50 Years of Hérodote: Redefining Geopolitics (legrandcontinent.eu)

• Shift from descriptive to operational political geography.
• Critique of traditional 1970s academic geographical models.
• The role of Michel Foucault in conceptualizing spatial power.

"Hérodote, the influential French journal founded in 1976 by Yves Lacoste, revolutionized geographical studies. Emerging from the post-1968 intellectual climate at Vincennes, it challenged the 'docile' traditional geography of its time. By integrating political analysis, strategy, and power structures, the journal transformed geography from a descriptive discipline into an operational tool for understanding power dynamics. Co-founder Béatrice Giblin recounts the journal's genesis, its controversial intellectual stance, and its pivotal interaction with Michel Foucault, which helped frame modern geopolitical discourse."