How is climate and its science governed in Russia? Dr Jon Oldfield
In this podcast we meet with Dr Jon Oldfield, from the University of Birmingham to discuss geopolitics, the role of Russia as an influential climate actor, and the potential consequences of climate ch...
19 Elo 201917min
Why is sand a powerful natural resource? Dr Laura Schoenberger
In this podcast, we meet with Laura Schoenberger, we explore how, in countries such as Cambodia, sand mining is contributing to the erosion of estuaries, collapse of riverbanks. Sand is not a renewabl...
16 Elo 201911min
How is place-attachment and belonging managed in refugee re-settlement? Sara Kindon and Amber Kale
When refugees re-settle into new communities it can impact sense of belonging, place and home. So how can this be negotiated and managed? In this podcast we’re joined by Sara Kindon and Amber Kale fr...
12 Elo 201923min
How is creativity produced in the Caribbean? Dr Pat Noxolo
Caribbean creativity has shaped literary, music and dance cultures globally. Alongside this geographers are increasingly looking at what performance can tell us about place, identity and politics. I...
9 Elo 201931min
How does international aid work? Dr Emma Mawdsley
International aid is more than a flow of money. Whilst it’s an economic exchange, it’s also one that shaped by geopolitics and geographical imaginations about place - especially so, in terms of tradit...
5 Elo 201925min
What is rural gentrification? Professor Martin Philips
Traditionally, gentrification has been considered a highly urban process, taking place in cities and towns. But gentrification - and its implications for changing landscapes, rising rents, and displac...
2 Elo 201921min
What do cartoons tell us about global politics? Dr Daniel Hammett
With changing borders, Brexit and Trump it’s an interesting time for global geopolitics. Historically, and even more so in today’s current climate political cartoons are released via newspaper and soc...
29 Heinä 201922min
How do we talk about environmental risk? Professor Esther Eidinow
Whilst research and science often provide an explanation on how the world works, the role of concepts such as fate, luck, fortune affect our understandings of risk. In this podcast we speak to Profess...
25 Heinä 201919min
