Infrastructural Geographies @infrastructuralgeo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Looks good - hot off the press 010
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesLenore Palladino @lenorepalladino.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I have a new article in Intl J of PE, as part of a symposium on expanding our thinking about public banking & democratic finance it's called "The Potential of Public Credit Funds" & builds on work by @stomarova.bsky.social & many others www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CAIZH...tandfonline.comThe Potential of Public Credit FundsThis article proposes a public credit fund as a new institutional form within an emerging ecosystem of public banking in the United States. State and local public pension funds hold nearly $6 trill... 12910
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesMia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Please see a new call for papers for a special issue on "Artificial Intelligence: Power, Place, and Uneven Development" in the journal CJRES academic.oup.com/cjres/pages/...academic.oup.comArtificial Intelligence: Power, Place, and Uneven DevelopmentEditors: Judith Clifton, Mia Gray, Michael Kitson & Pete Tyler 034
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesJessa Loomis @jessaloomis.bsky.social · 28/08/2026What is a housing 'love letter' and how and why is it being used by prospective homebuyers? In this new paper with @lukegreen.bsky.social we argue that these personal letters are market devices through which buyers seek advantage in an increasingly unequal housing system doi.org/10.1016/j.ge... 0167
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026New study finds the social cost of driving a car 1 km—including pollution, crashes, infrastructure, and noise—is more than *triple* the private cost paid by the car owner. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... 18793330
Infrastructural Geographies @infrastructuralgeo.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Come and join us! Sept the 16th, 2026 011
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesMia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Almost everything we know about basic income comes from studying individuals, not communities. This book tries to remedy this and puts regions in the centre of their analysis and looks at basic income as a regional policy. Free access rsa.tandfonline.com/toc/rpim20/7/2regionalstudies.org14th Policy Impact Book published - Cash in hand: basic income as regional policy - RSA MainThe RSA is pleased to announce the publication of the 14th Policy Impact book: Cash in hand: basic income as regional policy, by Marc Doussard, Jurgen De Wispelaere and Joe Chrisp. For decades, policy... 1137
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesOwen Garling @ojgarling.bsky.social · 25/08/2026@drbethkitson.bsky.social and I recently wrote a piece for @ippr.org talking about the importance of infrastructural citizenship. Data centres are a fascinating example. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comWhat Could ‘Manchesterism’ Mean?: Infrastructural Citizenship for Civic RenewalLocal infrastrucutre is a lens through which citizens materially experience the actions of the state. Drawing on the concept of 'infrastructural citizenship', this paper explores how shared spaces ca... 032
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesMia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · 01/08/2026The latest issue of the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society is all about remunicipalisaiton -- in many different counties, including France, the UK, the US, Germany, Bolivia, Spain, etc.... See: academic.oup.com/cjres/issueacademic.oup.comIssues | Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society | Oxford AcademicA journal of the Cambridge Political Economy Society. The journal publishes multi-disciplinary research on the spatial dimensions of contemporary socio-economic-political change, and examines the effe... 034
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesMia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Now is the time to assess remunicipalisation (nationalisation at a local level) as local regions/cities take essential services back into public control. Article free to access. academic.oup.com/cjres/articl...academic.oup.comHow places are contesting the privatisation of local public servicesThe provision of essential public services — water, energy, health, housing, education, transport, social care and infrastructure — is a crucial determinan 32514
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesMia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Hot off the press - Viral Debt: The Production and Reproduction of Economic Vulnerability This book shows how debt – like a contagion – works systematically across economic and social structures and geographies This is a free, Open Access, book: www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...taylorfrancis.comViral Debt | The Production and Reproduction of Economic VulnerabilityChallenging how social scientists, policymakers, legal scholars, and the public examine household debts and wellbeing, Viral Debt traces how debt moves within 0159
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesLondon Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 14/07/2026‘London was an obvious destination for a US tech company with designs on hefty public contracts. Palantir had some connections – it had provided software to GCHQ – and was soon spending heavily.’ Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin on Palantir’s NHS contract: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukPeter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHSA decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds... 14825
