Geography of Crisis Areas and Border Studies

Geography of Crisis Areas and Border Studies

Lectures: 30

Seminars: 15

Tutorials: 15

ECTS credit: 6

Lecturer(s): doc. dr. Rogelj Boštjan, prof. dr. Zupančič Jernej

- Geographical dimensions of crisis areas in the world.
- Geopolitical zoning. Geopolitics in the modern world.
- The circumstances and reasons of conflicts and crisis areas.
- The characteristics of crisis areas development; their social and spatial consequences.
- Political-geographical aspects of crisis areas resolutution.
- Peace- and humanitary operation in modern era in geographic context.
- Interethnic relations and processes. Ethnic conflicts. The ethnic conflicts resolution. Different practices: resetlements, border changes, autonomies, federation. State creation.
- Political borders and border conflicts. Geography of borders. The border problems solutions.
- Revitalizationa and re-integration of crisis areas.
- Radical movements and their impact to the modern geopolitics. Fundamentalism and terrorism.
- Political-geographical analysis of crisis area: from the early confrontation to conflictsand conflicts-resolution. Revitalization of post-crisis area.
- Crisisand post-crisis areas in Europe.
- Near and Middle East. Arabian arc.
- Crisis areas in Asia: the power of new nationalisms
- Crisis areas in Africa: cultural and social dimensions of outside powers. African nationalism.
- Crisis areas in Latin America: the troubles of weak countries. Revolutions, dictatorships and chaos.

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• Kissinger, H. A., 1994. The Diplomacy. New York, Simon&Schuster. COBISS.SI-ID – 12289330
• Smith, D., 2003. Atlas of war and peace. London, Routledge, 128 str. COBISS.SI-ID – 23815010

Other current literature available in the e-classroom.