THE INFLUENCE OF GEOGRAPHICAL ISOLATION ON POLITICAL SYSTEM - THE CASE STUDY OF FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

• Authors: Gendzwill A.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper attempts to describe political aspects of geographical isolation. A case study of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), the smallest federal state, confirms the thesis that geographical isolation, as observed in the FSM, has an impact on the functioning of the political system. Specific solutions used in the Constitution of the FSM due to its geographical and social isolation are presented. This study uses the systemic analysis as introduced to political science by D. Easton and G. Almond. The author modifies their model of political system and tries to indicate those elements and relations within the political system of the FSM that are the supplest for the impact of geographical isolation.

Keywords

EN

FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (POLITICAL SYSTEM); GEOGRAPHICAL ISOLATION

Discipline

• POLITICAL_SCIENCES: POLITICAL SCIENCES

• Publisher: Warsaw University, Faculty of Geography & Regional Studies
• Journal: Asia and Pacific Studies
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 3
• Pages: 103-115
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Gendzwill A.

• A. Gendzwill, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Kolegium MISH, ul. Nowy Swiat 69, 00-046 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

07PLAAAA02625397