Forum for Inter-American Research. Vol. 9.1 (May 2016).
Geopolitical Imaginaries in the Americas.

Clara Buitrago Mirko Petersen. Paul-Matthias Tyrell. Dorothea Wehrmann. Eric Selbin. Angelika Epple. Kirsten Kramer. Nicolás Damin. Dario Dawyd. Joaquín Aldao. Klaus Weinhauer. [Authors]
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ISSN: 1867-1519
Center for InterAmerican Studies (CIAS) Universidad de Bielefeld
Alemania - Bielefeld
Mayo de 2016

This article serves as an introduction to the special fiar-issue “From Ideas to Concepts: (Geo) Political Imaginaries”. It draws attention to the use of imaginaries in the Americas, explores the ways in which research on imaginaries has evolved and outlines still existing research gaps. By exemplifying the significance of imaginaries in the field of Geopolitics this article highlights particularly the potential imaginaries have with regard to the construction of places and spaces.