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SCANDINAVIA AND FORMER YUGOSLAVIA TERRITORIES ACCORDING TO THE HARTSHORNE MODEL: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

Hartshorne Modeli Çerçevesinde İskandinavya ve Eski Yugoslavya Coğrafyaları: Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analiz

Yeliz Kulalı Martin(GALATASARAY ÜNİVERSİTESİ)
Simge Pelit(İSTİNYE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-9334-6913
Pages
155–181
Publication Date
2026-03-17
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In the end, it is concluded that the importance of the raison d'être element in Hartshorne's model, which has been present in Scandinavia since the beginning, has been lost over time in the countries of the former Yugoslavia.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Today, there are more and more studies combining the disciplines of political geography and International Relations.
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Key Findings & Data:This study is based on the model of Richard Hartshorne, one of the pioneers of political geography, which deals with the factors that hold states together or pull them apart.
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Conclusion & Impact:In the end, it is concluded that the importance of the raison d'être element in Hartshorne's model, which has been present in Scandinavia since the beginning, has been lost over time in the countries of the former Yugoslavia.
🔬Design:Modeling & Simulation
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⚙️Variables:siyasi coğrafya · Hartshorne modeli · İskandinavya

Abstract

Today, there are more and more studies combining the disciplines of political geography and International Relations. This study is based on the model of Richard Hartshorne, one of the pioneers of political geography, which deals with the factors that hold states together or pull them apart. Hartshorne's physics-inspired model of centripetal forces - those pulling states closer to the centre and centrifugal forces - those pulling states away from the centre, is adapted to the regions of Scandinavia and the former Yugoslavia. In this framework, religion, language, ethnicity, economic structure, geographical location and history have been analysed as unifying factors in one region and divisive factors in another. In the end, it is concluded that the importance of the raison d'être element in Hartshorne's model, which has been present in Scandinavia since the beginning, has been lost over time in the countries of the former Yugoslavia.

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Günümüzde siyasi coğrafya ve uluslararası ilişkiler disiplinlerini bir araya getiren daha fazla çalışma yer almaktadır. Bu çalışma, siyasi coğrafyanın öncülerinden Richard Hartshorne’un devletleri bir arada tutan ya da ayrıştıran faktörleri ele aldığı modeline dayanmaktadır. Hartshorne’un fizik terimlerinden esinlenerek yarattığı centripetal forces – merkeze yakınlaştıran ve centrifugal forces – merkezden uzaklaştıran faktörler, İskandinavya ve Eski Yugoslavya bölgelerine uyarlanarak incelenmiştir. Bu çerçevede din, dil, etnisite, ekonomik yapı, coğrafi konum ve tarihin bir bölgede nasıl birleştirici ancak diğer bölgede ne kadar ayrıştırıcı olduğu ortaya konmuştur. Son olarak Hartshorne’un modelinde yer alan raison d’être unsurunun ne kadar önemli olduğu, başlangıçtan günümüze İskandinavya’da var olmakla beraber, Eski Yugoslavya ülkelerinde zamanla kaybedildiği sonucuna varılmıştır.

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Martin, Y. K., Pelit, S. (2026). SCANDINAVIA AND FORMER YUGOSLAVIA TERRITORIES ACCORDING TO THE HARTSHORNE MODEL: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS. Marmara Üniversitesi Avrupa Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Avrupa Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt: 33 Sayı: 2, 155–181. https://doi.org/10.29228/mjes.472

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