@article{MTMT:34418473, title = {The institutionalisation of urban community gardens in Cape Town, South Africa}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34418473}, author = {Kanosvamhira, Tinashe P.}, doi = {10.1111/area.12911}, journal-iso = {AREA}, journal = {AREA}, unique-id = {34418473}, issn = {0004-0894}, abstract = {Urban community gardens, once seen as a counter to neoliberal subjectivity, are now perceived as inadvertently reinforcing neoliberal dominance, challenging the progressive goals of urban gardening. This study investigates how the state shapes urban community gardens in alignment with neoliberal principles, potentially diluting their intended advantages. By analysing policies and interviewing state actors supporting urban gardening initiatives and activists, I argue that the state actively cultivates neoliberal subjectivities in these contexts. Unfortunately, state policies and projects often fail to address the root causes of food and nutrition insecurity in urban areas. This neoliberalisation of urban community gardening diminishes their potential to act as tools for advancing food justice in historically disadvantaged communities in Cape Town. Nevertheless, there is hope in the agency of gardeners who are not passive participants in this process. I conclude that relying on the state to implement projects for a more equitable food system may not be a dependable strategy. Instead, urban gardeners must carefully select their allies to effectively pursue their goals.}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1475-4762}, orcid-numbers = {Kanosvamhira, Tinashe P./0000-0002-6745-1151} } @article{MTMT:34299066, title = {Towards a critical-conceptual analysis of 'research culture'}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34299066}, author = {Callard, Felicity}, doi = {10.1111/area.12905}, journal-iso = {AREA}, journal = {AREA}, unique-id = {34299066}, issn = {0004-0894}, abstract = {Universities and policymakers increasingly use 'research culture' and 'research environment' to govern as well as describe research. Both terms help frame who is considered a research actor; how researchers interact with the contexts in which they make knowledge; and what is considered malleable when attempting to improve how research is done. There are very few conceptual-critical analyses of either term, even as each is a complex abstraction with rich and contested histories and usage. I explore both, largely using the example of the United Kingdom (where improving 'research culture' is currently prioritised by many funders, and will be assessed by the UK's Research Excellence Framework (REF) in 2028). Research culture has a close relationship with the concept organisational culture, which emerged in the late 1970s and 1980s and prioritised particular - frequently psychological - constructs that focused on the norms, values, and attitudes of an organisation. 'Research labour' - the labour relations that underpin how people work together and shape organisational norms, values, and relational dependencies - tends to drop from view. Geographers have much to offer these debates, given how extensively the discipline has contributed to what culture and environment might mean. Institutional, national, and sectoral policies concerning research culture and environment significantly shape how knowledge-making is understood and intervened on. The processes that 'research culture' and 'research environment' authorise and foreclose require greater examination.}, keywords = {labour; Research Culture; Research Excellence Framework; Research environment; casualisation; critical university studies}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1475-4762} } @article{MTMT:34166978, title = {The spatial development of peripheralisation: The case of smart city projects in Romania}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34166978}, author = {Dragan, Alexandru and Creţan, Remus and Bulzan, Raluca Denisa}, doi = {10.1111/area.12902}, journal-iso = {AREA}, journal = {AREA}, volume = {3}, unique-id = {34166978}, issn = {0004-0894}, abstract = {This article addresses the uneven territorial growth of the smart city phenomenon and how the national and local spatial politics of urban smart projects work out in practice. While in previous decades the concept of smart city referred mainly to the digital and technological realm as an indicator of the performance of cities, today it is taking on a broader range of meanings, so as to also cover such areas as governance, environment, housing and people. However, the critical literature on smart cities highlights two potential disadvantages: firstly, that urban planners who decide to pursue a smart city vision run the risk of creating a kind of power and control over residents; and secondly that there appears to be an incompatibility between smart cities and the informal. Moreover, the spatial and the critical dimensions of the governance of urban smart projects are still insufficiently researched. By using a comparative and developmental quantitative methodology for the urban smart projects of Romania and taking the city of Timisoara as a case study, this study highlights the fact that large cities are not always the best represented; our findings show that peripheral small cities and towns may enjoy a more balanced distribution of smart projects. Furthermore, our evaluation of the spatial distribution (centre–periphery) of smart city projects in Timişoara—a European Capital of Culture in 2023—reveals a higher level of investment in smart projects in its urban periphery. By presenting new critical understandings of the spatial interrelationships of smart city development, the study contributes to the geography of smart cities.