Geopolitical codes and popular representations* |
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| Authors: | Gertjan Dijkink |
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| Institution: | (1) Instituut voor Sociale Geografie, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, 1018 VZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Geopolitical codes – intellectual tools for practising statecraft – share a certain basic understanding of the world with less articulate, popular representations. Both are influenced by national geographies and histories. The international power game may (particularly in large countries) temporarily alienate codes from popular representations but the ensuing conflicts also prove the solidity of popular visions about the world order. Change is nevertheless possible and should be one of the central themes of research in geopolitical representations. This article concludes with specifying five perspectives that can be adopted in cross-national research: time/space models of the world, national myths, territorial narratives, active/passive approach of international relations and reactions to international crises. |
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| Keywords: | belief systems codes geopolitics nationalism |
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