SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVES OF POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE OR REVISITING THE BENEFITS OF ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY

Authors

  • Nadezhda Borisova Perm State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17072/2218-1067-2024-3-150-153

Keywords:

electoral geography, electoral processes, elections, methods of spatial analysis

Abstract

This reviewed monograph[1] is dedicated to the development, current state, and methodological potential of electoral geography. Drawing on a wide array of domestic and international electoral, political, and geographical studies, the author demonstrates not only the historical trajectory of the academic discipline, but also how electoral geography opens up new avenues for understanding and interpreting elections as political process, institution, instrument, procedure, and phenomenon. Through the "geographical lens" it is possible not only to grasp the spatial extent and dimensions of elections, but also to employ methodological instruments and spatial analysis techniques. In other words, the methods of electoral geography "ground" elections while simultaneously enabling their conceptualization and understanding in terms of spatial structure, organization, and impact.   [1] Okunev, I. Y. (2023) Electoral Geography. Aspect Press Publishing

Author Biography

Nadezhda Borisova, Perm State University

Dr of Political Sciences, Associate Professor, Dean of the Faculty for History and Political Science

References

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Окунев, И. Ю. (2019) Политическая география. М.: Аспект Пресс. [Okunev, I. Yu. (2019) Political Geography [Politicheskaya geografiya]. M.: Aspekt Press. (In Russ.)].

Окунев, И. Ю. (2023) Электоральная география. М.: Аспект Пресс. [Okunev, I. Yu. (2023) Electoral Geography [Elektoral'naya geografiya]. M.: Aspekt Press. (In Russ.)].

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Published

2024-10-11

How to Cite

Borisova Н. В. (2024). SPECIFIC PERSPECTIVES OF POLITICAL KNOWLEDGE OR REVISITING THE BENEFITS OF ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY. Bulletin of Perm University. Political Science, 18(3). https://doi.org/10.17072/2218-1067-2024-3-150-153