Handbook on Financialisation and Space Published
Two of our associates have contributed chapters to the recently published Handbook on Financialisation and Space.
Rafaella Lima's chapter, 'The urban process under subordinate financialisation', is a primarily theoretical contribution which traces the concept of subordinate financialisation from its roots in theories of international uneven development to its exploration as a key phenomenon in the production of the urban scale. Callum Ward co-authored the chapter '"Follow the…" methods in the study of financialisation' (with Frances Brill, Sarah Hughes-McClure and Sara Özoğul), which explores both 'follow the money' and 'follow the firm' approaches as essential methods to uncover the logics, actors, and mechanisms at the core of financialisation.
The handbook, published by Edward Elgar, emerged out of collaborations between Latin America- and Europe-based colleagues and its development comprised two hybrid workshops--one in Rio de Janeiro and one in Paris--as well as ongoing exchange among the authors and editors. While the relationship between finance and space is not a new topic for geography and urban studies scholars, the handbook offers an ambitious overview of current debates on financialisation and space, adding new theoretical, empirical, and methodological dimensions. It also covers wide-ranging geographical ground from Romania, Nepal and Canada to Turkey, Brazil and beyond.
The handbook, published by Edward Elgar, emerged out of collaborations between Latin America- and Europe-based colleagues and its development comprised two hybrid workshops--one in Rio de Janeiro and one in Paris--as well as ongoing exchange among the authors and editors. While the relationship between finance and space is not a new topic for geography and urban studies scholars, the handbook offers an ambitious overview of current debates on financialisation and space, adding new theoretical, empirical, and methodological dimensions. It also covers wide-ranging geographical ground from Romania, Nepal and Canada to Turkey, Brazil and beyond.
Book link: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035328635