Geopolitics of the Contemporary World: Power and Actors in the 21st Century :: Special Issue

Journal of Political Science and International Relations

Special Issue

Geopolitics of the Contemporary World: Power and Actors in the 21st Century

Submission Deadline: 30 October 2020
Status: Submission Closed
Lead Guest Editor: Malwina Hopej

About This Special Issue

Both the events and political decisions that took place half a century ago impacted the beginning of the 21st century. This is reflected, for example, in the Year of Africa, the decline of the colonial empires, democratic transitions in Central and Eastern Europe, a significant increase in the importance of non-state actors, the new order formed by the hegemon and great powers after the collapse of the bipolar system… These are merely several factors acknowledged as the genesis of the contemporary international scene.

Classical Geopolitics perceives world politics as the rivalry of superpowers and pragmatic interests on the international chessboard. On the other hand, Critical Geopolitics takes into consideration the significance of culture, words and the images of state created in the minds of foreign mass recipients. Power is one of the essential issues of international relations. However, its definition is questionable – it consists of so many factors that it is impossible to create a rigid definition. A similar situation is observed when attempting to assess the globalization issue – the processes change depending on both the region and time. Moreover, which actors – state or non-state – play an important role in the world politics?

This issue anticipates the creation of a multi-threaded exchange of views on the geopolitics of the contemporary world, with special emphasis on the power and actors in international relations – the analysis of phenomena, theoretical and empirical approaches, taking both global and regional perspectives into account.

Aims and Scope:

Critical Geopolitics
Classical Geopolitics
Power
Superpower and Great Powers
Non-state Actors
Theories of International Relations
Security Studies
International Security/global security
Globalization
Geo-economics
Soft Power
Smart Power

Lead Guest Editor

Malwina Hopej

Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland

Guest Editors

Aleksy Borowka

Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland
Jonna Siekiera

Faculty of Law, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Monika Brzozowska

Faculty of Law and Administration, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
Jagoda Wloch

Faculty of Political Science, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland
Emilia Bamwenda

Institute of International Studies, University of Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland
Tatiana de Souza Leite Garcia

Department of International Relations, Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Shabir Rehman Sheikh

Department of Political Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Kulgam, India
Iryna Cherniakhovych

Faculty of Management , Kiev Institute of Business and Technology, Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Nanda Kishor

Department of Geopolitics and International Relations, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
Jochua Abrão Baloi

Post-Graduate School of The University of Saint Thomas of Mozambique, Maputo, Mozambique
Waheed Kakay

Ministry of Education, Diyala Education Directorate, Qazaniyah, Iraq