The Logic of Political Territoriality
Hans Vollaard
The creation of an undivided Europe without borders raises questions about the present-day significance political territoriality in Europe. article presents a conceptualisation to indicate its significance. Political is defined here as active strategy control by controlling geographical area. implications territorial are labelled logic territoriality, comprising fixity, impersonality, inclusion/exclusion and centrality. more salient is, this leaves imprint on policies, politics polities. This variable not only allows for refined comparisons time place elsewhere than rigid Westphalian understanding would. It also enables one determine where when making fundamental distinction discipline science between Comparative Politics International Relations justified, providing common vocabulary both disciplines analysing changing territoriality.
Geopolitics