WHY TERRITORIALITY STILL MATTERS IN REGULATING HUMAN AND POLITICAL INTERACTIONS

Territoriality is one of the core concepts of human and political geography since spatial differentiation and how this differentiation is achieved are essentially the basics of geography discipline. Thus, as a spatial control strategy or claim aiming to regulate interactions through demarcating and bounding geographical areas, territoriality is performed in various geographical spheres and contexts, and still matters in human and political interactions. Although amid the globalization discourse in the context of inter-state system, it is claimed that borders have been gradually faded, and flows will alter the old spatial separations, territoriality still exists in shaping interactions. So, the concept should be considered in a broader context because human action is essentially local, and polities struggle to exert control on space. In this framework, rather than a comprehensive empirical study, the article deals with why territoriality still matters in regulating human and political interactions, drawing on different disciplines about territoriality but remaining within the geography.