Radical Geography
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Originated between 1970-1980, this theory intended to counter the positivist quantitative methods with normative techniques drawn from Marxist theory: quantitatives methods, if argued, were not useful unless alternatives or solutions were given to problems.
Definition
Radical geographers rejectthe spatial determinism implicit in spatial science, instead they seek to place questions of geography within broader social and political contexts. They emphasize context and relationships between places and people and broaden the geographical research agenda by considering previously neglected issues including poverty, hunger, urban decay, and social inequality.
Radical geographers regularly use terms like “oppressive”, “racist” or “exploitative” in their description of social practices. Unfortunately these statements are never substantiated with good arguments about why they feel that way. They tend to argue that they cause harm without elaborating this point of view.
References
Olson, E. and Sayer, A. (2009), Radical Geography and its Critical Standpoints: Embracing the Normative. Antipode, 41: 180–198. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2008.00661.x
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