Members of the IGU Commission on Political Geography participated in the Regional Conference, held in Istanbul from 17-21 August. The Commission held a business meeting, followed by a social dinner for those who were able to stay. For Commission members, these encounters remain highlights of the Regional Conference and contributed to its success. It wasContinue reading “Report: IGU Regional Conference, Istanbul 2026”
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Call for Sessions: What AI Does to the World(s)
What AI Does to the World(s): Critical Geographic Perspectives?”, hosted by the French National Committee of Geography will take place in Paris from 5-8th July 2027. The Call for Sessions is now open and is structured around six thematic axes: Education Geographies and the Didactics of Geography in Times of AI Territorial and Spatial Planning FacingContinue reading “Call for Sessions: What AI Does to the World(s)”
Chairs’ Newsletter 2024
This newsletter was prepared by ongoing co-chairs Adriana Dorfman and Virginie Mamadouh, mostly with news shared through the mailing list of the Commission on Political Geography over the course of 2024.
Celebrating a World of Political Difference
The IGU Commission on Political Geography pre-conference ahead of the IGC 2024 in Dublin, was held at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland 22-24 August 2024
Pre-conference Programme: Celebrating a World of Political Difference
Please find the final, updated programme for IGU Commission on Political Geography pre-conference ahead of the IGC 2024 in Dublin, to be held at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland 22-24 August 2024
Pre-conference August 2024: Registration Now Closed
The IGU Commission for Political Geography pre-conference will take place at Queen’s University Belfast 22-24 August 2024 ahead of the International Geographical Congress taking place in Dublin 24-30 August 2024.
This event will be a unique opportunity to gather international scholars specialised in the sub-discipline of Political Geography worldwide. It will be the second time that such an event takes place, following a successful first edition prior to the IGU Centennial Congress held in Paris in 2022.
Pre-conference August 2024: Celebrating a World of Political Difference
The IGU Commission for Political Geography pre-conference will take place at Queen’s University Belfast 22-24 August 2024 ahead of the International Geographical Congress taking place in Dublin 24-30 August 2024.
This event will be a unique opportunity to gather international scholars specialised in the sub-discipline of Political Geography worldwide. It will be the second time that such an event takes place, following a successful first edition prior to the IGU Centennial Congress held in Paris in 2022.
Institute of Australian Geographers: Political Geography Paper Prize 2024
The Political Geography Study Group of the Institute of Australian Geographers is pleased to announce that it will again be awarding a paper prize for an outstanding article by an early career scholar this year. Entries must have been published in a peer-reviewed journal in the last three years on a political geography topic (broadlyContinue reading “Institute of Australian Geographers: Political Geography Paper Prize 2024”
Professor Anna Secor to deliver Belfast pre-conference Keynote
Professor Anna Secor (Durham University) will deliver a keynote address at the Political Geography pre-conference in Belfast, kindly sponsored by the journal Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space.
Geopolitics Journal Post-Graduate Research Paper Award: $200
The journal Geopolitics will award $200 to the best PGR paper presented at the Political Geography Pre-Conference at Queen’s University Belfast 22-24 August 2024. The winner will also be invited to submit the paper to Geopolitics.
Candidates must be presenting their paper at the Belfast pre-conference.
