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Books by Klaus Dodds
Table of contents and introduction to edited collection
Reveals how people and places are inter-connected with each other, and how our geopolitical outlo... more Reveals how people and places are inter-connected with each other, and how our geopolitical outlook moulds our understanding of the world.
Shows why it is vital that we explore and attempt to understand how and why we divide the world into zones and territories - and how these divisions depend on your perspective.
Explains how terrorism, globalization, environmental degradation, and new technologies such as the internet are all challenging and complicating the geographical basis of global politics.
Looks at the history of terms such as 'the iron curtain', 'the third world', 'the axis of evil'.
Explains how geopolitics informs a government's foreign policy.
Geopolitics is a way of looking at the world: one that considers the links between political power, geography, and cultural diversity.
In certain places such as Iraq or Lebanon, moving a few feet either side of a territorial boundary can be a matter of life or death, dramatically highlighting the connections between place and politics. Even far away from these 'danger zones' - in Europe or the US for example - geopolitics remains an important part of everyday life.
This timely book explores the diverse geographies of the War on Terror. Drawing on recent advance... more This timely book explores the diverse geographies of the War on Terror. Drawing on recent advances in social theory, it offers new case studies and theoretical reflections on one of the central issues in contemporary geopolitics. Unlike more traditional forms of geopolitical research, the authors neither seek to advise particular foreign and security making communities, nor privilege a select group of states such as the United States and its allies, nor focus solely on headline geopolitical issues. Bringing together a wide-range of examples within practical, popular and formal geopolitical imaginations, practices and experiences, this volume considers how these both rely upon and contest relations of gender, race and coloniality. It addresses current debates in social theory by deploying three broad approaches to interrogate the War on Terror: discourse and performance; biopolitics and governmentality; and affect. In doing so, the book demonstrates the reach of the War on Terror into a wide variety of social contexts, its effects, and how people are responding to it.
Geopolitics is changing – the conduct ofwar and peace is being transformed by our increasing ... more Geopolitics is changing – the conduct ofwar and
peace is being transformed by our increasing
dependence on visual images. Dramatic pictures
ofterrorist acts,satellite photography ofweapons
ofmass destruction,digital snaps oftorture at
Abu Ghraib, bio-surveillance techniques like
retinal scanning,and closed circuit television
cameras all attest to the fact that the technologies
ofrepresentation and observation have become
essential military and diplomatic tools. Yet to date
there have been few attempts to examine the new
and complex ways in which visual culture and
statecraft are being fused.
Observant States brings together leading international scholars and commentators to explore the diverse aspects of this emerging field.
Papers by Klaus Dodds
Handbook on the Geographies of Regions and Territories
Polar Record
This paper explores ‘awkward Antarctic nationalism’ and builds on the critical scholarship that e... more This paper explores ‘awkward Antarctic nationalism’ and builds on the critical scholarship that explores the contours and contradictions of everyday, mundane, banal and even hot polar nationalisms. The emphasis on ‘awkward’ is designed to draw attention to the resonances and affordances that are associated with Australian polar nationalism in and beyond the Australian Antarctic Territory/East Antarctica. Using the 2016 Australian Antarctic strategy: 20 year action plan as a starting point, it considers how bodies, ice cores and gateways are put to work in order to address a fundamental pressure facing all claimant states. That is how to reassure domestic audiences that claims to territory and access are safe, sovereign and secure without alienating others with whom one wishes to do business within a particular area of Antarctica. More broadly, the paper concludes that both claimant states and non-claimant states are rubbing up against one another in areas such as custodianship, envi...