}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1475-4762}, orcid-numbers = {Dragan, Alexandru/0000-0001-5975-1253; Creţan, Remus/0000-0002-9053-8394; Bulzan, Raluca Denisa/0000-0001-8688-4676} } @article{MTMT:33245953, title = {Dodo dilemmas: Conflicting ethical loyalties in conservation social science research}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33245953}, author = {Fair, Hannah and Schreer, Viola and Keil, Paul and Kiik, Laur and Rust, Niki}, doi = {10.1111/area.12839}, journal-iso = {AREA}, journal = {AREA}, volume = {55}, unique-id = {33245953}, issn = {0004-0894}, abstract = {In a time of deepening social and ecological crises, the question of research ethics is more pertinent than ever. Our intervention grapples with the specific personal, ethical, and methodological challenges that arise at the interface of conservation and social science. We expose these challenges through the figure of Chris, a fictional anonymised composite of our fraught diverse fieldwork experiences in Australia, Burma, Indonesian Borneo, Namibia, and Vanuatu. Fundamentally, we explore fieldwork as a series of contested loyalties: loyalties to our different human and non-human research participants, to our commitments to academic rigour, and to the project of wildlife conservation itself, while reckoning with conservation's spotted (neo)colonial past. Our struggles and reflections illustrate, first, that practical research ethics do not predetermine forms of reciprocity. Second, while we need to choose our concealments carefully and follow the principle of not doing harm, we also have the responsibility to reveal social and environmental injustices. Third, we must acknowledge that as researchers we are complicit in the practices of human and non-human violence and exclusion that suffuse conservation. Finally, given how these responsibilities move the researcher beyond a position of innocence or neutrality, academic institutions should adjust their ethics support. This intervention highlights the need for greater openness about research challenges emerging from conflicting personal, ethical, and disciplinary loyalties, in order to facilitate greater cross-disciplinary understanding. Active engagement with these ethical questions through collaborative dialogue-based fora, both before and after fieldwork, would enable learning and consequently transform research practices.}, keywords = {CONSERVATION; INTERDISCIPLINARITY; research ethics; Reflexivity; More-than-human; positionality}, year = {2023}, eissn = {1475-4762}, pages = {245-253} } @article{MTMT:33471072, title = {Compound impacts of extreme weather events and COVID-19 on climate mobilities}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33471072}, author = {Thalheimer, Lisa}, doi = {10.1111/area.12821}, journal-iso = {AREA}, journal = {AREA}, unique-id = {33471072}, issn = {0004-0894}, abstract = {Weather and climate-related human mobility (climate mobilities) including displacement are often viewed as security concerns. The recent coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic adds yet another layer of complexity which calls for unpacking these connections. This paper explores how existing patterns of migration and displacement that are driven by climate change impacts are compounded by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. First, the paper outlines the links between extreme weather events and human mobility to then explore how the impacts from COVID-19 interact, cascade and compound pre-existing vulnerabilities of people on the move. Examining the ways in which climate change is potentially driving or shifting patterns of climate mobility allows a shared understanding of this complex issue to be gained. This paper contextualises the compounding impacts with a geographical focus on Bangladesh, a well-known climate hotspot. The paper contributes to the debates on impacts and human responses to climate change and concludes with a set of policy recommendations.