Spatial Conflicts and Conflictual Spaces The Dynamics of Refiguration

• Main Authors: Knoblauch, Hubert, Sommer, Vivien, Pfetsch, Barbara
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Routledge 2026; Taylor & Francis
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: borders; Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning; geographical limitations; Geography; geospatial; globalization; human aspirations; Human geography; Interdisciplinary studies; multiple spatialities; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; refiguration; Regional and area planning; social conflicts; social geography; Social groups, communities and identities; Society and culture: general; Society and Social Sciences; Sociology; Sociology and anthropology; spatial conflicts; spatial dynamics; trans-scalar; Urban and municipal planning and policy; Urban communities; spatial dynamics; social conflicts; spatial conflicts; geospatial; borders; refiguration; globalization; human aspirations; social geography; geographical limitations; multiple spatialities; trans-scalar
• ISBN: 9781032868165; 1032868163; 9781032894317; 1032894318; 1003542816; 9781040412190; 104041219X; 9781003542810; 9781040412220; 104041222X
• DOI: 10.4324/9781003542810

This volume explores the refiguration of space as a theoretical framework, presenting empirical studies on spatial conflicts and emerging conflictual spaces across different regions and scales. It contains contributions which follow varied theoretical threads and represent different geospatial standpoints, but which relate to the thesis of the refiguration of space as a new phase after globalization. By adopting a spatial lens, the book offers insights into the dynamics of social order in the post-globalization era, examining how conflicts arise within space and how spatial dynamics shape social tensions. The chapters unpack the interplay between human aspirations and geographical limitations and use the concept of (re)figuration to underline the trans-scalar dimension of most social conflicts, which is massively expanded by digital mediatization, public communication and its refigured infrastructures. While emphasizing the empirical analysis of conflicts in space, the edited volume also seeks to identify general principles of the spatial dynamics of social conflicts. It is this "spatial logic" underlying conflictual situations that the book addresses with the term "spatial conflicts." This volume will be of interest to students and researchers in sociology, anthropology, geography, urban studies, communication studies, political science, and globalization and peace studies.