Sais Review of International Affairs, 2013
Polar Record, 2005
This paper is concerned with Aotearoa/New Zealand's changing relationship to Antarctica, and the ... more This paper is concerned with Aotearoa/New Zealand's changing relationship to Antarctica, and the Ross Dependency in particular. Through a consideration of post-colonial theory in the Ross Dependency, it is argued that a productive dialogue about the cultural politics of mainland Aotearoa/New Zealand can be opened up. After some reflections on the post-1945 political and cultural trajectory of the country, attention is given to the place of the Maori and their involvement in the polar continent and Southern Ocean. The adoption of Maori place-names on New Zealand maps of the Ross Dependency is considered further because it helps to illuminate the country's awkward and incomplete post-colonial transformation. Arguably, such an adoption of Maori place-names in Antarctica contributes to a vision of bicultural harmony. However, this is not a view shared by all observers. Developments affecting the crown agency Antarctica New Zealand, alongside recent heritage projects, are scrutinised further in order to consider how Maori-Pakeha relations influence and define contemporary understandings of New Zealand's presence in Antarctica. Finally, the paper briefly contemplates how a trans-Tasman dialogue with Australian scholars might enable further analysis into how geographically proximate settler colonies engage with Antarctica and their associated territorial claims to the continent and surrounding ocean.
This article explores the geopolitical and post-imperial significance of Ian Fleming&... more This article explores the geopolitical and post-imperial significance of Ian Fleming's famous spy, Commander James Bond RN/007. By drawing on two films, From Russia with Love (1963) and The World is Not Enough (1999), it is argued that these productions not only ...
A Very Short Introduction, 2012
A Very Short Introduction, 2012
A Very Short Introduction, 2012
Polar Research, Dec 1, 2010
Space, Vision, Power, 2014
Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 2005
This article examines New Zealand's role in the British/Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic ... more This article examines New Zealand's role in the British/Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE, 1955–58), the first mechanised crossing of Antarctica. Despite much interest in New Zealand's evolving relationship with Britain, the Commonwealth and the United States after 1945, the Antarctic dimension has received little attention. New Zealand's participation in the TAE, alongside activities attached to the International Geophysical Year, strengthened its
Table of contents and introduction to edited collection
Reveals how people and places are inter-connected with each other, and how our geopolitical outlo... more Reveals how people and places are inter-connected with each other, and how our geopolitical outlook moulds our understanding of the world.
Shows why it is vital that we explore and attempt to understand how and why we divide the world into zones and territories - and how these divisions depend on your perspective.
Explains how terrorism, globalization, environmental degradation, and new technologies such as the internet are all challenging and complicating the geographical basis of global politics.
Looks at the history of terms such as 'the iron curtain', 'the third world', 'the axis of evil'.
Explains how geopolitics informs a government's foreign policy.
Geopolitics is a way of looking at the world: one that considers the links between political power, geography, and cultural diversity.
In certain places such as Iraq or Lebanon, moving a few feet either side of a territorial boundary can be a matter of life or death, dramatically highlighting the connections between place and politics. Even far away from these 'danger zones' - in Europe or the US for example - geopolitics remains an important part of everyday life.
This timely book explores the diverse geographies of the War on Terror. Drawing on recent advance... more This timely book explores the diverse geographies of the War on Terror. Drawing on recent advances in social theory, it offers new case studies and theoretical reflections on one of the central issues in contemporary geopolitics. Unlike more traditional forms of geopolitical research, the authors neither seek to advise particular foreign and security making communities, nor privilege a select group of states such as the United States and its allies, nor focus solely on headline geopolitical issues. Bringing together a wide-range of examples within practical, popular and formal geopolitical imaginations, practices and experiences, this volume considers how these both rely upon and contest relations of gender, race and coloniality. It addresses current debates in social theory by deploying three broad approaches to interrogate the War on Terror: discourse and performance; biopolitics and governmentality; and affect. In doing so, the book demonstrates the reach of the War on Terror into a wide variety of social contexts, its effects, and how people are responding to it.
Geopolitics is changing – the conduct ofwar and peace is being transformed by our increasing ... more Geopolitics is changing – the conduct ofwar and
peace is being transformed by our increasing
dependence on visual images. Dramatic pictures
ofterrorist acts,satellite photography ofweapons
ofmass destruction,digital snaps oftorture at
Abu Ghraib, bio-surveillance techniques like
retinal scanning,and closed circuit television
cameras all attest to the fact that the technologies
ofrepresentation and observation have become
essential military and diplomatic tools. Yet to date
there have been few attempts to examine the new
and complex ways in which visual culture and
statecraft are being fused.
