We need to challenge the hegemonic ‘common sense’ of market relations, of competitive individualism, of private gain, the denigration of ‘the public’, and much else besides

The existing economic vocabulary is one of the roots of the elite’s ability to maintain the straitjacket we are in, argues Doreen Massey. We need to challenge the current terms of debate and establish a new political terrain

Concepts of space and power in theory and in political practice

Aquest article introdueix unes conceptualitzacions específiques de l’espai i el poder i els relliga sota la idea de «geometries de poder». A continuació, el text explora el desenvolupament d’aquesta idea en el context de la revolució bolivariana a Veneçuela i reprèn el significat d’aquest compromís per a la pràctica política. Finalment, també es comenta breument com el mateix concepte ha estat enriquit per aquest ús polític actiu que se’n fa.This paper introduces particular conceptualisations of space and of power and brings them together in the idea of «power-geometries». It then explores the deployment of this concept in the context of the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela, reflecting back on the nature of this engagement in political practice. Finally, it reflects briefly on how the concept itself has been enriched by this active political usage.Este artículo introduce unas conceptualizaciones específicas de espacio y poder y las relaciona mediante la idea de «geometrías de poder». A continuación, el texto explora el desarrollo de esta idea en el contexto de la revolución bolivariana en Venezuela y retoma el significado de este compromiso para la práctica política. Finalmente, también se comenta con brevedad como el mismo concepto se ha visto enriquecido por el uso político activo que se hace del mismo

Concepts of space and power in theory and in political practice

This paper introduces particular conceptualisations of space and of power and brings them together in the idea of «power-geometries». It then explores the deployment of this concept in the context of the Bolivarian revolution in Venezuela, reflecting back on the nature of this engagement in political practice. Finally, it reflects briefly on how the concept itself has been enriched by this active political usage.Aquest article introdueix unes conceptualitzacions específiques de l'espai i el poder i els relliga sota la idea de «geometries de poder». A continuació, el text explora el desenvolupament d'aquesta idea en el context de la revolució bolivariana a Veneçuela i reprèn el significat d'aquest compromís per a la pràctica política. Finalment, també es comenta breument com el mateix concepte ha estat enriquit per aquest ús polític actiu que se'n fa.Este artículo introduce unas conceptualizaciones específicas de espacio y poder y las relaciona mediante la idea de «geometrías de poder». A continuación, el texto explora el desarrollo de esta idea en el contexto de la revolución bolivariana en Venezuela y retoma el significado de este compromiso para la práctica política. Finalmente, también se comenta con brevedad como el mismo concepto se ha visto enriquecido por el uso político activo que se hace del mismo.Cet article introduit quelques conceptualisations spécifiques sur l'espace et le pouvoir et leurs liaisons autour de l'idée de «géométries de pouvoir». Ensuite, l'article explore le développement de cette idée dans le contexte de la révolution bolivarienne à Venezuela, et reprén le sens de cet engagement pour la pratique politique. Finalement, analyse comment le même concept a été enrichi par le usage politique actif qu'on en fait

An alternative regional strategy

Regions, this extract suggests, cannot bring about regional inequality without significant national level action. The key, it is claimed, is a ‘national commitment to decentre the economy’. As well as re-examining some current regional policy – such as whether knowledge transfer needs to happen locally or how foreign investment might be better harnessed – this manifesto argues that national policy needs to be made far more sensitive to the regional agenda

Reducing the rate of teenage conceptions: a review of the evidence (US, Canada, Australia & NZ)

This report examines the variation in teenage conception and birth rates across the United States,Canada, Australia and New Zealand

Landscape as a provocation: reflections on moving mountains

This paper opens with a story of the mobility and varied temporalities of a particular landscape and uses this to reflect on a range of issues that revolve around the different kinds of 'grounding' that are appealed to in socio-cultural, political and academic life. It reflects upon the relations between human and natural sciences, the nature of appeals between them, and the important, but often questionable, place within this of particular political positions. It goes on to query the role of 'Nature' as a grounding to place and landscape and stresses the potentially differential effectivities of contrasting temporalities --- between, for example, the temporalities of the taskspace and the temporalities of tectonics. Nonetheless, the argument continues, there are indeed provocations from the moving rocks to the nature of scientific discourse and to debates within political philosophy. It concludes with a conceptualisation of both landscape and place as events

Walking women: interviews with artists on the move

No abstract available

Uneven development and spatial division of labour: the British experience

Trabalho apresentado no Seminário Internacional "Pesquisa Urbana e Políticas Urbanas na Europa dos Anos 80" em dezembro de 1989.Unavailable.Indisponível

Exhilarating Times

Soundings has been arguing for a long time that Labour should ‘take a leap’, that it should challenge the dominant terms of debate: that, rather than accepting the established political terrain, it should be marking out distinctive territory of its own. Just before the last election we bemoaned the party’s lack of inspiration, arguing that this was a ‘moment crying out for some political bravery’.1 The whole point of the Soundings Manifesto, likewise, has been to argue the political necessity of challenging the currently hegemonic common sense and to establish new groun