Urbanisation and the shifting conditions of the state as a territorial‐political community: A study of the geographies of political efficacy

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers - Tập 47 Số 2 - Trang 409-425 - 2022
Juho Luukkonen1, Mikko Weckroth2, Teemu Kemppainen1, Teemu Makkonen3, Heikki Sirviö1
1Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
2Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
3Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland

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AbstractIn this paper, we contribute to recent debates on the geographies of discontent by examining the implications of urbanisation on the state as a territorial‐political community in the European context. Building on an Arendtian conception of politics, we argue that the emergence of the “urban” as a dominant spatio‐political imaginary has led to a narrowing of the conditions of politics and political agency within states. The urban imaginary has provoked selective spatio‐political discourses, geopolitical strategies, and policy practices that have resulted in the exclusion of certain social and spatial fractions of society from a shared sense of community and political agency within the state. To demonstrate this point, we empirically analysed the experience of political efficacy in Europe. The results of our analysis show that perceived external political efficacy is weakest in more rural settings and in regions with low GDP and a declining population. Accordingly, we suggest that policy measures ought to be directed against this sort of political alienation and should be used to create a stronger sense of political belonging and community.

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Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Tập 47 Số 2

409-425

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