A blue tile with a quote from the editorial introduction to the 'Legacies of Austerity' Special Section by S. van Lanen & S.M. Hall (2025): "As political discourse transforms and the period of fierce austerity implementation moves into history, we believe critical geographers should remain attentive to its traces in everyday practices, policy realities and material conditions. To imagine alternative futures, austerity's legacies should not be forgotten".

A blue tile sharing the titles of 8 open access papers within the 'Legacies of Austerity' Special Section: 1) 'Legacies of Austerity: Editorial Introduction' by Sander van Lanen & Sarah Marie Hall 2) 'Family Hubs and the vulnerable care ecologies of child and family welfare in austerity' by Tom Disney et al. 3) 'Relational legacies and relative experiences: Austerity, inequality and access to special educational needs and disability (SEND) support in London, England' by Rosalie Warnock 4) 'Lived experiences of utilities-based indebtedness in Greece: Tracing the afterlives of austerity' by Aliki Koutlou 5) 'Grassroots temporary urbanism as a challenge to the city of austerity? Lessons from a self-organised park in Thessaloniki, Greece' by Matina Kapsali 6) 'De-municipalisation? Legacies of austerity for England's urban parks' by Andrew Smith et al. 7) 'Austerity's afterlives? The case of community asset transfer in the UK' by Neil Turnbull 8) 'Austere futures: From hardship to hope?' by Julie MacLeavy

Special Section in The GJ:

'Legacies of Austerity', edited by @smhall.bsky.social & @sanvanlan.bsky.social

This #OpenAccess collection explores how the lens of legacies can be applied to understand austerity's effects in Europe. Available here⬇️

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It was a pleasure to hear from @jmacleavy.bsky.social last week and her book “Enduring Austerity” for our last UoE social policy seminar of this academic year

A photo of me next to a University of Bristol sign.

An electronic notice board in the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh advertising my talk.

A photo of the Edinburgh Futures Institute.

The Edinburgh Futures Institute from a different angle.

Thank you so much to @haylesben.bsky.social for hosting me in Edinburgh!

I had a great time connecting with social policy colleagues who are researching the critical implications of welfare reform, following my talk on the uneven geographies of austerity at the Edinburgh Futures Institute.

A scenic view of several boats moored in Penryn, Cornwall on a clear day.

A view of Falmouth high street, featuring various shop fronts and bunting hanging overhead.

Falmouth harbour with boats resting on exposed sand at low tide and more boats moored on the water beyond.

Penryn high street looking towards the clock tower.

I had a great time last week at the @buiraonline.bsky.social 2025. It was such a friendly conference, packed with good discussions around the geographies of good work. And, of course, being in Cornwall, I got a much needed dose of ‘vitamin sea’!

‘Enduring Austerity: The Uneven Geographies of the post-welfare state' Prof Julie MacLeavy will talk to us about her book ‘Enduring Austerity: The Uneven Geographies

Join us at Edinburgh Uni on Monday 7th July as we welcome Prof Julie MacLeavy from Bristol University to discuss her book 'Enduring Austerity: The uneven geographies of the post-welfare state' (in-person only, register below pls).
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ISA STAIR Book Award. Congratulations to Columba Peoples for 'Security in Crisis: Planetary Emergence and the Technopolitics of Crisis Management' from the EISA-OUP Voices in International Relations book series.

Columba Peoples accepting the ISA STAIR book award

🏆 Congratulations to Columba Peoples for winning the ISA STAIR Book Award for 'Security in Crisis: Planetary Emergence and the Technopolitics of Crisis Management'

📚 'Security in Crisis' is the first book in our series with OUP, Voices in International Relations

Thank you for this. I am hoping that we might soon be able to get Geoforum presence.

I made a starter pack of Human Geography Journals, for those of you (like me) for whom BSKY is a nice help in keeping up with the literature. Feel free to tip for me any journals I may have missed.
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We’re recruiting a L/SL @BristolGeog.

I know this is a tough time in higher ed, with so many colleagues facing redundancies and job insecurity. Sending strength and support to everyone navigating these challenges.

If this role seems like a good fit, please apply: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

A late Christmas present in the post today: the Handbook for the Future of Work which I coedited with @jmacleavy.bsky.social as part of the Routledge International Handbooks Series.

For full contents and info on ebook access, inspection copies & library orders see: www.routledge.com/The-Handbook...

Almost a year ago, I joined @drsarahhall.bsky.social as co-editor-in-chief of #Geoforum.

We've just published an editorial outlining our vision for the journal, including some key changes to the types of articles we'll be publishing:

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Me, with a hardback copy of my book ‘Enduring Austerity: The Uneven Geographies of the Post-Welfare State’

First post on Bluesky to advertise my new book, Enduring Austerity: The Uneven Geographies of the Post-Welfare State.

This is available with 50% off through December with code BUP12.

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/enduring-aus...