Still a long journey to decentralize geopolitics
Abstract
In this brief response paper, we respond to the insightful commentaries that critically engage with our original article in this forum. First, we discuss whether Confucian culture is fundamental to Chinese geopolitics, emphasizing how and why culture is part of a wider epistemic resource. We also note that our model is not normative, but an analytic framework for understanding complex non-western situations. Second, we discuss the geographies and scales of our model, noting a core tension between geopolitics at the state level and in everyday life. Third, we address the ‘gap’ between theory and practice under our Confucian model, noting that there is often a strategic inclusion (or exclusion) of Confucianism in practice. We finish by emphasizing that our paper is part a longer journey to further decentralize the western hold upon geopolitics.
Citation
An , N , Sharp , J & Shaw , I 2021 , ' Still a long journey to decentralize geopolitics ' , Dialogues in Human Geography , vol. 11 , no. 2 , pp. 270-274 . https://doi.org/10.1177/20438206211017739
Publication
Dialogues in Human Geography
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
2043-8206Type
Journal article
Description
This research is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 41701149; 41871127; 41630635), and the Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai) No: 99147-42080011.Collections
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