Urban and political geographer, Durham University. Trustee @naccomnetwork.bsky.socialβ¬. Author of Systems of Suffering: Dispersal and the Denial of Asylum (Pluto Press).
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Some incredibly timely, if depressing, reading for the week ahead from @trillingual.bsky.social
Every year, the Editors of the RGS-IBG Area journal award the Area Prize for the best paper written by an early-career scholar, in recognition of excellent geographical scholarship.
Our congratulations to the 2025 winner, Madelaine Joyce π
Find out more and read the full paper β¬οΈ
Reading for the Area Prize each spring is a really lovely opportunity to engage with all the amazing early career work being produced across the discipline and that @areajournal.bsky.social is proud to publish. Well done to Maddie, Stefano, and Rosie on their excellent papers! @rgs.org
@JonnyDarling.bsky.social (Durham University) joins our #RefugeeWeek panel on migration, borders and urban politics. He'll discuss the role cities play in migration practices, and his new book Taking back control.
π 15 June, Online | 12.30β2pm (BST)
Register: bit.ly/3S5c9HE
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Manchester University Press
π¨ | NEW REPORT: No one should be pushed into homelessness after leaving asylum accommodation. Ministers must act now to prevent a repeat of the 2023 spike - with enough notice, earlier council data and practical move-on support.
π www.ippr.org/articles/clo...
What does it mean to be a migrant in an increasingly closed and anxious world?
Join our #RefugeeWeek 2026 panel on borders, belonging and justice in Europe, with Michelle Pace, Mark Rainey and @jonnydarling.bsky.social.
π 15 June, 12:30-2pm BST
π» Online
π Register here: bit.ly/43ozHK5
Absolutely agree! There are amazing early career geographers pushing the discipline forward and it is brilliant that they see Area as a place for their work. BIG CONGRATULATIONS to this years winner and those highly commended!
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We publish books that defy capitalism and all the exploitation it brings. One day, we will be free. Until then, keep reading!
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πArea Prize Announcement!π
This year's Area Prize for the best paper written by an ECR has been awarded to πππππ₯ππ’π§π ππ¨π²ππ for her paper 'Sensing the sky's edge: Atmospheric insights into the Korean demilitarised zone' β¬οΈ
doi.org/10.1111/area...
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πArea Prize Announcement!π
This year's Area Prize for the best paper written by an ECR has been awarded to πππππ₯ππ’π§π ππ¨π²ππ for her paper 'Sensing the sky's edge: Atmospheric insights into the Korean demilitarised zone' β¬οΈ
doi.org/10.1111/area...
@maddiejoyce.bsky.social @rhulgeography.bsky.social
