Forum on Geography and Militarism: An Introduction

Eric Sheppard and James Tyner

Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 2016, vol. 106, issue 3, 503-505

Abstract: The discipline of geography has a long albeit uneven engagement with militarism. This is witnessed in the on-going efforts of geographers to influence military policy as well as the development of technologies used in military action. This forum, based on papers originally presented at the 2014 Association of American Geographers annual meeting in Tampa, Florida, provides a critical introduction to contemporary issues related to geographies of militarism. Collectively, these essays demonstrate that geographers located within the nonmilitary academy have failed to reflect adequately on the implications of militarism on the discipline. Consequently, we forward the argument that the American Association of Geographers must initiate a review of the relationship between academic geography and militarism.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2015.1131141

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