Geography and international relations theorizing: their implications for China

Abstract

Factors relating to geography have figured prominently in the works of various international relations theorists, and students of international relations have been increasingly drawn to analyzing the likely consequences of China’s recent rise for the future peace and prosperity of East Asia and beyond. This essay has two objectives: it presents and explains those geographic variables with an important role in international relations theories, and it draws out the implications of these general formulations for the specific case of China.

Keywords:

• China
• geographic variables
• international relations
• nomothetic research