In the Business of Economic Geography
OBJECTIVES
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To enumerate the scale of the migration of economic geographers to business and management in the UK context.
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To investigate the role of economic geography (and geographers) in the teaching and research activities of UK business and management.
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To explore the motivations for economic geographers to make these moves.
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To explore the impact of such moves on the research and publishing activities of economic geographers located in business and management.
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To consider the implications of this move for teaching, research and capacity building in UK economic geography.
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To consider the labour market/capacity implications in relation to the (non)replacement of economic geographers in UK geography departments.
Key Contacts: Mike Bradshaw (Warwick), Al James (QMUL), Neil Coe (NUS), James Faulconbridge (Lancaster), Catherine Souch (RGS-IBG). With valued RGS-IBG intern support from Anna Geatrell (LSE)
IN THE Business of Economic Geography