Theory and Explanation in Geography

• Autore: Yeung Henry Wai-chung
• Pubblicazione: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 2023; Newark : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2023; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (338 pages)
• Soggetto topico: Human geography; Relationism
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Theory and Explanation in Geography -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface and Acknowledgement -- 1. Critical Human Geography Today: A Multitude of Approaches and Concepts? -- Main Argument and Approach -- Important Caveats: What This Book Is Not About -- Key Considerations: Of/For Theory and Explanation -- Chapter Outlines -- Notes -- 2. Contemporary Geographical Thought: Theory and Explanation -- Theory in Marxism -- Theories in Poststructuralism and Post-Phenomenology/Posthumanism -- Actor-Network Theory -- Non-Representational Theory -- Assemblage Theory -- Post-Phenomenology and Posthumanism -- Theories in Feminism and Postcolonialism -- Feminist Theory -- Postcolonial Theory -- Notes -- 3. What Kind of Theory for What Kind of Human Geography? -- Analytical Geographies: Theory and Explanation in Geography -- From Concepts to Theories -- From Theory to Explanation in Geography -- Mid-Range Theories: Critical Realism, Causal Mechanisms, and Relational Thinking -- What Realism - Critical and/or Speculative? -- Causal Mechanisms and Relational Thinking in Mid-Range Theories -- Notes -- 4. Relational Theory -- Relationality and Relational Thought in Contemporary Human Geography -- Relationality in Marxian and Institutional Geographies -- Relational Thought in Poststructuralist, Feminist, and Postcolonial Geographies -- Making Things Happen: Towards a Relational Theory -- Rethinking Relational Thought: Relationality and Power -- Causal Powers and Relationality in Relational Geometries -- Notes -- 5. Mechanism and Process in Causal Explanation -- Theorizing Mechanism in Causal Explanation -- Reconceptualizing Mechanism, Process, and Context -- Causal Theory and Actors -- Processual Thought in Geography -- From Process to Mechanism: Explanatory Theory/Theorizing in Geography -- Why Neoliberalization?. ; Neoliberalization: What's in a Process and What Can Go Wrong? -- Explaining Neoliberalism 'with Chinese Characteristics': How Might the Process-Mechanism Distinction Work? -- Notes -- 6. Theorizing Globalization: Explanatory Theory, Situated Knowledges, and 'Theorizing Back' -- Globalization as Geographical Processes -- A Causal Theory of Global Production Networks: Explaining Globalization and Its Socio-Spatial Outcomes -- Beyond Situated Knowledges: 'Theorizing Back' and Making Theory Work -- Are Situated Knowledges Good Enough? -- Theorizing Back: Strategic Coupling and Global Economic Geographies -- Making Theory Work: The Trouble with Global Production Networks -- Notes -- 7. What Kind of Geography for What Kind of Social Science? -- Towards Analytical Geographies: Mid-Range Geographical Theories for Social Science -- Beyond 'Academic Esotericism': Analytical Geographies for Public Engagement and Policy -- Notes -- References -- Index -- EULA.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores the theoretical frameworks and explanatory models within contemporary human geography. It examines a multitude of approaches including Marxism, Actor-Network Theory, Assemblage Theory, Feminism, and Postcolonial Theory, among others. The authors aim to provide a comprehensive understanding of how these theories apply to geographical analysis and explanation. The book discusses the importance of relational thinking and causal mechanisms in developing mid-range theories that bridge the gap between abstract concepts and practical applications. It also addresses the role of geographical thought in understanding globalization and socio-spatial outcomes. This work is intended for scholars, students, and professionals interested in critical human geography, offering insights into the development of analytical geographies for public engagement and policy. The authors' goal is to engage readers in reflecting on the role of theory in explaining geographical phenomena and to encourage the use of these theories in broader social science contexts.
• Titolo autorizzato: Theory and Explanation in Geography
• ISBN: 9781119845522; 1119845521; 9781119845515; 1119845513; 9781119845539; 111984553X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910877746903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: RGS-IBG Book Series