Monthly Archives: March 2017

Impact of Social Sciences – Google Scholar is a serious alternative to Web of Science

Posted on March 18, 2017 by stuartelden

Impact of Social Sciences – ‘Google Scholar is a serious alternative to Web of Science’ An interesting piece, challenging some of assumptions about Google Scholar (some of which doubts I share). Of course, deciding which of the alternative ways to … Continue reading →

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Raul Pacheco-Vega’s research resources

Posted on March 18, 2017 by stuartelden

I’ve linked to Raul Pacheco-Vega’s research and writing technique posts several times. He had now got a page which collects these – grouped into categories. I have blogged a lot about a broad variety of different topics. Many people ask me if … Continue reading →

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The geography of AibBnB listings

Posted on March 18, 2017 by stuartelden

Another analysis of Airbnb – thanks to Sung-Yueh Perng for this link.

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Paul Gilroy interview on ‘There Ain’t No Black in the Union Jack’ 30 years on

Posted on March 18, 2017 by stuartelden

30 years ago There Ain’t No Black in the Union Jack: The Cultural Politics of Race and Nation was published. Philip Dodd talks to the author Professor Paul Gilroy about its impact and whether discussions about race and culture in … Continue reading →

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Airbnb and gentrification in New York

Posted on March 18, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on David Wachsmuth:
For the last several months I’ve been working with Alexander Weisler (a recent MUP graduate from the School of Urban Planning at McGill) on a paper which explores the connection between short-term rentals and gentrification. We use…

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Peter Gratton, The non-argument argument that links Derrida et al. to Trump

Posted on March 16, 2017 by stuartelden

Peter Gratton, The non-argument argument that links Derrida et al. to Trump – at Philosophy in a Time of Error I’m grateful that Peter took the trouble to write this – there have been some ridiculous  claims being made.

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Colin Koopman, Why Foucault’s work on power is more important than ever – Aeon Essays

Posted on March 16, 2017 by stuartelden

Colin Koopman, ‘Why Foucault’s work on power is more important than ever‘ – Aeon Essays

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Foucault: The Birth of Power now available worldwide

Posted on March 15, 2017 by stuartelden

Foucault: The Birth of Power is now available worldwide. The book is published by Polity, and the design fits with Foucault’s Last Decade which came out in 2016. There is a lot about Foucault’s political activism in this second book, … Continue reading →

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CfP – Imaginaries of Connectivity and the Creation of Novel Spaces of Governance

Posted on March 15, 2017 by stuartelden

CfP – Imaginaries of Connectivity and the Creation of Novel Spaces of Governance 2-3 November 2017, University of Groningen Annual workshop on Modes of Reasoning of the Chair Group on History and Theory of International Relations Keynote speaker Ricardo Padrón, … Continue reading →

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Stress fractures: one year on

Posted on March 15, 2017 by stuartelden

Originally posted on Academic Irregularities:
It is about a year ago since I posted The Kindness of Strangers. It quickly found a lot of readers worldwide. As it travelled, the Times Higher asked my permission to republish it on their…

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