Geography in area studies: Have British geographers missed the boat?

Abstract

The intensive study of major regions in geography has declined in importance. Multi‐disciplinary area studies courses have developed in UK higher education. In some, geography has played a major part; in others it is insignificant or absent. Geographers can become more involved in area studies courses where opportunities exist for extending and enriching scholarship, especially in the humanist tradition, to the benefit both of geography and area studies.