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesPolitics Theory Other @poltheoryother.bsky.social · 23/06/2026"There's a recent study by the University of Colorado looking at global media coverage of the climate crisis. And they found that in the five years since 2021, it's dropped by over a third and actually closer to 40%." - @adriennebuller.bsky.social, editor of @the-breakdown.bsky.social 13025
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesBen Teresa @benfteresa.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I'm writing a book with a chapter on single-family rentals, and every prediction the 2017 elite consensus made about institutional landlords can now be refuted, from the Urban Institute's "Why the single-family rental merger won't hurt homebuyers or renters."urban.orgWhy the single-family rental merger won’t hurt homebuyers or rentersIn a $4.3 billion deal announced last week, two of the country’s largest landlords of single-family rentals agreed to merge. 1144
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesAlison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 23/06/202685% of staff in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at risk of redundancy at Exeter, with over 500 at risk in total. Solidarity to all at risk - 0105
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesOxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · 23/06/2026📄New paper alert! Latest research from @towardsfairwork.bsky.social @oii.ox.ac.uk shows digital care platforms use strategic ignorance to keep workers in the dark about pay, ratings, and accountability - reinforcing precarity across the sector. 1/3 144
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesProf Katherine Brickell FBA @kbrickell.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Today I made it to Manchester and back to speak at #Housing2026 on a panel focused on dignity and temporary accommodation – or more accurately the stripping of dignity – not just from the conditions families face in much TA but how systems and people treat, judge and categorise them. 031
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesMia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · 23/06/2026With the likely change in leadership to Andy Burnham and eyes on "Manchesterism" and the way municipal govt can contest privatisation, this is a good time to read our new paper on: How places are contesting the privatisation of local public services academic.oup.com/cjres/articl... 33315
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesTheory, Culture & Society @theoryculturesociety.org · 24/04/2026From the Archive: Nigel Dodd, 'The Social Life of Bitcoin' - challenges the notion that Bitcoin is ‘trust-free’ money by highlighting the social practices, organizational structures and utopian ambitions that sustain it. (2017) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 122
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesBrett Christophers @brettchristophers.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The Fairness Foundation @fairness.bsky.social does really important work. It was a privilege to get to talk to them about asset manager power and rent extraction in housing and infrastructure www.faircomment.co.uk/p/a-brief-hi...faircomment.co.ukA brief history of rentierismAn interview with Brett Christophers, author of 'Rentier Capitalism: Who Owns the Economy, and Who Pays for It?' 21711
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesThe British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Are you a researcher looking for funding to cover expenses arising from a defined research project? Apply the British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants (supported by DSIT, @leverhulme.ac.uk and @wellcometrust.bsky.social). Learn more: bit.ly/4t0MDRl 03742
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 22/04/2026'Universities across the UK have reported more than 1,000 job losses in the first four months of this year, with the actual number likely to be far higher as institutions continue to roll out cost-saving initiatives.' 1/4 27974
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesAnn Pettifor @annpettifor.bsky.social · 15/04/2026My review of David Harvey’s ‘Story of Capital’ ..for the LSE Review of Books... blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... 13014
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesFrancis Masse @geofrancismasse.bsky.social · 09/04/2026❗JOB ALERT❗Assistant Prof. in Human Geography at Durham University. In health geographies broadly defined, with specific mention of political ecologies of health, health-environment intersections and other approaches relevant to political ecology and @pollenetwork.bsky.social Please share widely!durham.taleo.netAssistant Professor in Human GeographyClick the link provided to see the complete job description. 187
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesFrancis Masse @geofrancismasse.bsky.social · 09/04/2026❗JOB ALERT❗Assistant Prof. in Human Geography at Durham University. Health geographies broadly defined. Relevant to @devgeogsrg.bsky.social @foodgeog.bsky.social @gfgrg.bsky.social @healthgeographyrgs.bsky.social @polgrg.bsky.social @lag-uk.bsky.social Share widely/contact to discuss informally!durham.taleo.netAssistant Professor in Human GeographyClick the link provided to see the complete job description. 021
