How John Agnew Transformed Geographic Thinking: The Territorial Trap and Beyond (Routledge Research in Place, Space and Politics)

This book explores the intellectual legacy of John Agnew, one of geography’s most influential thinkers of the past 50 years.It examines Agnew’s transformative thinking on geopolitics, territory, place, and context, demonstrating how his ideas reshaped political geography and continue to inform contemporary scholarship across geography, political science, and international relations. Through a comprehensive understanding of Agnew’s contributions to geographic thought and their enduring relevance, the book offers reflections on key concepts such as the territorial trap, critical geopolitics, context, and place-based politics, showing how Agnew challenged conventional wisdom and encouraged new ways of thinking about geographical concepts.The chapters also subtly reveal how the practices of scholarly collaboration, academic mentorship, and the ways of conducting research have changed and evolved over recent decades.By connecting Agnew’s ideas across these changing contexts, this volume ser