Analysis of a New Approach to Understanding the Relationship Between Politics and Geographical Space in the School of Structuralism

Abstract

In the philosophy of sciences, especially human science, definition and recognition of ontological and epistemological concepts could be different or even contradictory in different schools of thought. Therefore, defining the theoretical framework of a concept is one of the most fundamental principles in studying and analysis of that concept. In Geographical sciences one of the important spatial relationships is between politics and geographical space, the interpretation of which differs in different schools of thought. In this research, with respect to the fundamental nature of the research we have tried to take a critical look at the relationship between politics and geographical space in the school of structuralism, with regard to valid theoretical documents. The findings of the study show that in the school of structuralism the components of geographical space are interactive and integrated and ideologies and political institutions play a significant role in the evolution of geographical forms and processes as external and structural factors.

Keywords

• territory
• ontology
• constructivism
• cultural geography.