}, keywords = {MIGRATION; DISPLACEMENT; climate change; Extreme weather events; COVID-19; climate mobility}, year = {2022}, eissn = {1475-4762}, orcid-numbers = {Thalheimer, Lisa/0000-0002-3737-3586} } @article{MTMT:34089643, title = {Value capture by companies of different ownership, tier, size, and distance to market. A cross‐sectoral analysis}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34089643}, author = {Blažek, Jiří and Holická, Zuzana}, doi = {10.1111/area.12819}, journal-iso = {AREA}, journal = {AREA}, volume = {54}, unique-id = {34089643}, issn = {0004-0894}, year = {2022}, eissn = {1475-4762}, pages = {655-665}, orcid-numbers = {Blažek, Jiří/0000-0002-6987-3833} } @article{MTMT:32681240, title = {Legislating political space for LGBT families: The 2018 referendum on the definition of family in Romania}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32681240}, author = {Sorina, Voiculescu and Octavian, Groza}, journal-iso = {AREA}, journal = {AREA}, volume = {--}, unique-id = {32681240}, issn = {0004-0894}, year = {2021}, eissn = {1475-4762}, pages = {679} } @article{MTMT:31359309, title = {Finance for a future of sustainable prosperity}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31359309}, author = {Jones, Aled and Taylor, Nick and Hafner, Sarah and Kitchen, Joanna}, doi = {10.1111/area.12631}, journal-iso = {AREA}, journal = {AREA}, volume = {53}, unique-id = {31359309}, issn = {0004-0894}, year = {2021}, eissn = {1475-4762}, pages = {21-29}, orcid-numbers = {Jones, Aled/0000-0001-7823-9116} } @article{MTMT:31763571, title = {Natives and aliens: Who and what belongs in nature and in the nation?}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31763571}, author = {Antonsich, Marco}, doi = {10.1111/area.12679}, journal-iso = {AREA}, journal = {AREA}, unique-id = {31763571}, issn = {0004-0894}, abstract = {The distinction between native and alien species is a main tenet of various natural sciences, invasion biology in particular. However, it is also a contested one, as it does not reflect the biological features of a species, but only its place of origin and migration history. The present paper offers a brief genealogy of the native/alien divide and argues that central to this binary is a national thinking that divides the world into distinct (national) units, enclosed by (natural) borders, with a unique (native) population attached to these spatial units. The paper illustrates this argument by looking at two interrelated processes: the nationalisation of nature, by which the national thinking intervenes as an organising principle in determining ecological inclusion/exclusion, and the naturalisation of the nation, through which the nation is given an ontological status. Taken together these two processes confirm the continuing salience of the nation as a b-ordering principle actively constituting both the social and natural world, also in times of anthropogenic changes and increasing people's mobility.}, keywords = {history; alien; invasive; Native; NATION; Anthropocene}, year = {2020}, eissn = {1475-4762} } @article{MTMT:31510443, title = {Pacing emotional labour of qualitative research in an intractable conflict environment}, url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31510443}, author = {Bundhoo, Dilshaad and Lynch, Kenneth}, doi = {10.1111/area.12640}, journal-iso = {AREA}, journal = {AREA}, unique-id = {31510443}, issn = {0004-0894}, abstract = {Qualitative field research in any type of terrain calls for a practice-oriented reflection on the researcher's emotional labour management in relation to the context of the field before, during, and beyond data collection. Intractable conflict environments (ICE) are characterised by long-running social crises still unresolved. This particularity makes such contexts risk-prone in terms of unpredictable dangers and unexpected outcomes, hence, the requirement for thorough ethical evaluation of field research designs. Field researchers, often working on their own, are expected to safely make ethically sound decisions while gathering high-quality data within complex social realities of which they are often socio-culturally not savvy. This inevitably exacerbates the emotional burden on the researchers and makes fieldwork challenging. Although feminist geographers notably have significantly contributed to highlighting the social dynamics of fieldwork by initiating and deepening discussions of the emotional and ethical challenge, discussions have rarely gone beyond underlining the need for recognition of the field researchers' emotional labour. Despite academic consensus for reflexive analysis and field diary-keeping, little has been discussed on how to systematically manage this effort during the research process. In this paper, building on the first author's PhD fieldwork experience in Israel and the West Bank area, we propose a paced field research organisation method - PFROM - which systematically accommodates time and space for the researcher's engagement with and detachment from the field research's intensity. Applying the concept of pacing - intentionally distributing focused attention in such a way that will reduce fatigue prior to the completion of a task - this framework systematically integrates reflexivity within research designs. The PFROM provides researchers with a tool applicable beyond intractable conflict contexts which has the potential to enhance their emotional labour management.}, keywords = {methodology; CONFLICT; Emotional labour; field research; Pacing; pragmatism}, year = {2020}, eissn = {1475-4762}, orcid-numbers = {Lynch, Kenneth/0000-0002-5296-2864} }