Assistant professor in economic geography @UoNGeography

Joined March 2011
The Atlas of Finance is out now! It was a dream come true to work with such an amazing group of authors and bring finance to life in the most creative ways imaginable 🌎
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We are pleased to welcome submissions to both our annual Undergraduate Dissertation and PhD thesis prizes. Details can be found on our website here: egrg.org/2025/04/09/egrg-ann…… Deadline for UG prize is 15th July & for PhD prize 31st May 2025. We look forward to your entries!!
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New blog post for @yalepress with @geographydarek discussing the potential for a US sovereign wealth fund and the Atlas of Finance! atlasoffinance.com/
"Trump’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: Fantastic or Fantasy?" An essay by Dariusz Wójcik and Liam Keenan, two authors of Atlas of Finance, explores this question. @geographydare yalebooks.yale.edu/2025/03/3…
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A reminder of this call for 5-minute lighting talks that think creatively about futures for geographical research on the economy. RGS-IBG annual conference 2025 in Birmingham. Deadline 21st February!
CFP RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2025: Thinking creatively about futures for geographical research on the economy egrg.org/2025/01/21/cfp-rgs-… Deadline 21st February
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(1/2)⏳Only 3 days to go! Join me this Monday (Feb 10) for a lunch seminar session on #atlasoffinance, co-organized by @KULeuvenUSI & @urbanstudiesBXL 📍QDV Quadrivium, Heverlee ⏰12:00 🔗Details: atlasoffinance.com/events/ @VUBrussel @KU_Leuven @LeuvenEconomics @DemoTrans
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Are you thinking & writing about how geographers know and study the economy? @AllanWatson1 @Liamfk & I are looking for 'lightening talks' that think critically and creatively about the future of our subdiscipline. Check out our CFP for the 2025 RGS-IBG Conference (due 21 Feb)
CFP RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2025: Thinking creatively about futures for geographical research on the economy egrg.org/2025/01/21/cfp-rgs-… Deadline 21st February
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A short introduction focused on inequalities as one of the central themes of ATLAS OF FINANCE. @NUSgeog @YaleBooks @Liamfk @oliveruberti @spatialanalysis @takisarena @michaelurban86 @timothymonteath @fingeonet @FinSocNet @financeandspace
Dariusz Wojcik, co-author of Atlas of Finance, writes an origninal piece for yalebooks.com on what is wrong with finance and how to fix it. @geographydarek #finance #money yalebooks.yale.edu/2025/01/0…
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We are now inviting applications for a £500 travel grant to support participation by an early career scholar in the Global Conference on Economic Geography from 4-8 June 2025 at Clark University. Details on eligibility and how to apply on our website: egrg.org
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🚨🥳 Thrilled to be with @geographydarek sharing our passion for #maps, #data, and #finance with a vibrant audience of #entrepreneurs, scientists, map enthusiasts, and data lovers. Special thanks to @Toon & Quinten Vanagt for organizing this gathering for our #atlasoffinance.
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New (OA) article in @DialoguesHG! It looks at how and why states increasingly use foreign investment screening mechanisms to block foreign investment targeting sectors considered critical. journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful… @CdsCambridge @Dept_of_POLIS 🧵 below:
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17 years ago customers of Northern Rock lined up the streets of Newcastle-upon-Tyne triggering the first run on a British bank in over 150 years. For reasons and consequences see: atlasoffinance.com/ @Liamfk @YaleBooks @fingeonet @financeandspace @takisarena @oliveruberti
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🚨Book Alert🚨 Have you ever wondered if you could put money💵on the map🗺️? Well, now you can! 📢 Our new book, the Atlas of Finance is NOW Available! 🌍📚 📖Order your copy here: yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300…
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🚨Essential reading🚨 New📰in @ConversationUK by the School's @nickpclare & @FrenchShaun drawing on their research into racial disparities in housing. "We urgently need robust anti-racist housing policy that takes the role of race & class in social housing allocation seriously"
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🚨🗺️Only1️⃣day left until the release of Atlas of Finance! 📚A groundbreaking collaboration that combines maps, data, and visuals to demystify the complex world of finance. 🎬 Watch the animated video trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=sOYYPBYB… 📖Pre-order your copy now, below👇🏽🧶
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One week out. More reviews from people whose two cents are worth three in my ledger. Pre-orders ships next week.
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How do credit rating agencies view China’s Belt and Road Initiative? Read our latest with Stefanos Ioannou & @Liamfk on how CRAs can exacerbate the structural shift in the world political economy toward a decoupling between the US and China. @fingeonet tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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