This book's vision of social geographies is rooted in the
commitments that have characterised the sub-discipline for at least
half a decade (such as society-space relations, justice, equality),
while incorporating new approaches, theories and concerns (such as
emotions, performativity, non-representational perspectives). The
book makes sense of the bewildering variety of contemporary social
geographical interests, and embraces the increasing porosity of our
work with neighbouring economic, cultural, political and
environmental geographies while holding fast to certain key
principles. It will provide a round-up of the state of the
sub-discipline, capture recent themes and directions, and chart new
questions and challenges for theory, politics and practice. Over a
decade into the renaissance of social geographies, the book
showcases the breadth of conceptual and empirical approaches that
scholars are now seeking out to understand contemporary social
issues through a spatial lens, as well as the contributions made to
social change alongside communities, policy-makers and social
movements. It emphasises the important connections between social
geographies and a wide range of global and local issues, and the
utility of issues of space, place and scale to the task of
exploring and tackling them. Each chapter offers an introduction to
current work in social geographies, seeking to provide an overview
and giving a number of in-depth examples from diverse global
settings. We also identify the fundamental relationship of theory
and research process, both to social geographical theory and to the
broad themes that run through the book, by using bespoke textboxes
in each chapter. Each chapter will share the following key
features: Writing in an accessible and engaging way Defining of key
terms, and carefully explaining concepts and ideas Drawing on a
range of exciting contemporary examples from different geographical
settings, including those drawn from each author's current research
Cross-referencing to selected chapters elsewhere in the book
Including an average of 2 photos, other tables/diagrams if
appropriate Including a short summary and suggested further reading
Including a "real world research" textbox, that considers
methodological issues connected to the topic (for example, the
ethics of researching sexuality; the limits of official data on
violent crime; interviewing people in housing crisis; positionality
in researching encounter) Including a "real world theory" textbox,
that identifies how a key theoretical perspective is helpful in
explaining observed phenomena.
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