The Ohio State University
Geography 460 - Political Geography

Autumn Quarter, 2004


Location:         Derby Hall - Room 1080

Time:               Monday and Wednesday 10:30am-12:18 pm

Instructor

Johanna Haas, J.D.

 

Office:               1131 Derby Hall

Office Hours:   

Phone:              292-1357 (office)                               

                          299-5898 (home – not after 9pm)

                          292-1333 (Computer Lab Phone)

 Email:              haas.107@osu.edu                                     

                          jm_haas@ameritech.net

 Mailbox:          1035 Derby Hall

Course Description: 

This course provides an introduction to political geography – how broad political patterns play out over space and place.  Main foci include:

1)  Understanding the key concepts, themes, and debates in political geography.

2)  Developing the linkages between space, place, and politics at a variety of scales.

Working through an understanding of the processes behind major contemporary issues and applying political geographic analytical methods.