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesSam Wetherell @samwetherell.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Roll up, roll up! Spring is here and I am looking for reviews for @urbanhistory.bsky.social. Here are some titles we're interested in. If you want a copy of anything below (in return for a review) or want to pitch something to us, drop us a line! Beginning with the incomparable Timothy Mitchell... 32012
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesGavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social · 21/03/2026Come and shape the future of the Nuffield Foundation. A new & key leadership role at the UK’s leading independent funder of social & economic research. We fund evidence, back innovation & support pioneering practice. Join a great team at an exciting moment. roles.saxbam.com/advert-detai...roles.saxbam.com Advert 01932
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesTom Chodor @tomchodor.bsky.social · 24/03/2026This discussion was based on work with @jacktaggart.bsky.social and @iliasalami.bsky.social, including this article on "non-hegemony" in @phenomenalworld.bsky.social and further research to come www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/non...phenomenalworld.orgNon-Hegemony | Phenomenal WorldThe neoliberal world order is collapsing. In its wake, powerful states have abandoned multilaterialism in pursuit of national aims. 052
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesGlen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 03/04/2026It's me! In the papers! Read all about it! Never ceases to amaze me that people will carry my stuff. See what you think. 👇 34510
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesAlison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Longer reflection on Westminster's semi-permanent play streets here. This is a remarkable and bold scheme – all credit to the team – and demonstrates an approach that other local authorities could consider, another tool in the campaign to restore children’s freedom to play on their doorsteps.linkedin.comAt our April Play Streets Forum (hosted with Lucy Colbeck), Maximilian Goodchild, Farran Leach and Carla Leowe from Westminster Council talked us through their Active Westminster semi-permanent Play… ...At our April Play Streets Forum (hosted with Lucy Colbeck), Maximilian Goodchild, Farran Leach and Carla Leowe from Westminster Council talked us through their Active Westminster semi-permanent Play S... 12512
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesCambridge Geography @camunigeography.bsky.social · 25/03/2026University Challenge! Wishing the best of luck to Darwin Team @darwincollegecam.bsky.social in the final quarter-final this Monday at 8.30pm on BBC2! Shout-out to Geography PhD student Jon White, supervised by @mia-gray.bsky.social. The team takes on Merton College, Oxford for a spot in the semis. 042
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 18/03/2026VICTORY! Government to open up the Land Registry - bringing to an end a thousand years of secrecy shrouding who owns England. I’ve been campaigning for this for ten years: the new Land Use Framework, published later today, makes it government policy. 1/ www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comGovernment to lift paywall from large parts of the Land RegistryExclusive: finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets 11738791169
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesUrban Studies Foundation @urbanstudiesfoundation.org · 25/02/2026⏰ FINAL REMINDER: Urban Urgencies Call There is still time to apply for our new grant supporting rapid-response, collaborative research on the most pressing urban challenges—from the climate crisis to AI and housing. 🗓️ Deadline: 23 March 2026 (23:59 UTC) Don't miss out! 🔗 ow.ly/FUIn50XGtgz 043
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesLouise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Berlin journalist @farangiesg.bsky.social writing on Palantir’s models & ICE, interviewed me about my work on the Deep Border & @erc.europa.eu research on machine learning worlds. Her article captures the violent spatial form of algorithmic targeting. 1138
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesUrban Multiplicities @urbanmulti.bsky.social · 15/01/2026Announcing the Urban Multiplicities Seminar Series, featuring six brilliant speakers @rikjaz.bsky.social @ayonadatta.bsky.social Charlotte Lemanski @princeguma.bsky.social @maanbarua.bsky.social @profgillian.bsky.social Location: Small Lecture Theatre @camunigeography.bsky.social 0166
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesUrban Studies Foundation @urbanstudiesfoundation.org · 07/01/2026⏰ Reminder: Urban Urgencies funding call now open There’s still time to apply for the Urban Urgencies grant from the Urban Studies Foundation — supporting rapid, collaborative research on pressing urban challenges worldwide. 🗓️ Deadline: 23 March 2026 (23:59 UTC). 🔗 ow.ly/FUIn50XGtgz 079
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesMia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · 12/12/2025CJRES's 2026 conference “The New Economic Geographies of the Defence Industry” Exploring the changing military industrial complex implications for uneven regional development? Please share broadly cpes.org.uk/events/cjres...cpes.org.ukThe 2026 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society ConferenceThe annual Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society conference will take place on 16-17 July 2026, at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, UK. The 2026 Conference of the Cambridge Jour… 051
