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FROM POSITIVIST GEOGRAPHY TO MARXIST GEOGRAPHY: AN ENGLISH GEOGRAPHER DAVID HARVEY
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The aim of this study is to examine the transition of David Harvey one of the leading geographers of our time from the positivist paradigm to the Marxist paradigm through the method of document analysis, and to analyze the factors that played a fundamental role in this transition by investigating Harvey’s paradigmatic shift process. As David Harvey is one of the most prolific and industrious geographers today, the literature includes a significant number of both primary works by Harvey and secondary studies that engage with his scholarship. Therefore, since it is not possible to review and analyze all of these works in detail, this study focuses on key works that reflect Harvey’s paradigmatic transformation. The scope of the study is thus limited not to Harvey’s geographical perspective or his broader body of work, but specifically to those works that illustrate his transition from the positivist paradigm to the Marxist paradigm.
Today recognized as one of the leading figures in Marxist geography, Harvey was, in fact, one of the most ardent proponents of positivist geography during the early years of his academic career. From the early 1960s to the 1970s, over approximately a decade, Harvey produced works grounded in positivist philosophy and directed serious critiques toward the idiographic approach of traditional regional geographers. In 1969, Harvey authored Explanation in Geography, a methodological book in which he offered recommendations for the application of positivist methodology in geography. In this work, he advocated for the use of positivist philosophy in the study of geographical phenomena, aiming to liberate geography from the idiographic approach of traditional regional geography and transform the discipline into a more "scientific" and nomothetic structure.
By the 1970s, after relocating from the United Kingdom to the United States (Baltimore), Harvey was deeply affected by the urban injustices, racism, and uneven spatial development he encountered there, which led him to question the inadequacy of the positivist paradigm in analyzing sociospatial processes. In addition to these experiences, his encounter with a group of Marxist academics and graduate students at his new position at Johns Hopkins University brought about profound transformations in his geographical perspective. During this period, Harvey began reading Marx and, in the following years, produced studies centered on sociospatial processes grounded in Marx’s ideas. In 1973, he consolidated these studies in his work Social Justice and the City, thereby laying the foundations for a sharp turn from positivist geography to Marxist geography.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Peet, R. (1977). The development of radical geography in the United States. Progress in Human Geography, 1(2), (pp. 240-263)
- Sheppard, E., & Barnes, T. J. (2019). Baltimore as truth spot: David Harvey, Johns Hopkins, and urban activism. T. J. Eric Sheppard (Edt.), Spatial Histories of Radical Geography: North America and Beyond (pp. 183-209). Wiley.
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Tarihsel Çalışmalar (Diğer)
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
14 Haziran 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi
16 Mayıs 2025
Kabul Tarihi
29 Mayıs 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2025 Cilt: 6 Sayı: 2
APA
Zaman, S., & Güven, F. (2025). FROM POSITIVIST GEOGRAPHY TO MARXIST GEOGRAPHY: AN ENGLISH GEOGRAPHER DAVID HARVEY. Journal of Anglo-Turkish Relations, 6(2), 79-91. https://izlik.org/JA23EM47AA
AMA
1.Zaman S, Güven F. FROM POSITIVIST GEOGRAPHY TO MARXIST GEOGRAPHY: AN ENGLISH GEOGRAPHER DAVID HARVEY. JATR. 2025;6(2):79-91. https://izlik.org/JA23EM47AA
Chicago
Zaman, Serhat, ve Fırat Güven. 2025. “FROM POSITIVIST GEOGRAPHY TO MARXIST GEOGRAPHY: AN ENGLISH GEOGRAPHER DAVID HARVEY”. Journal of Anglo-Turkish Relations 6 (2): 79-91. https://izlik.org/JA23EM47AA.
EndNote
Zaman S, Güven F (01 Haziran 2025) FROM POSITIVIST GEOGRAPHY TO MARXIST GEOGRAPHY: AN ENGLISH GEOGRAPHER DAVID HARVEY. Journal of Anglo-Turkish Relations 6 2 79–91.
IEEE
[1]S. Zaman ve F. Güven, “FROM POSITIVIST GEOGRAPHY TO MARXIST GEOGRAPHY: AN ENGLISH GEOGRAPHER DAVID HARVEY”, JATR, c. 6, sy 2, ss. 79–91, Haz. 2025, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA23EM47AA
ISNAD
Zaman, Serhat - Güven, Fırat. “FROM POSITIVIST GEOGRAPHY TO MARXIST GEOGRAPHY: AN ENGLISH GEOGRAPHER DAVID HARVEY”. Journal of Anglo-Turkish Relations 6/2 (01 Haziran 2025): 79-91. https://izlik.org/JA23EM47AA.
JAMA
1.Zaman S, Güven F. FROM POSITIVIST GEOGRAPHY TO MARXIST GEOGRAPHY: AN ENGLISH GEOGRAPHER DAVID HARVEY. JATR. 2025;6:79–91.
MLA
Zaman, Serhat, ve Fırat Güven. “FROM POSITIVIST GEOGRAPHY TO MARXIST GEOGRAPHY: AN ENGLISH GEOGRAPHER DAVID HARVEY”. Journal of Anglo-Turkish Relations, c. 6, sy 2, Haziran 2025, ss. 79-91, https://izlik.org/JA23EM47AA.
Vancouver
1.Serhat Zaman, Fırat Güven. FROM POSITIVIST GEOGRAPHY TO MARXIST GEOGRAPHY: AN ENGLISH GEOGRAPHER DAVID HARVEY. JATR [Internet]. 01 Haziran 2025;6(2):79-91. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA23EM47AA