The Long Decade: Economic Geography, Unbound

Sheppard, Eric; Barnes, Trevor J.; Peck, Jamie

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“…Subsequently, Barnes and Sheppard (2010) lamented that intra-disciplinary plurality and variegation in economic geography have resulted in fragmented pluralism in which a range of insular coteries mainly produce monologues and hence rarely engage in dialogue. This diagnosis of fragmented pluralism has been subsequently uttered by other economic geographers, as well (see Aoyama et al, 2011a;Clare and Siemiatycki, 2014;Muellerleile et al, 2014;Sheppard et al, 2012;Suwala, 2023). In a reaction, Barnes and Sheppard (2010) suggested engaged pluralism with the help of trading zones, and recently, Martin (2021) similarly suggested boundary objects and bridging concepts as a solution to fragmented pluralism.…”

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Fragmented or engaged pluralism in economic geography?

Chu,

Hassink,

Yılmaz

2023

Progress in Human Geography

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According to some economic geographers, modern economic geography has been increasingly fragmented over the last twenty years, concerning both its themes and its paradigms. However, so far, no bibliometric analysis has been carried out to quantitatively measure the degree of fragmentation in economic geography concerning paradigms. In this paper, we therefore aim to analyze the state of the art in economic geography concerning paradigms and perspectives based on a combination of a bibliometric and qualitative analysis. We conclude that fragmented pluralism is less of a problem than stated in scholars’ qualitative judgments.

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Fragmented or engaged pluralism in economic geography?

Chu,

Hassink,

Yılmaz

2023

Progress in Human Geography

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“…Voices that claim for a de‐centering (or even de‐colonising ) of economic geography (EG, hereafter) beyond its Anglo‐American core pop up within our discipline (ACME, 2018; Economic Geography, 2011; International Journal of Urban Sciences, 2019; Sheppard et al, 2012). Proposals to push such de‐centering address three interlinked dimensions.…”

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De‐Centering in Practice: Governance through Co‐ordination in Spanish Economic Geography

Hernández

2021

Geographical Journal

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This commentary draws on the Spanish case to shed light on the three dimensions of de-centering in economic geography: epistemological, geographical, and idiomatic. Although the geography of contributors to the most influential Companions and Handbooks of economic geography shows hints of a timid de-centering from the UK and the USA to other English-speaking or English-fluent countries in America, Asia, Oceania, and Europe, Spain still remains outside this language-led process. However, reasons other than language must be taken into account for a proper understanding of this situation. Indeed, a small but engaged network of economic geographers has settled in Spain since the late 1980s. These scholars have developed a research agenda in close dialogue with some of the main concerns of Anglo-American economic geography. Such a development has followed a path of its own, contingent to the Spanish academic environment and to some specific traits of that network: a sustained reliance on coordinated research projects with several universities involved (the how); a shared definition of the core research topics (the what); and a process of internationalisation that does not equate to getting our papers published in English-speaking outlets (the where). K E Y W O R D Scoordinated research, de-centering, economic geography, Spain | DIMENSIONS AND LIMITS OF DE-CENTERINGVoices that claim for a de-centering (or even de-colonising) of economic geography (EG, hereafter) beyond its Anglo-American core pop up within our discipline (ACME, 2018; Economic Geography, 2011; International Journal of Urban Sciences, 2019;Sheppard et al., 2012). Proposals to push such de-centering address three interlinked dimensions. Epistemological de-centering points to how knowledge is constructed, the research questions posed, and the balance between theory/analysis and empirics/description managed. Geographical de-centering emphasises the imperative of conducting research beyond the map of rich and emerging countries/regions. Language de-centering argues for a wider portfolio of languages to be publishedand readin "sites of disciplinary gatekeeping" (Schurr et al., 2020, p. 318); that is, editorial boards, progress reports, or handbooks/companions. Schurr et al. (2020), Rosenman et al. (2020 demonstrate that progress in de-centering is slow at best, and hardly visible in EG. Their data about journals, articles, and editorial boards may be enriched with a geographical breakdown of contributors to the most popular EG handbooks (

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“…A wide range of perspectives are now considered de rigueur in the sub-discipline of economic geography, with major overviews (e.g. Clark et al, 2018; Sheppard et al, 2012) celebrating the field’s plurality of theoretical and epistemological traditions. The table of contents for the most recent edition of the Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Economic Geography (Barnes et al, 2016), for example, equates work that might have previously been considered to be happening at the fringes of economic geography, such as feminism, with the importance and influence of work in areas such as global production networks.…”

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Diversity, representation, and the limits of engaged pluralism in (economic) geography

Rosenman

Loomis

Kay

2019

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Within geography writ large, and economic geography in particular, there has been increasing interest in ‘engaged pluralism’ – defined by its proponents as lively and respectful engagement across theoretical, methodological, and topical lines – to increase diversity and build mutual respect among scholars. Drawing on feminist and postcolonial scholarship, we offer a sympathetic critique of engaged pluralism, grounded in a review of publishing trends in economic geography. Our findings reveal theoretical inertia around particular topics and paradigms, as well as low rates of publishing participation from women. We close with a discussion of engagement, reciprocity, and meaningful contact.

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The Long Decade: Economic Geography, Unbound

Cited by 23 publications

References 92 publications

Fragmented or engaged pluralism in economic geography?

Fragmented or engaged pluralism in economic geography?

De‐Centering in Practice: Governance through Co‐ordination in Spanish Economic Geography

Diversity, representation, and the limits of engaged pluralism in (economic) geography

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