Theory of the geopolinomical structure of the world system

پژوهش ‎های جغرافیای سیاسی

Article 4, Volume 6, Issue 3 - Serial Number 23, July 2021, Pages 59-83   

Document Type: مقالات علمی -پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/pg.2021.69612.1033

Authors

Hassan Noorali^{* 1}; Zahra Pishgahifard²

¹M.A. in Political Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

²Professor of Political Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The global geopolitical order became fluid after the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and we witnessed a shift in dimensions from geostrategy to economic and cultural dimensions in the last decades of the twentieth century. Meanwhile, Wallerstein's theory of geoculture and Huntington's theory of the clash of civilizations did not work out well, so we are witnessing the formation of a "geopolinomics" order in the 21st century that was previously conceptualized by "Demko and Wood" and "kazi". Using their terminology, the authors present a new theory called the "geopolinomical structure of the world system" for the 21st century, which is based on the components of economics, politics and geography. The present article is of the type of fundamental and theoretical research and the information and raw materials of the analysis are obtained by the library method and by using scientific books and articles, as well as valid or reference websites.The results show that in the modern geopolinomical order, a fragile multipolar equilibrium has been formed with the axis of the four powers of the United States, China, Russia and India, and energy and ports, along with corridors and geotransit routes are geopolinomical components. These factors have given rise to the "geographical gravity of power rivalry" in Central Asian-Eurasia as the "ecumene" of the structure.

Keywords

geopolinomics; geopolitics; politics; economy; geography

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