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L'ISPI - Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale - mi ha chiesto di riflettere sul futuro dell'acqua. Ne è uscito questo longform, dove offro numerosi spunti che sintetizzano gli ultimi anni di ricerca sull'acqua e le sue politiche. Buona lettura! Il futuro dell'acqua
Panel convenors: Filippo Menga (University of Bergamo); Maria Rusca (University of Manchester); Nate Millington (University of Manchester) Date and Place: 28-30 June 2023, Reading, UK and online Please note: All proposals must be submitted via this link: https://nomadit.co.uk/conference/dsa2023/p/13009# The popularity of the notion of the Anthropocene – an unstable geological epoch in which humans and their actions are … Continue reading Call for abstracts for the 2023 Development Studies Association (DSA) Conference: Where and what is the ‘global’ water crisis in the Anthropocene?
I am re-sharing details of Political Geography's 2022 Early Career Researcher Paper Award. Please spread the word to any colleagues who might be eligible. *** ** *** Political Geography announces its 2022 Early Career Researcher Paper Award. The award recognizes an outstanding contribution to the sub-discipline of political geography from a paper published in Political Geography by an … Continue reading Political Geography Early Career Researcher Paper Award Competition – call for nominations
In my previous post I used the metaphor of the dinner table to suggest a way of thinking about literature reviews and the meaning of engagement with disciplinary debates. I have received a few comments on Twitter and Facebook, and my friend Alice Mpofu-Coles left the following: https://twitter.com/AliceMpofuColes/status/1552924946481004545?s=20&t=eZa2ycTkrU1-iEZaoBeSRQ This is a good point, and I … Continue reading On networking: less is more
I hope this is the first of several posts about the practice of being a researcher and a writer. As I get into the depths of my book on the water crisis (under contract with Verso Books), I find myself spending a lot of time thinking about writing, and about my own research projects. And … Continue reading Joining a dinner party
Riporto qui sotto un breve articolo che ho scritto per il portale d'informazione online RiEnergia, pubblicato il 29 Marzo 2022. L'articolo è consultabile a questo indirizzo: https://rienergia.staffettaonline.com/articolo/34949/Il+nesso+strategico+fra+populismo,+nazionalismo+e+risorse+idriche/Menga. Il nesso strategico fra populismo, nazionalismo e risorse idriche Nella settimana fra il 21 e il 26 marzo si è tenuto a Diamniadio, in Senegal, il 9° Forum Mondiale … Continue reading Articolo su RiEnergia – Il nesso strategico fra populismo, nazionalismo e risorse idriche
Session organisers: Ed Atkins, University of Bristol (ed.atkins@bristol.ac.uk) and Filippo Menga, Università degli Studi di Bergamo (filippo.menga@unibg.it) Instructions for prospective authors: Abstracts of 250 words should be emailed to Ed Atkins (ed.atkins@bristol.ac.uk) and Filippo Menga (filippo.menga@unibg.it) by Friday 18th March 2022. The global pandemic in an era of climate awareness has resulted in numerous promises and pledges … Continue reading Call for abstracts for the RGS-IBG Annual International Conference (2022): Populist ecologies: Populism, environmental and climate change, and a ‘green’ recovery
Organizers: Michelle Irengbam (Dartmouth College), Chris Sneddon (Dartmouth College), Filippo Menga (University of Bergamo), Lena Hommes (Wageningen University) (the PDF of this call can be downloaded here) The future of large dams and hydropower development is uncertain and contested. While governments, engineering firms, and many development professionals see the coming decades as a boom time for … Continue reading CFP AAG (Feb 25 – Mar 1, 2022) – Contesting Hydropower: Novel Approaches to Water Conflict
Organizers: Political Geography editorial team Deadline for expression of interest: October 15, 2021 Anniversaries provide time for reflection. Over its 40-year history, Political Geography has been at the vanguard of the sub-discipline’s transformation from a “moribund backwater” to a vibrant and essential field of research. This vitality stems in no small part from ongoing efforts to extend the sub-discipline’s … Continue reading Call for panelists: Political Geography at 40: Reflections on the practice of the sub-discipline. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New York City/virtual, February 25-March 1, 2022
Acqua in movimento: flussi, ritmi e cambiamenti': è online la call for papers della sessione che io e Giorgio Osti organizziamo al XXXIII Congresso Geografico Italiano. Questo il link: https://congressogeograficoitaliano2021.it/eap1/ al sito del Congresso, e di seguito il testo della call for papers. Scadenza per inviare abstract 30 Aprile 2021. *** **** *** Fiumi, mari, … Continue reading ‘Acqua in movimento: flussi, ritmi e cambiamenti’. Call for papers per il XXIII Congresso Geografico Italiano
Filippo Menga 