Possibilities of population thinking : histories and futures of Population Geography through reflections on 50 years of the Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers) Population Geography Research Group
Abstract
Reflecting critically on 50 years of the Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers) (RGS-IBG) Population Geography Research Group (PopGRG), and drawing on interviews with leading population geographers of the British Isles, this paper identifies defining features of Population Geography that attest to its longevity: personal connections and material production; fluidity and adaptability over time and through interdisciplinary contexts; and utility, vitality and relevance of the subdiscipline. We argue that continuation of care, material production and nimbleness can sustain the subdiscipline in the context of ongoing neoliberalisation across Higher Education. To remain vital, Population Geography must also decolonise and promote ‘population thinking’ to more boldly and critically attend to contemporary global challenges.
Citation
Finney , N , Botterill , K , Cranston , S , Darlington-Pollock , F , McCollum , D & Shubin , S 2024 , ' Possibilities of population thinking : histories and futures of Population Geography through reflections on 50 years of the Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers) Population Geography Research Group ' , Population, Space and Place , vol. Early View , e2767 . https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2767
Publication
Population, Space and Place
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
10.1002/psp.2767ISSN
1544-8444Type
Journal article
Description
Funding: This work was supported by Research Group Grants from the Royal Geographical Society (with Institute of British Geographers).Collections
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