AP/GEOG 2070 3.00 Empire, State, & Power: An Introduction to Political Geography

AP/GEOG 2070 3.00

Empire, State, & Power: An Introduction to Political Geography

This course explores the reciprocal links between geography and political processes at the global, national and local levels. Political geography asks us to understand the historical and contemporary relationships between power and space, focusing on empires, nations, states, territory, and borders. More broadly, the course highlights the importance of space and place for processes of domination.