PolGRG statement in response to the Al-Jazeera Podcasts

After the Al-Jazeera Podcasts the PolGRG met. We wanted to start a conversation, craft our own statement in response, and outline actions we will take as a group to make political geography a safer space for everybody. You can read it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KnThCC7OVm1dIPFdkkzXbEtxiUD4E1zlsFzLveHV3HU/edit

PolGRG Writing Retreat Series

During this autumn/fall term, the RGS Political Geography Research Group is hosting a series of writing retreats on alternating Thursdays, from 2-5pm UK time (GMT). Please join us for one or all of these by registering below. These will be aimed at postgraduates and early career academics, but those at any career stage are welcome … Continue reading →

The 2021 PolGRG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize – Results!

We’re delighted to announce the results of the annual undergraduate dissertation prize. It may have been a turbulent year, but it produced some outstanding undergraduate research projects and among the largest numbers of nominations in recent years. The judging panel (Anthony Ince, Cordelia Freeman and Daniel Hammett) received submissions from across the UK, on a … Continue reading →

RGS-IBG Political Geography Research Group Biannual Workshop

Call for Papers RGS-IBG Political Geography Research Group Biannual Workshop  30th June – 1st July Inequalities of Knowledge Production in Political Geography There exists long standing conversations in Geography more widely and Political Geography particularly on the inequalities of knowledge production. These conversations have built a foundation and set a precedent for critically examining the … Continue reading →

Winner of the PolGRG Book Award (2019-2020) announced

We received a collection of wonderful nominations for the second PolGRG book award, emphasising the breadth and quality of work being undertaken within the field of Political Geography. After careful consideration, we are delighted to announce that the winner is ‘War and the City: Urban geopolitics in Lebanon’ by Sara Fregonese. In the words of … Continue reading →

Reclaiming Success

By Hannah Dickinson, Laura Shipp and Viktoria Noka   At this year’s RGS-IBG annual conference, the outgoing PolGRG postgraduate reps set out to ‘reclaim success’. In what was perhaps an unconventional session, we set out to create an open and honest space for attendees to think about what success means to them, and how we … Continue reading →

The PolGRG Book Award (2019-2020) in conjunction with Political Geography Journal

The Political Geography Research Group Royal Geographic Society (PolGRG) Book Award was first established in September 2016, and officially launched in 2017, with sponsorship from the journal Political Geography. The winner of the inaugural PolGRG/PG Book Award was Reece Jones’ work  Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move (Verso, 2016). We are now seeking … Continue reading →

Spaces of Solidarity and Transnationalism: Reflections on The Biannual PolGRG Workshop

By Viktoria Noka Blue skies and sunny spells welcomed delegates to the University of Glasgow, the proud host of the Political Geography Research Group’s Biannual Workshop from 2nd-3rd May 2019. At a time where our news is (still) flooded with Britain’s Brexit woes and Donald Trump’s tweets, it is clear that the political climate is fraught … Continue reading →

Call for Papers: the PolGRG Biannual workshop on The spatial politics of solidarity and transnationalism

The Political Geography Research Group Biannual Workshop University of Glasgow, 2 & 3 May 2019 At a time where our news is flooded with Britain’s Brexit woes and Donald Trump’s tweets, it is clear that the political climate is fraught with tensions and is, at times, incomprehensible. However, we have also seen a rise in … Continue reading →

Call for Session Sponsorship – RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2019 (Royal Geographical Society, London)

The Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) of the RGS-IBG is pleased to extend an invitation to sponsor sessions at the next RGS-IBG Annual International Conference. The conference will take place at the Royal Geographical Society in London from Wednesday 28 to Friday 30 August 2019, with workshops and opening events on Tuesday 27 August 2019. … Continue reading →