Territory, State and Nation : The Geopolitics of Rudolf Kjellén

Rudolf Kjellén, regularly referred to as “the father of geopolitics,” developed in the first decade of the twentieth century an analytical model for calculating the capabilities of great-power states and promoting their interests in the international arena. It was an ambitious intellectual project that sought to bring politics into the sphere of social science. Bringing together experts on Kjellén from across the disciplines, __Territory, State and Nation__ explores the century-long international impact, analytical model, and historical theories of a figure immensely influential in his time who is curiously little-known today. Why Rudolf Kjellén? / Mark Bassin -- Introduction / Ragnar Björk and Thomas Lundén -- Rudolf Kjellén : academic, publicist, politician / Ragnar Björk, Bert Edströmand and Thomas Lundén -- Rudolf Kjellén : the Swedish intellectualand political context -- Ragnar Björk -- Sweden's borders : Kjellén's contribution to social science by defining and applying geopolitics / Claes G. Alvstam andThomas Lundén -- Rudolf Kjellén's great power studies : the editions / Ragnar Björk -- Rudolf Kjellén's great power studies : examining Germany, USA, Russia, Japan / Ragnar Björk -- Geopolitics, political geography and the political science irredenta: Kjellén ́s the state as a form of life / Thomas Lundén -- Kjéllen and World War I / Gunnar Falkemark -- The small game in the shadow of the great game: Kjellénian biopolitics between constructivism and realism / Carl Marklund -- Discourse, identity and territoriality: Kjellén's thinking about a European federation of states / Ola Tunander -- Rudolf Kjellén's intellectual impact in Latin America / Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano -- Kjellén's legacy: a story of divergent interpretations / Thomas Lundén -- Conclusion. Kjellén's life and work: tensions between opposites / Ragnar Björk and Thomas Lundén Contents List of Illustrations Foreword. Why Rudolf Kjellén? Introduction Chapter 1. Rudolf Kjellén: Academic, Publicist, Politician Chapter 2. Rudolf Kjellén: The Swedish Intellectual and Political Context Chapter 3. Sweden’s Borders: Kjellén’s Contribution to Social Science by Defining and Applying Geopolitics Chapter 4. Rudolf Kjellén’s Great Power Studies: The Editions Chapter 5. Rudolf Kjellén’s Great Power Studies: Examining Germany, USA, Russia, Japan Chapter 6. Geopolitics, Political Geography and the Political Science Irredenta: Kjellén’s The State as a Form of Life Chapter 7. Kjellén and the First World War Chapter 8. The Small Game in the Shadow of the Great Game: Kjellénian Biopolitics between Constructivism and Realism Chapter 9. Discourse, Identity and Territoriality: Kjellén’s Thinking about a European Federation of States Chapter 10. Rudolf Kjellén’s Intellectual Impact in Latin America Chapter 11. Kjellén’s Legacy: A Story of Divergent Interpretations Conclusion. Kjellén’s Life and Work: Tensions between Opposites Index "Rudolf Kjellén, regularly referred to as "the father of geopolitics," developed in the first decade of the twentieth century an analytical model for calculating the capabilities of great-power states and promoting their interests in the international arena. It was an ambitious intellectual project that sought to bring politics into the sphere of social science. Bringing together experts on Kjellén from across the disciplines, Territory, State and Nation explores the century-long international impact, analytical model, and historical theories of a figure immensely influential in his time who is curiously little-known today"-- Provided by publisher

Rudolf Kjellén, regularly referred to as "the father of geopolitics, " developed in the first decade of the twentieth century an analytical model for calculating the capabilities of great-power states and promoting their interests in the international arena. It was an ambitious intellectual project that sought to bring politics into the sphere of social science. Bringing together experts on Kjellén from across the disciplines, Territory, State and Nation explores the century-long international impact, analytical model, and historical theories of a figure immensely influential in his time who is curiously little-known today.