Henry Wai-chung Yeung, Theory and Explanation in Geography – Wiley/RGS-IBG book series, October 2023

A thought-provoking resource detailing why causal theory is useful in geographical enquiry and how it can be developed through mechanism-based thinking. 

• Includes a multitude of approaches and concepts in human geography today, covering important caveats, key considerations, and a synthetic approach 
• Details contemporary geographical thought, covering theory in Marxism, poststructuralism and post-phenomenology/posthumanism, and feminism and postcolonialism 
• Explores relationality and relational thought in contemporary human geography, plus moving towards a relational theory for the 2020s and beyond 
• Discusses mechanism and process in causal explanation, covering causal theory and actors, neoliberalization, and the process-mechanism distinction of neoliberalism 
• Essential reading for academics, geographers, and scholars seeking unique perspective on an important facet of the field