Outputs (18)

Leibniz and geography : geologist, paleontologist, biologist, historian, political theorist and geopolitician (2013)
Journal Article
Elden, S. (2013). Leibniz and geography : geologist, paleontologist, biologist, historian, political theorist and geopolitician. Geographica Helvetica, 68(2), 81-93

This article discusses the way that the German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Leibniz (1646–1716) made a number of significant contributions to geography. In outlining his contributions as a geologist, palaeontologist, biologist, historian,... Read More about Leibniz and geography : geologist, paleontologist, biologist, historian, political theorist and geopolitician.

Land, Terrain, Territory (2010)
Journal Article
Elden, S. (2010). Land, Terrain, Territory. Progress in Human Geography, 34(6), 799-817. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132510362603

This paper outlines a way toward conceptual and historical clarity around the question of territory. The aim is not to define territory, in the sense of a single meaning; but rather to indicate the issues at stake in grasping how it has been understo... Read More about Land, Terrain, Territory.

Thinking Territory Historically (2010)
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Elden, S. (2010). Thinking Territory Historically. Geopolitics, 15(4), 757-761. https://doi.org/10.1080/14650041003717517

Thinking Territory Politically (2010)
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Elden, S. (2010). Thinking Territory Politically. Political Geography, 29(4), 238-241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2010.02.013

Reading Schmitt Geopolitically: Nomos, Territory and Großraum (2010)
Journal Article
Elden, S. (2010). Reading Schmitt Geopolitically: Nomos, Territory and Großraum. Radical Philosophy, 161, 18-26

Henri Lefebvre on State, Space, Territory (2009)
Journal Article
Brenner, N., & Elden, S. (2009). Henri Lefebvre on State, Space, Territory. International Political Sociology, 3(4), 353-377. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-5687.2009.00081.x

In this article, we offer an account of how the French Marxist philosopher and sociologist Henri Lefebvre can be read as a theorist of territory. While Lefebvre's writings on state space have generated some interest in recent years, the territorial d... Read More about Henri Lefebvre on State, Space, Territory.

Place Symbolism and Land Politics in Beowulf (2009)
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Elden, S. (2009). Place Symbolism and Land Politics in Beowulf. cultural geographies, 16(4), 447-463. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474474009340087

This article provides a reading of the Old English poem Beowulf, with a focus on its symbolic and political geographies. The key question is the role of place or site in the poem in general terms, and the more specific issue of land. The article firs... Read More about Place Symbolism and Land Politics in Beowulf.

The Territorial Integrity of Iraq, 2003-2007: Invocation, Violation, Viability (2009)
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Elden, S., & Williams, A. (2009). The Territorial Integrity of Iraq, 2003-2007: Invocation, Violation, Viability. Geoforum, 40(3), 407-417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2008.12.009

This paper considers the ways in which Iraq’s territorial integrity has been invoked by the international community, how it was violated by the US-led coalition between 2003 and 2007, and how these acts have called into question the future viability... Read More about The Territorial Integrity of Iraq, 2003-2007: Invocation, Violation, Viability.

Reassessing Kant's Geography (2009)
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Elden, S. (2009). Reassessing Kant's Geography. Journal of Historical Geography, 35(1), 3-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhg.2008.06.001

This article offers a critical reassessment of Immanuel Kant's lectures on Physische Geographie and his contribution to geographical thought more generally. There are a number of reasons why this reassessment is needed: the lectures are finally about... Read More about Reassessing Kant's Geography.

Being-With as Making Worlds: The ‘Second Coming’ of Peter Sloterdijk (2009)
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Elden, S., & Mendieta, E. (2009). Being-With as Making Worlds: The ‘Second Coming’ of Peter Sloterdijk. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 27(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1068/d2701em

This introductory essay provides a background to the writings of Peter Sloterdijk. It begins with a discussion of writings translated into English in the late 1980s—the Critique of Cynical Reason and Thinker on Stage—but then shows how Sloterdijk’s w... Read More about Being-With as Making Worlds: The ‘Second Coming’ of Peter Sloterdijk.