The SAGE Handbook of Social Geographies

In addition to a research career spanning more than 20 years, Professor Smith is experienced in research management, research strategy, and research assessment of all kinds. She has contributed to the work of the ESRC (Research Grants Board, Professorial Fellowships Commissioning Panel, Public Services Programme Commissioning Panel), HEFCE (as a panel member in the 2001 and 2008 Research Assessment Exercises), the Leverhulme Trust (Philip Leverhulme Prize panel), and to research development and monitoring in HEIs within and beyond the UK. She also has a wide-ranging teaching and examining portfolio, at all levels, in a variety of topics. Born in Northumberland and brought up in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, I have lived in the North East for most of my life. I completed my first degree in geography at Lancaster University and PhD at the University of Edinburgh, then worked as a lecturer in geography at Northumbria University before moving to Durham in 2000. Here, I teach at undergraduate level, supervise PhD students, and am Co-Director of the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action.I′m a social geographer whose research is informed by feminist and participatory theory and practice. I work on a range of issues around fear, violence and community safety; emotions and geopolitics; and participatory practice, politics, theory and activism.My research, teaching and public engagement activities are underpinned by a commitment to social justice. Recently I′ve worked on a number of participatory action research projects in the North East, with partners including refugee-led organisations, youth groups, Rivers Trusts and survivors of violence. As well as locating my own research and some training and teaching locally outside the University, I am involved in a number of initiatives to encourage two-way research collaborations, including the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action which develops and supports theory and practice around participatory action research at local, national and international levels.I′m also interested in the challenges that the idea of work life balance presents for academic business and cultures, and in supporting fairer institutional policies and practices for fractional, flexible and non-traditional workers.

• Introduction: Situating Social Geographies - Susan J Smith et alPART ONE: DIFFERENCE AND DIVERSITY Introduction: Social Geographies of Difference - John Paul Jones IIIGender, Race, Sexuality - Linda PeakeSocial Geographies of Age and Ageism: Landscapes, Lifecourses and Justice - Rachel Pain and Peter HopkinsDisability, Health and Citizenship - Muchael L Dorn and Carla C KeirnsTensioned Landscapes and Contested Identities: Social Geographies of Difference and Relationships between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Peoples - Audrey Kobayashi and Sarah de LeeuwSocial Collisions - Katie D WillisGeographies of Affect - Keith Woodward and Jennifer LeaAssemblage Geographies - Paul Robbins and Brian MarksPART TWO: GEOGRAPHIES AND SOCIAL/ECONOMYIntroduction: Into the Black Box - Susan J SmithEconomic Society/Social - Roger LeeGeography Geographies of Financial Risk and Exclusion - Paul BennetEmotional Economic Geographies - Nancy EttlingerThe Limits to Value - David B ClarkePublics and Markets: What′s Wrong with Neoliberalism? - Clive BarnettPART THREE: GEOGRAPHIES OF WELL-BEINGIntroduction - Rachel Pain and Susan J SmithGeographies of Well-Being - Robin A Kearns and Gavin J AndrewsHealth, Risk and Resilience - Rich MitchellYoung People, Care and Social Well-Being - Nicola AnsellPhobias and Safe-Keeping: Exploring Emotional Intersections between Selves and Spaces - Joyce DavidsonFear and Its Others - Hille KoskelaPART FOUR: GEOGRAPHIES OF SOCIAL JUSTICEIntroduction - Sallie A MarstonGeography and Social Justice - Marv WaterstoneThe Spaces of Being In-Common: Ethics and Social Geography - Jeff PopkeEvironmental Justice and The Commons - Richard Howitt and Michael HillmanCrime and the ′Re-Moralization of City Spaces′ - Nicholas R FyfeA Social Geography of Human Rights - Amy RossPART FIVE: DOING SOCIAL GEOGRAPHIESIntroduction - Rachel PainParticipation - Sara KindonRelevance - Lynn A Staeheli and Don MitchellThe Politics and Ethics of Trust in Geographic Research - Kathryn BesioQuantification - Mei-Po KwanPositionalities: It′s Not about Them, It′s about Us - Kath Browne, with Leela Bakshi and Arthur Law

With clarity and confidence, this vibrant volume summons up ′the social′ in Geography in ways that will excite students and scholars alike. Here the social is populated not only by society, but by culture, nature, economy and politics. It proliferates and pulses through diverse domains of geographic analysis and concern. The Handbook of Social Geography is a rich resource that maps a field and moves it onKay AndersonUniversity of Western Sydney This is a remarkable collection, full of intellectual gems. It not only summarises the field of social geography, and restates its importance, but also produces a manifesto for how the field should look in the futureNigel ThriftVice-Chancellor, University of Warwick The book aims to be accessible to students and specialists alike. Its success lies inemphasizing the crossovers between geography and social studies. The good editorial work is evident and the participating contributors are well-established scholars in their respective fieldsMiron M. DenanGeography Research Forum An excellent handbook that will attract a diversity of readers. It will inspire undergraduate/postgraduate students and stimulate lecturers/researchers interested in the complexity and diversity of the social realm. On the otherhand, the book will also satisfy the curiosity of anyone with an interest in issues of social difference, social economies, well-being and social justice...I strongly recommend the Sage Handbook of Social Geography because its creative and selective approach invites reflection curiosity and eagerness to explore the constitution and multidimensional nature of the social in ways that move beyond the politics of identity and resistance. As the first of its kind in the sub-discipline, it is a book that is enjoyable to read and will definitely add value to a personal or library collectionMichele LoboNew Zealand Geographer