Our research is based on long-term research in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America and the Middle East. We draw on theories and approaches from human geography, anthropology, and sociology, and across the inter-disciplinary fields of urban studies and postcolonial studies.
Research on this theme is at the forefront of understanding the socio-spatial dynamics of urban inequality, geographies of race and nature, and the political economy of capitalism. Our expertise spans work on the right to the city, urban displacement and refugees, violence and security in cities, the intertwining of urban labour and recycling economies, and the politics of transnational care work.
Our research also investigates the urban cultural and material geographies of gender and sexuality, and practices of place, home and belonging. Research on critical environmental geographies and the social life of climate change examines the intersection of these processes with environmental justice and the urban-agrarian interface.
Key research areas
Environmental (In)Justice
Social Life of Climate Change
Race, Postcolonial and Decolonial Geographies
Incarceration and Policing
Place, Home and Belonging
Labour Geographies and Care Work
Experts
Laura Antona
Assistant Professor (Education) in Human Geography
Alan Mace
Associate Professor of Urban Planning Studies
Erica Pani
Assistant Professor (Education) of Local Economic Development and Planning
Related research centres and units
Our experts work closely with LSE's world-leading research centres. These include:
Related research seminars
We organise expert-led research seminars that take place throughout the year. Many are open to the public. These include: