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The Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) with IBG.
π REMINDER!
The PolGRG, in coordination with Political Geography, is seeking nominations for the 5th PolGRG/Political Geography Book Award! π
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Deadline: Friday, 19 December 2025. Full details available here: polgrg.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/c...
π’ Exciting news! The Political Geography Research Group (#PolGRG) is now on LinkedIn!
Follow us to stay up to date with news, events, and opportunities, and connect with a brilliant community of political geographers in the UK and beyond.
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π£We're pleased to launch this year's PolGRG Book Prize!
The winning book will also be the subject of an Authors meets Critics session at the annual RGS-IBG meeting (2026).
Deadline 19 December. Full details available here:
polgrg.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/c...
#bookprize #polgrg #award
π£ Weβre thrilled to announce that Caleb Tan (UCL) is the winner of the 2025 UG Dissertation Prize for βThird space or territorial trap: citizenship and conscription in Singaporeβ! Congratulations!π
#PolGRG #prize #education #HE
Read about all the finalists on our website π
Reminder that our AGM is happening today at 11am online - all welcome! π
01.09.2025 07:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0At the #RGSIBG25 (@rgsibg.bsky.social) Conference?
Join us for our friendly and informal lunchtime social today between 13:10-14:25 in the Muirhead Building, room 112 - to meet other Political Geographers and hear more about the research group's activities! All welcome!π
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Attending the @rgsibg.bsky.social Annual Conference and curious about the Political Geography Research Group?
We're sponsoring more than 30 sessions this year, and having a friendly lunchtime social on Friday 29th - all welcome to join!
More info: polgrg.wordpress.com/2025/08/15/t...
#RGSIBG25
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Attending the @rgsibg.bsky.social Annual Conference and curious about the Political Geography Research Group?
We're sponsoring more than 30 sessions this year, and having a friendly lunchtime social on Friday 29th - all welcome to join!
More info: polgrg.wordpress.com/2025/08/15/t...
#RGSIBG25
The PolGRG Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place online on Monday 1st September, 11am. Everyone welcome! We also have a few roles available on the committee this year.
More info, and link to register for the Zoom meeting, here: polgrg.wordpress.com/2025/08/08/p...
Reminder that the deadline for nominations to the Political Geography Research Groupβs Undergraduate Dissertation Prize is 15th July! Submission details in the link below:
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The biennial workshop of the Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) took place on 19-20 June, and we were delighted to welcome political geographers from near and far to Newcastle - thanks everyone for making it a success!
Read more about it here: polgrg.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/t...
Following our @rgsibg.bsky.social Mentoring Series events and a suggestion there, the Political Geography Research Group committee has collated some links and info on Postdoctoral Research opportunities: polgrg.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/p... (not exhaustive, but hopefully useful starting points!)
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We're pleased to launch this year's Political Geography RG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize! π£ Every university can submit one for a Β£100 prize - deadline 15th July.
Full details and submission form available here: polgrg.wordpress.com/2025/05/24/p...
The deadline to send us your abstract is *tomorrow* (1st April)!
Please join us for our (free!) Political Geography workshop at @newcastleuni.bsky.social on 19-20 June π€
More details on how to register and attend via the link below π
π’Abstract submission extended until 1st April!
Please send us your abstracts for the Political Geography Research Group workshop - and see you at @newcastleuni.bsky.social in Juneπ
Reminder that we're organising this in June at Newcastle University - please submit your abstracts by 1st March to join us π
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We're excited to announce the PolGRG biennial workshop, 19-20 June 2025 at Newcastle University! The theme is "Practicing Political Geography: Risk, Responsibility, Reciprocity"
Please submit your abstracts/register to attend (it's free!) - and more details: polgrg.wordpress.com/2025/02/06/a...
We've extended the deadline for sponsorship of the Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) to 17th Feb - more info below, and please do send us your proposals!
05.02.2025 11:36 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The deadline for abstract submission is 21 Feb. More details here (2/2): polgrg.wordpress.com/2025/01/10/c...
@rgsibg.bsky.social @rgs-ibghe.bsky.social
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#CfP for the #RGSIBG25! π’
Calling all Political Geography postgrads:
Consider submitting a paper to the session 'New & Emerging Research in Political Geography', which aims specifically to provide a supportive environment for sharing your work and ideas: (1/2)
Did you miss our @rgsibg.bsky.social Mentoring webinar on "Pathways to Academic Careers"?
If so you can watch the recording on our website - including insights from Political Geographers who have sat on recruitment panels and successfully won grants: polgrg.wordpress.com/2024/12/20/r...
And the form to submit your conference session for potential sponsorship: docs.google.com/forms/d/1MYX...
The deadline is 7th Feb - a month ahead of the RGS' deadline for sessions.
More info about the @rgsibg.bsky.social conference and how to organise a session here: www.rgs.org/research/ann...
Are you thinking of organising a Political Geography-themed session at the 2025 RGS-IBG Annual Conference? If so, get in touch - we're pleased to extend an invitation for PolGRG session sponsorship:
More info here: polgrg.wordpress.com/2024/12/16/p...
#RGSIBG2025 #RGSIBG25
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Please join us *tomorrow* - Weds 4th Dec, 3-4pm GMT - for our mentoring seminar on "Pathways to Academic Careers"!
More info and sign-up here: www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
In addition, the panel identified Christopher A. Loperenaβs "The Ends of Paradise: Race, Extraction, and the Struggle for Black Life in Honduras" and Andrew Baldwinβs "The Other of Climate Change: Racial Futurism, Migration, Humanism"β―as worthy of a Highly Commended award π
25.11.2024 09:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
We are delighted to announce the Winner of the PolGRG Book Award 2023-24:
"Semiotics of Rape: Sexual Subjectivity and Violation in Rural India" by Rupal Oza.
Congratulations!! π
More info here: polgrg.wordpress.com/2024/11/25/a...
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The next online seminar in our series on Student Solidarities with Palestine will take place next week - Wednesday 27th Nov, 1pm-2:30pm GMT!
"Histories of Student Protests & Universities as Sites of Politics". Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
See poster for speakers & details:
Hello to the many people who joined this week! π Hereβs two starter packs of geographers π & check out #geosky too
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Hi folks, as part of the Political Geography Research group of RGS IBG, we are organising a mentorship session for ECRs on 4th December. Please register and join us if you are interested www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
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So we now have a bluesky account too! π¦βοΈπ©΅
For more info and updates, here's our website: polgrg.wordpress.com
And do subscribe to our mailing list: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wa-j...
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Any questions about the Research Group, do get in touch! π
