Overview

The subdiscipline of economic geography has a long and varied history, and recent work has pushed the field to diversify even further. This collection takes this agenda forward by showcasing inspiring, critical and plural perspectives for contemporary economic geographies. Highlighting the contributions of global scholars, the thirty chapters highlight fresh ways of approaching economic geography in research, teaching and praxis. With sections on thought leaders, contemporary critical debates and future research agendas, this collection calls for greater openness and inclusivity.

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Author:   Faith MacNeil Taylor (Royal Holloway, University of London) ,  Caitlin Henry (The University of Manchester) ,  Jennifer Clark (The Ohio State University, The Knowlton School College of Engineering) ,  Zara Babakordi (Newcastle University)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529220575

ISBN 10:   1529220572
Pages:   436
Publication Date:   20 May 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  

Table of Contents

Introducing Contemporary Economic Geographies: An Inspiring, Critical and Plural Collection - Jennifer Johns and Sarah Marie Hall PART 1: Inspirational Thought Leaders 1. Doreen Massey: For Political Praxis, Relationality and Contingency - Faith MacNeil Taylor 2. Beverley Mullings: Social Transformations, Social Reproduction and Social Justice - Caitlin Henry 3. Susan Christopherson: On (Still) Being Outside the Project - Jennifer Clark 4. J.K. Gibson-Graham: Feminist Geographies and Diverse Economies - Zara Babakordi 5. Jessie Poon: International Trade and Geographies of Finance - Karen P.Y. Lai 6. Linda McDowell: Complex Geographies that Matter - Karenjit Clare 7. Yuko Aoyama: Curiosity as Method - Heidi Østbo-Haugen 8. Susanne Soederberg: A Critical and Multidisciplinary Global Political Economy - Lama Tawakkol 9. Simona Iammarino: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Economy - Rhiannon Pugh 10. Susan Strange: Trading Zones - Sarah Hall PART 2: Critical Debates in Contemporary Economic Geographies 11. Informal Economies: Towards Plurality and Social Justice - Kavita Ramakrishnan and Emma Mawdsley 12. Global Economy: Geographies of Production During Crises - Vida Vanchan 13. Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Who Is Forgotten? - Wenying Fu 14. Consumption: Advancing Postcolonial Perspectives from the Global South - Luiza Sarayed-Din and Alex Hughes 15. Governance: Climate Change and Land Use in the Anthropocene - Janelle Knox-Hayes 16. Creativity: An Evolving Critical Debate - Suntje Schmidt 17. Industrial Landscapes: From the Geographies of Production to Everyday Life - Chantel Carr and Natasha Larkin 18. Labour: Reckoning with Inequality through ‘Divisions of Labour - Nancy Worth 19. Economic Development: Political Ecologies of Race - Sharlene Mollett 20. Poverty and Inequality: Austerity, Welfare Reforms and Insecurity - Amy Greer Murphy PART 3: Charting Future Research Agendas for Economic Geographies 21. Housing Struggles: Dwelling in Crisis Economies - Mara Ferreri 22. Urban Economies: Learning from Post-Socialist Contexts - Elena Trubina 23. Migration and Cross-Border Trading - Charlotte Wrigley-Asante and Mariama Zaami 24. Care and Social Reproduction - Kendra Strauss 25. The Future of Creative Industries and Labour - Taylor Brydges 26. Future Finance - Sabine Dörry 27. Disasters and Recovery: Postcolonializing Economic Geography - Gemma Sou 28. Retail Market Futures: Retail Geographies from and for the Margins - Myfanwy Taylor and Sara González 29. Resources and Extraction - Julie Ann de los Reyes 30. Workplaces of the Future - Lizzie Richardson Postscript: Continuing the Work - Jennifer Johns and Sarah Marie Hall

Reviews

“This excellent collection is a timely, topical blast of fresh air. It starts with some familiar questions about representation and voice in economic geography and goes on to provide an essential resource for thinking about research, writing and praxis.“ Jane Pollard, Newcastle University “This excellent collection provides an up-to-date appraisal of key research areas in economic geography, offering new ideas from over 30 authors whose fresh insights will define the subdiscipline for years to come.” Jessa M. Loomis, Newcastle University

Author Information

Jennifer Johns is Professor of Management at the University of Bristol. Sarah Marie Hall is Professor in Human Geography at the University of Manchester.

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