Since the discovery of radioactivity in 1895, ionising radiation has become an increasingly
prominent part of modern life. Here, we explore the diverse modes of interaction that occur …

Responding to calls for increased attention to actions and reactions “from above” within the
extractive industry, we offer a decolonial critique of the ways in which corporate entities and …

We introduce the following set of essays on reformatting the relationship between area
studies and geography and reflect on our individual and collective negotiation of this …

This paper argues for a 'provincialised'critical geography of area studies by tracing the
spatial genealogy of three waves of Chinese world regional geography and foreign area …

In April 2017, Ecuador halted the continental drift to the conservative right in Latin America
by electing leftist Lenín Moreno to the Presidency. Attention has turned, therefore, to the …

Within the political-economy of the social sciences, Area Studies (AS) is supposed to supply
contextually-informed knowledge on (non-Western) areas to the other social sciences, in …

After decades of geography and area studies drifting apart, I argue there has been an area
studies turn in geography. The long divergence between the two, however, has resulted in a …

Alberta's bitumen industry is frequently identified as a key site of environmental politics in the
Anthropocene owing to the scale of its fossil fuel extraction operations. While popular …

This article explores the processes that contribute towards the image of Pakistan as
portrayed to the West. It does this by critically analysing the discursive practices through …

This article examines the concept of resistance in rural studies. Resistance has usually been
associated with community responses to global processes that alter rural space and daily …