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When I was growing up in the 1960’s and 70’s a statement like this was inconceivable, and a vast majority of Israelis would have celebrated it. And now, here it is (and has been for years). Are there risks? Of course. But that’s what leaders are for.

"It argues that the most important anticolonial intellectuals may not use the language of decolonization and may not be in universities, but on the streets, with social movements, and in prison". 🔥

My former student, Charlie Yang, wrote a wonderful essay on matrilocal marriage in China, challenging common assumptions about the place of the live-in son-in-law 赘婿 in the family.

How is Cold War-era infrastructure repurposed in contemporary 'green visions' in Thailand? Find out in this article from GiuliaDalMaso

New Online 1st Commentary “On the question of Islam and the more-than-world city” by Farhan Anshary doi.org/10.1177/204382…

New Online 1st Commentary “Legal geographies of capitalism beyond states and markets” by Joshua Barkan doi.org/10.1177/204382…

New Online 1st Commentary “Postcolonial repetitions: Distant time in the imaginary of India’s smart cities” by D. Asher Ghertner doi.org/10.1177/204382…

First person in the family to become an academic: Cons: - No money - No investments - Questionable career prospects - Wearing a backpack Pros: - more peer-reviewed articles than siblings

From now on, we plan to publish calls for papers for our forthcoming journal issues. Two calls are already out. The first is for an issue of the Made in China Journal about Chinese youth slated for publication in mid-2025. 1/ madeinchinajournal.com/calls-for-pape…

The second is for an issue of Global China Pulse on the challenges of conducting grounded research about Global China which is also expected to be published in mid-2025. In both cases, we hope to receive the pitches no later than the end of January. 2/ globalchinapulse.net/calls-for-pape…

We are also always on the lookout for new profiles for our People's Map of Global China. If you think you can help us to fill some gaps (either regarding a country or a specific project) please reach out to us to discuss. /END thepeoplesmap.net

Over the past decade, we have published hundreds of essays. Rather than leaving this material in our archives, we have decided to draw from it to offer a series of ‘modules’ on key topics. Here's the first, on internationalist activism and solidarity. 1/ madeinchinajournal.com/2024/11/29/mod…

Undergrad --> PhD --> Postdoc --> PI --> bakery shop owner Who is thinking of this academic path?

New Online 1st Book Review “Plotting corruption in urban theory” by Sushmita Pati doi.org/10.1177/204382…

New Online 1st Commentary “The urban dialectic: Between distant time and thick time” by Anu Sabhlok doi.org/10.1177/204382…

New Online 1st Author Response “Epistemologies from the global south: Provincializing queer theory, decentering Marxism” by Petrus Liu doi.org/10.1177/204382…

🆕 The latest issue of Dialogues in Human Geography is out now! 🆕 Including three regular article forums; two further engagements; and two book review forums. More details in a short thread that follows! See the latest issue here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/DHG/current

New Online 1st Author Response “Epistemologies from the global south: Provincializing queer theory, decentering Marxism” by Petrus Liu doi.org/10.1177/204382…

1/ How does Chinese development finance affect policy space across Sub-Saharan Africa? In our new article in the Journal of International Development, Han Cheng, Marcus Power and I explore this through Grabel’s concept of productive incoherence. 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/jid.39…