Contemporary Economic Geographies

“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

Jennifer Johns is Professor of Management at the University of Bristol.

Sarah Marie Hall is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Manchester.

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