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Regions and Regional Uneven Development Forever? Some Reflective Comments upon Theory and Practice. (2007)
Journal Article
Hudson, R. (2007). Regions and Regional Uneven Development Forever? Some Reflective Comments upon Theory and Practice. Regional Studies, 41(9), 1149-1160. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400701291617

In recent years, for a variety of reasons, there has been a resurgence of interest in 'the region' from a variety of both intellectual and practical perspectives, with the somewhat surprising result that regional studies have come to be of central co... Read More about Regions and Regional Uneven Development Forever? Some Reflective Comments upon Theory and Practice..

The non-'Global City' of Birmingham, UK: a gateway through time. (2007)
Book Chapter
McEwan, C., Pollard, J., & Henry, N. (2007). The non-'Global City' of Birmingham, UK: a gateway through time. In L. Benton-Short, & M. Price (Eds.), Migrants to the Metropolis: The Rise of Immigrant Gateway Cities (191-224). Syracuse University Press

National States (2007)
Book Chapter
Power, M. (2007). National States. In I. Douglas, R. Huggett, & C. Perkins (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Geography. Routledge

Technology, timespace and the remediation of neighbourhood life (2007)
Journal Article
Crang, M., Crosbie, T., & Graham, S. (2007). Technology, timespace and the remediation of neighbourhood life. Environment and Planning A, 39(10), 2405-2422. https://doi.org/10.1068/a38353

Much theoretical commentary over the last decade addressed the likely impacts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) on urban life works by opposing ‘virtual’ spaces and mediated activities to ‘real’ places. Drawing on recent theorising... Read More about Technology, timespace and the remediation of neighbourhood life.

Sentient cities : ambient intelligence and the politics of urban space (2007)
Journal Article
Crang, M., & Graham, S. (2007). Sentient cities : ambient intelligence and the politics of urban space. Information, Communication and Society, 10(6), 789-817. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691180701750991

Increasing amounts of information processing capacity are embedded in the environment around us. The informational landscape is both a repository of data and also increasingly communicates and processes information. No longer confined to desk tops, c... Read More about Sentient cities : ambient intelligence and the politics of urban space.

The space between us: Opening remarks on the concept of dwelling (2007)
Journal Article
Harrison, P. (2007). The space between us: Opening remarks on the concept of dwelling. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 25(4), 625-647. https://doi.org/10.1068/d365t

Somewhat surprisingly the concept of dwelling remains largely unconsidered within contemporary geographical thought. Despite signs of a renewed interest in the term it remains all but bereft of a sustained critical appraisal and as a consequence firm... Read More about The space between us: Opening remarks on the concept of dwelling.

War veterans, disability and post-colonial citizenship in Lusophone Africa (2007)
Book Chapter
Power, M. (2007). War veterans, disability and post-colonial citizenship in Lusophone Africa. In E. Gilbert, & E. Cowen (Eds.), War, Citizenship, Territory. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203938126

Introduction: Postcolonial Transformations As an imperial power, Portugal encountered numerous diculties in seeking to integrate its African colonial territories (Angola, Moçambique, GuineaBissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé, and Principé) into the empire a... Read More about War veterans, disability and post-colonial citizenship in Lusophone Africa.

A very modern ghost: postcolonialism and the politics of enchantment (2007)
Journal Article
McEwan, C. (2007). A very modern ghost: postcolonialism and the politics of enchantment. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, 26(1), 29-46. https://doi.org/10.1068/d460t

Ghosts, spectres, and spirits and the stories told about them have long been a source of intellectual inquiry; they appear to be everywhere in scholarly discourse yet are largely absent from many recent debates about enchantment and modernity. This p... Read More about A very modern ghost: postcolonialism and the politics of enchantment.

Digitized Virtuosity: Video War games and post-9/11 Cyber-deterrence (2007)
Journal Article
Power, M. (2007). Digitized Virtuosity: Video War games and post-9/11 Cyber-deterrence. Security Dialogue, 38(2), 271-288. https://doi.org/10.1177/0967010607078552

In post-9/11 America, digital war games have increasingly come to provide a space of cyber-deterrence where Americans are able to `play through' the anxieties that attend uncertain times and new configurations of power. This article seeks to examine... Read More about Digitized Virtuosity: Video War games and post-9/11 Cyber-deterrence.

Doing Ethnographies. (2007)
Book
Crang, M., & Cook, I. (2007). Doing Ethnographies. SAGE Publications

"Doing Ethnographies" is an introductory and applied guide to ethnographic methods. It focuses on those methods - participant observation, interviewing, focus groups, and video photographic work - that allow us to understand the lived, everyday world... Read More about Doing Ethnographies..

Disability and Development: Different Models, Different Places (2007)
Journal Article
McEwan, C., & Butler, R. (2007). Disability and Development: Different Models, Different Places. Geography Compass, 1(3), 448-466. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-8198.2007.00023.x

Debates about disability within geography, as well as in disability studies more generally, have been largely urban, Anglophone and Western-centric. Not only have industrialised societies remained the predominant focus of attention, but the debates t... Read More about Disability and Development: Different Models, Different Places.