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📢 Join us on 8 April (13:00–14:30 UK) for a webinar on Doing Political Geography in Authoritarian Times!

Speakers: Jason Luger, Natalie Koch, Filippo Menga & Felicitas Kuebler.

Register here 👉 rgs.org/events/upcom...

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Submit Your Paper to RGS-IBG Political Geography Panel Call for Papers Emerging voices in political geography RGS-IBG Annual Conference, London, UK 1-4 September 2026 We would like to invite submissions for the panel ’emerging voices in political…

🔔 Reminder!
PolGRG is still welcoming paper proposals from postgraduate, doctoral & postdoctoral researchers for #RGSIBG2026!

Join a supportive and collegial panel - we’d love to hear from you.

Details & submission info 👇
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Submit Your Paper to RGS-IBG Political Geography Panel Call for Papers Emerging voices in political geography RGS-IBG Annual Conference, London, UK 1-4 September 2026 We would like to invite submissions for the panel ’emerging voices in political…

PolGRG is inviting paper proposals from postgraduate, doctoral, and postdoctoral researchers for the 2026 RGS-IBG Annual Conference!

For more information see 👇https://polgrg.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/submit-your-paper-to-rgs-ibg-political-geography-panel/
#ECR #RGS #polgrg #conference

Call for Session Sponsorship (RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2026) The Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) of the RGS-IBG is pleased to extend an invitation to sponsor sessions at the next RGS-IBG Annual International Conference. The de…

Attending the 2026 RGS-IBG Annual Conference? 🤔
Don't miss our call for Session Sponsorship!

We welcome paper sessions & panels, but also practitioner forums, discussions, workshops, and other innovative formats.

More info 👇

Announcing the results of the Political Geography Research Group 2025 Undergraduate Dissertation Prize! Outcome 2025 PolGRG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize The panel of the 2025 PolGRG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize (Alexander Manby, Anil, Sindhwani, Öznur Yardımcı, Semra Akay, Shawn Bodden) is de…

🔔 REMINDER!

The PolGRG, in coordination with Political Geography, is seeking nominations for the 5th PolGRG/Political Geography Book Award! 📚

📅 Deadline: Friday, 19 December 2025. Full details available here: polgrg.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/c...

📢 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.

Link👇
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📣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:
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Announcing the results of the Political Geography Research Group 2025 Undergraduate Dissertation Prize! Outcome 2025 PolGRG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize The panel of the 2025 PolGRG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize (Alexander Manby, Anil, Sindhwani, Öznur Yardımcı, Semra Akay, Shawn Bodden) is de…

📣 We’re thrilled to announce that Caleb Tan (UCL) is the winner of the 2025 UG Dissertation Prize for ‘Third space or territorial trap: citizenship and conscription in Singapore’! Congratulations!👏
#PolGRG #prize #education #HE

Read about all the finalists on our website 👇

Reminder that our AGM is happening today at 11am online - all welcome! 👇

At 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!🙌

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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

PolGRG AGM Monday 1st Sept. 11am BST [online] The Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) of the Royal Geographical Society will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) online on Monday, 1 September, 11.00am BST. Everyone is very welco…

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 Group’s Undergraduate Dissertation Prize is 15th July! Submission details in the link below:

The PolGRG biennial workshop On 19-20 June, the Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) welcomed political geographers from near and far to Newcastle for its biennial workshop. The theme this year was ‘Practising Political…

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...

Postdoctoral opportunities overview As part of the Political Geography Research Group’s mentoring series, one suggestion that came up was to compile an overview of potential postdoctoral research opportunities for early-career …

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!)

Political Geography Undergraduate Dissertation Prize 2025 The Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) is pleased to welcome submissions for the undergraduate dissertation prize, open to students at UK universities. Eligible dissertations should fall w…

We're pleased to launch this year's Political Geography RG Undergraduate Dissertation Prize! 📣 Every university can submit one for a £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 🤓

More details on how to register and attend via the link below 👇

📢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 June👇

Reminder that we're organising this in June at Newcastle University - please submit your abstracts by 1st March to join us 🙌

Announcing the 2025 PolGRG Biennial Workshop (19-20 June, Newcastle) RGS-IBG Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) Biennial Workshop  19-20th June 2025, Newcastle University Practicing Political Geography: Risk, Responsibility, Reciprocity At a time of gl…

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!

CFP: ‘New and Emerging Research in Political Geography’ at the 2025 RGS-IBG Conference RGS-IBG Annual Conference Tuesday 26 August 2025 to Friday 29 August 2025 – Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) Organisers: Bina Khapung, Northumbria University and Anil Sindhwani, Du…

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! 📢

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)

Recording of ‘Pathways to Academic Careers’ mentoring webinar available The PolGRG is now able to share the recording from the Mentoring-series webinar on “Pathways to Academic Careers”.

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...

PolGRG sponsorship at the 2025 RGS-IBG Annual International Conference The Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) of the RGS-IBG is pleased to extend an invitation to sponsor sessions at the next RGS-IBG Annual International Conference.  …

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. Loperena’s "The Ends of Paradise: Race, Extraction, and the Struggle for Black Life in Honduras" and Andrew Baldwin’s "The Other of Climate Change: Racial Futurism, Migration, Humanism" as worthy of a Highly Commended award 👏

Announcing the Winner of the Political Geography Research Group Book Award (2023-24)! We are pleased to finally announce the winner of the Political Geography Research Group (PolGRG) Book Award. We received a collection of strong nominations for this year’s book award, which engage …

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!! 🎉

More info here: polgrg.wordpress.com/2024/11/25/a...