Arguing with Regions

Agnew J. A. Arguing with regions, Regional Studies. An analytical survey of how regions have entered into the arguments of the social sciences serves to highlight the uses and limitations of different understandings of regions and their various theoretical biases. It also provides a way of introducing the articles in the rest of this special issue. It considers how regions have come to be used as a classificatory device across the social sciences, discusses the various meanings given to regions in empirical research, and examines the main philosophical and theoretical controversies that have been sparked by their use. Matching regions to purpose and avoiding a singular conception of ‘region’ that claims to fit all arguments are the main conclusions. 区域 分类 地域 关系性 Agnew J. A. 争论区域,区域研究。对于区域如何进入社会科学争论的分析性研究,得以强调不同理解区域方式的使用与限制,及其互异的理论偏见。该分析同时提供做为此一专题中其他文章的引文。它考虑区域如何成为社会科学中分类的机制、探讨经验研究中赋予区域的各种意涵,并检视此一使用在哲学上与理论上引发的主要争论。将区域与目的相互配对,并避免宣称适用于所有主张的单一概念化区域,是为本文的主要结论。 Régions Classement Territorial Relationnel Agnew J. A. Discuter avec les régions, Regional Studies. Une étude analytique de comment les régions sont entrées dans la polémique des sciences sociales permet de mettre en lumière l'emploi et les limites des divergences d'interprétation de ce que c'est une région et de leurs biais théoriques particuliers. Elle fournit aussi un moyen de présenter les articles qui font figurent dans ce numéro spécial. On considère comment les régions sont devenues un classement à travers les sciences sociales, discute des diverses interprétations dans la recherche empirique de ce que c'est une région, et examine les principales polémiques philosophiques et théoriques qui en découlent. Les principales conclusions à en tirer sont les suivantes: adapter les régions à l'objectif et éviter une notion unique de la ‘région’ qui prétend s'adapter à tous les arguments. Regionen Klassifizierung Territorial Relational Agnew J. A. Die Kontroverse der Regionen, Regional Studies. Eine analytische Untersuchung der Frage, wie die Regionen zum Streitpunkt der Gesellschaftswissenschaften geworden sind, ermöglicht eine Herausarbeitung der Verwendungen und Grenzen der unterschiedlichen Auffassungen der Regionen sowie ihrer verschiedenen theoretischen Verzerrungen. Ebenso bietet diese Untersuchung eine Einführung in die übrigen Artikel dieser Sonderausgabe. Es wird untersucht, wie die Regionen in den Gesellschaftswissenschaften zu einem Mittel der Klassifizierung geworden sind, es werden die verschiedenen Bedeutungen von Regionen in der empirischen Forschung erörtert, und es werden die wichtigsten philosophischen und theoretischen Kontroversen analysiert, die sich aus dieser Nutzung ergeben haben. Die wichtigsten Schlussfolgerungen lauten, dass die Regionen an ihren Zweck angepasst werden müssen und dass die Nutzung einer einzigen Auffassung der ‘Region’, die für sich in Anspruch nimmt, zu sämtlichen Argumenten zu passen, zu vermeiden ist. Regiones Clasificación Territorial Relacional Agnew J. A. La polémica con las regiones, Regional Studies. Un estudio analítico donde se cuestiona cómo han entrado las regiones en la polémica de las ciencias sociales sirve para destacar el uso y las limitaciones de las diferentes interpretaciones de las regiones y sus sesgos teóricos. También ofrece una forma de presentar los otros artículos de este número especial. Se aborda el modo en que las regiones se han empezado a utilizar como un método de clasificación en las ciencias sociales, analizando los diferentes significados que se han dado a las regiones en el estudio empírico, y examinando las principales controversias filosóficas y teóricas que se han generado por su uso. Las principales conclusiones son que hay que ajustar las regiones a su finalidad y evitar un concepto singular de la ‘región’ que pretende encajar en todas las discusiones.

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