint (0000-0002-8867-942X, Pennsylvania State University, corresponding author), Colin Flint |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1-16 |
| Publication date | 2001-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geopolitics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1465-0045 • E-ISSN: 1557-3028 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14650040108407727 |
| OpenAlex | W2087064723 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 39 |
Scholars have noted a recent transition from modern to post‐modern geopolitics. Deterritorialisation is the defining feature of the new geopolitical condition. The purpose of this article is to outline a world‐systems theory interpretation of the processes of deterritorialisation. World‐systems makes three contributions: the core/periphery of the world‐economy explains the geographic pattern of deterritorialisation, hegemonic cycles explain the timing of deterritorialisation, and the institutions of the world‐economy provide an understanding of the politics that underlie contemporary geopolitical processes. The core/periphery structure of the world‐economy provokes two responses, the geopolitics of laughter and forgetting
Epistemology · Forgetting · Geopolitics · Hegemony · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · World economy · World-system · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · World Systems and Global Transformations
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2022 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |