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Contact zones: participation, materiality and the messiness of interaction. (2011)
Journal Article
Askins, K., & Pain, R. (2011). Contact zones: participation, materiality and the messiness of interaction. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 29(5), 803-821. https://doi.org/10.1068/d11109

Recent debates around urban encounter, integration and cosmopolitanism and renewed engagement with contact theory have raised questions about the spaces of interaction that may enable meaningful and lasting encounters between different social groups.... Read More about Contact zones: participation, materiality and the messiness of interaction..

Geographies of impact: power, participation and potential (2011)
Journal Article
Pain, R., Kesby, M., & Askins, K. (2011). Geographies of impact: power, participation and potential. Area, 43(2), 183-188. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4762.2010.00978.x

In this paper we offer a critique and an alternative to current proposals to include the economic and social impacts of research in the next UK audit of academic research. In contrast to most responses from UK academics, our argument is for impact; w... Read More about Geographies of impact: power, participation and potential.