Observant States brings together leading international scholars and commentators to explore the diverse aspects of this emerging field.
Handbook on the Geographies of Regions and Territories
Polar Record
This paper explores ‘awkward Antarctic nationalism’ and builds on the critical scholarship that e... more This paper explores ‘awkward Antarctic nationalism’ and builds on the critical scholarship that explores the contours and contradictions of everyday, mundane, banal and even hot polar nationalisms. The emphasis on ‘awkward’ is designed to draw attention to the resonances and affordances that are associated with Australian polar nationalism in and beyond the Australian Antarctic Territory/East Antarctica. Using the 2016 Australian Antarctic strategy: 20 year action plan as a starting point, it considers how bodies, ice cores and gateways are put to work in order to address a fundamental pressure facing all claimant states. That is how to reassure domestic audiences that claims to territory and access are safe, sovereign and secure without alienating others with whom one wishes to do business within a particular area of Antarctica. More broadly, the paper concludes that both claimant states and non-claimant states are rubbing up against one another in areas such as custodianship, envi...
Sais Review of International Affairs, 2013
Polar Record, 2005
This paper is concerned with Aotearoa/New Zealand's changing relationship to Antarctica, and the ... more This paper is concerned with Aotearoa/New Zealand's changing relationship to Antarctica, and the Ross Dependency in particular. Through a consideration of post-colonial theory in the Ross Dependency, it is argued that a productive dialogue about the cultural politics of mainland Aotearoa/New Zealand can be opened up. After some reflections on the post-1945 political and cultural trajectory of the country, attention is given to the place of the Maori and their involvement in the polar continent and Southern Ocean. The adoption of Maori place-names on New Zealand maps of the Ross Dependency is considered further because it helps to illuminate the country's awkward and incomplete post-colonial transformation. Arguably, such an adoption of Maori place-names in Antarctica contributes to a vision of bicultural harmony. However, this is not a view shared by all observers. Developments affecting the crown agency Antarctica New Zealand, alongside recent heritage projects, are scrutinised further in order to consider how Maori-Pakeha relations influence and define contemporary understandings of New Zealand's presence in Antarctica. Finally, the paper briefly contemplates how a trans-Tasman dialogue with Australian scholars might enable further analysis into how geographically proximate settler colonies engage with Antarctica and their associated territorial claims to the continent and surrounding ocean.
This article explores the geopolitical and post-imperial significance of Ian Fleming&... more This article explores the geopolitical and post-imperial significance of Ian Fleming's famous spy, Commander James Bond RN/007. By drawing on two films, From Russia with Love (1963) and The World is Not Enough (1999), it is argued that these productions not only ...
A Very Short Introduction, 2012
A Very Short Introduction, 2012
A Very Short Introduction, 2012
Polar Research, Dec 1, 2010
Space, Vision, Power, 2014
Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, 2005
This article examines New Zealand's role in the British/Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic ... more This article examines New Zealand's role in the British/Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (TAE, 1955–58), the first mechanised crossing of Antarctica. Despite much interest in New Zealand's evolving relationship with Britain, the Commonwealth and the United States after 1945, the Antarctic dimension has received little attention. New Zealand's participation in the TAE, alongside activities attached to the International Geophysical Year, strengthened its
Les diagraphies de corrosion - Acquisition et interprétation des données On estime aujourd'h... more Les diagraphies de corrosion - Acquisition et interprétation des données On estime aujourd'hui que près de la moitié des vieux puits d'extraction d'hydrocarbures encore en production présente une usure critique provoquant des fuites. Du fait non seulement des pertes conséquentes ...
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 2009
In this short intervention, I will develop two points for the purpose of exploring how the Antarc... more In this short intervention, I will develop two points for the purpose of exploring how the Antarctic has been encountered and thought about in gendered terms. First, there is a general point to be made about the marginal role of women in the history of Antarctic ...
Istor Revista De Historia Internacional, 2009
Progress in Human Geography, 1996