FRAMEWORK OF THE GEOSTRATEGIC ATLAS OF THE GREATER MEDITERRANEAN
Abstract
The article presents a research project on historical and political geography of the Greater Mediterranean – a «macroregion» which includes Mediterranean, Black and Azov seas and surrounding areas. The author focuses on the crisis of Euro-Mediterranean paradigm in macroregional studies as a result of the Arab spring, crises in the European Union, аnd the Russian spring, i.e. the engagement of the Russian Federation in Mediterranean affairs after reunification of Crimea and Sevastopol with Russia and operation of Russian military forces in Syria. This challenge requires elaboration of a brand new concept of the macroregion as a «great area» linking several regions, e.g. United Europe, Mediterranean, Greater Middle East, with Far East, South Asia, and North Eurasia. The author postulates a crucial role of Russia in such linkage. Adopting Fernand Braudel’s methodology of longe duree, critical geopolitics and chronopolitics along with the concepts of soft power and smart power, the project team undertakes a large-scale historical and geographical research, mapping the geomorphologic structure and the history of macroregion. The resulting innovative concept of Greater Mediterranean as a specific communicative area will contribute to balancing the processes of globalization and sustainable development.
About the Authors
V. D. Nechaev
Sevastopol State University
Russian Federation
Professor, Rector of the University, D.Sc. in Political Sciences
Russian Federation
Professor, Rector of the University, D.Sc. in Political Sciences
I. A. Chikharev
Sevastopol State University;
Institute of Social Sciences and International Relations
Russian Federation
Director of the Institute, Associate Professor, PhD. in Political Sciences
Russian Federation
Director of the Institute, Associate Professor, PhD. in Political Sciences
A. A. Irkhin
Sevastopol State University;
Institute of Social Sciences and International Relations
Russian Federation
Deputy Director of the Institute, Associate Professor, D.Sc. in Political Sciences
Russian Federation
Deputy Director of the Institute, Associate Professor, D.Sc. in Political Sciences
D. V. Makovskaya
Sevastopol State University;
Scientific and Educational Center for International Political Studies of the Large Mediterranean
Russian Federation
Leading Research Scientist, PhD. in Political Sciences
Russian Federation
Leading Research Scientist, PhD. in Political Sciences
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Nechaev V.D., Chikharev I.A., Irkhin A.A., Makovskaya D.V. FRAMEWORK OF THE GEOSTRATEGIC ATLAS OF THE GREATER MEDITERRANEAN. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2019;(1):67-74. (In Russ.)
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