Problemy metodologiczne w procesie opracowania Atlasu przemian politycznych na świecie w XX i XXI wieku
Methodological problems in the process of development of the Atlas of World Political Changes in 20th and 21st centures

Summary/Abstract: Since the very beginning of the Department of Political Geography andRegional Studies the study of the creation of the Atlas of political changes in the Worldin the 20th century are conducted, expanded in recent years, also for the first decade ofthe 21st c. Accumulated experience allows us to revise the used methodology and thedifficulties and barriers related thereto occurring during both the accumulation of factualmaterial and its processing and forms of presentation both in text form and cartographic.The article based on own empirical experience discusses some aspects of the processof performing factual queries, critical appraisal of the value of the obtained information,the reliability of sources, difficulties associated with surface measurement systemsexisting in different parts of the world and different calendars.Author analyzed the rank of documents enacted in the same case by differentinstitutions taking into account the political differences in individual countries andhistorical periods.There have been critical analysis of available resources and their variable availabilityresulting from the progress of civilization, which occurred since starting research onAtlas in the late 70s.Issues related to the process of cartographic presentation of political change in alltheir complexity were discussed, taking criticism already issued some historical atlasesand pointing out the good and bad methods of presenting phenomena on the map thatcan be used in future publications of the Atlas.

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