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesLouise Amoore @amoorelouise.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Excited to announce @leverhulmecal.bsky.social posts - we are looking for 7 interdisciplinary fellows to join our Leverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life, closing date 30 January 2026 (1/3) durham.taleo.net/careersectio...durham.taleo.netLeverhulme Centre for Algorithmic Life Fellows - Assistant Professor (Research) G7 - G8Click the link provided to see the complete job description. 28154
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesMia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Interesting study about AI and autonomy & well-being at work - I like the different categories of "digital control". I'd love to see a sectoral breakdown of the data. The Algorithmic Workplace: How Platformisation Is Reshaping Work in Europe www.socialeurope.eu/the-algorith...socialeurope.euThe Algorithmic Workplace: How Platformisation Is Reshaping Work in EuropeNew evidence reveals that data-driven management now shapes how millions work across Europe—with profound implications for autonomy and well-being. 142
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesThe British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Are you an early career or established researcher engaged on original research intended to produce monographs, editions or studies of documents, texts or illustrations? Apply for the Neil Ker Memorial Fund 2026: bit.ly/4hO0Oo1 055
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesDr Anna Lawrence @annamlawrence.bsky.social · 01/12/2025🚨 Job opportunity🚨 We are looking for an editorial assistant to work with me on the RGS journals (TIBG, The GJ, Area & Geo) as we move online systems. 🗓6 months fixed term 🕑0.4 FTE 📍Remote working option ❗️Closing date 11th Dec Please share & apply! Happy to answer Qs. www.rgs.org/about-us/wor...rgs.orgEditorial Assistant for RGS-IBG Journals | Job vacancyAn exciting opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the academic peer review and publishing process. Part time, six-month fixed term contract. 1716
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesMia Gray @mia-gray.bsky.social · 20/11/2025It was a real pleasure to write a chapter in the Handbook of Labour Geography. The editor, Andy Herod, was a joy to work with and the collection itself looks great. www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/han...e-elgar.comHandbook of Labour Geography‘Labour geography is now a burgeoning, cross-disciplinary field of research with all manner of practical implications. This Handbook showcases the richness and breadth of the field. Edited by a field-... 032
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesTIBG @tibg.bsky.social · 20/11/2025New in TIBG: 'Asylum as artifice: Race, law and capital as regimes of abstractions in the United Kingdom's asylum accommodation system' by Anna Pearce This paper charts the history of the category of 'asylum seeker' from 1993 to 2023. doi.org/10.1111/tran... 066
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesCambridge Geography @camunigeography.bsky.social · 28/10/2025TOMORROW: Next talk in the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas Term 2025 Seminar Series will be delivered by Beth Greenhough @oxfordgeography.bsky.social 16:00-17:30 in the Large Lecture Theatre. All welcome! 052
Infrastructural Geographies @infrastructuralgeo.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Next talk in the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas Term 2025 Seminar Series will be delivered by Beth Greenhough (@oxfordgeography.bsky.social). Oct the 29th, 16:00-17:30 in the Large Lecture Theatre. All welcome! 031
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesHettie O’Brien @hettieobrien.bsky.social · 23/10/2025My latest Guardian Long Read is about a shadowy area of criminal law that has exploded since austerity, and what “two tier justice” really means in Britain: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...theguardian.com‘The police weren’t interested’: what’s driving the rise in private prosecutions?The long read: As the police and courts continue to struggle with the legacy of austerity, many people are seeking alternative routes to justice – but it could be making matters worse 0195
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesIPPR North @ipprnorth.bsky.social · 15/10/2025We're hiring!💥 IPPR North are looking for a senior researcher who has big ideas for the future of our regions. Join us at this pivotal time for our economy and democracy. Based in Manchester, apply by 31st October. www.ippr.org/jobs/senior-...ippr.orgSenior Research Fellow, IPPR North | IPPRThe Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is an independent charity working towards a fairer, greener, and more prosperous society. 01418
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesCristina Temenos @ctemenos.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Reminder for this #AAG2026 session. Abstracts due October 20th! 1116
Reposted by Infrastructural GeographiesZuhri James @zuhrijames.bsky.social · 15/10/2025New paper out in @ijurresearch.bsky.social with @benaplatt.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comTHE AESTHETICS OF URBAN METABOLISM: Landscape, Design and the Politics of In/VisibilityIn this article, we chart the evolving aesthetic contours of urban metabolism across London, focusing on the River Lea and Thamesmead to the north and south of the River Thames, respectively. We begi... 033
Infrastructural Geographies @infrastructuralgeo.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Debt Trap Nation: Family Homelessness in a Failing State: @kbrickell.bsky.social (@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social) and Mel Nowicki (Oxford Brookes) as part of the Infrastructural Geographies Michaelmas 2025 Seminar Series on the 22nd October, 16:00-17:30 in the Small Lecture Theatre. All welcome! 0106