Sean Fox ([email protected])

Cities, global development, political economy, science & miscellanea. Currently writing a book on *How we became an urban species*

Papers available on my site

[Sean Fox ([email protected]) @DrSeanFox]

🌍📢 Call for Papers!! Urban Studies seeks submissions for a special issue on Climate Urbanism, Resilience & Justice — exploring how cities confront the climate crisis, risk, & inequality. Submit your research today! @MicheleAcuto @USJ_online

https://t.co/39Jge5qODS

[𝗡𝘂𝗻𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗮 @nunopgpalma]

New working paper by @kivanc_karaman, @EcHistorian, & myself. Contrary to conventional wisdom, we find that constrained government & state capacity were not systematically related. England stood out for combining both, which helps explain its modern econ. growth take-off. 1/15👇

[Sean Fox ([email protected]) @DrSeanFox]

Nice to see our paper on integrating social vulnerability into global flood risk mapping hit the top 25 Social & Human Behavior Articles of 2024!
@agyemangfelix @laurence_hawker @naturecomms https://t.co/eTJKpuCnv2

[University of Bristol @BristolUni]

A new @WaterAidUK report in partnership with academics @GeogBristol and @cardiffuni has revealed how the most populated cities globally are at increasing risk of flooding and drought.

Check out the @BBCNews report👇https://t.co/Dj67oAQtMx
#ClimateChange
@_kmichaelides @DrSeanFox

[Felix Agyemang @agyemangfelix]

New Paper Alert 🔔 🔔
How has urbanisation in the Global South been modelled? @mehebubsahana and I have reviewed progress and outlined key issues for future research.

https://t.co/lkm0fPkysq

[John McDermott @johnpmcdermott]

There's been lots of great stuff written about African megacities such as Lagos and Kinshasa

But they miss something: the rise of small-town Africa

My piece this week is about how the growth of second cities and towns is transforming the continent

https://t.co/qEbx9jVZpf

[Sean Fox ([email protected]) @DrSeanFox]

🛎️Job Alert!!🛎️

We're hiring a permanent Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Global Development & Environment!

More information on the post and how to apply here:

https://t.co/BHOQy7FIIL

[Nature Cities @NatCities]

The December issue of Nature Cities is now live! https://t.co/cqjOUMmzUB

[Kweku Opoku-Agyemang, Ph.D @KwekuOA]

Don't miss out on this Nature article on how the global political economy of scientific research is evolving.
https://t.co/UZFYa0DGRZ

The new top 200 rankings of science cities:
https://t.co/ozczhpOVYU

[Neil Adger @NeilAdger]

Overcoming structural inequalities in cities through building empathy between marginalised groups and planners. It is possible and tackles major injustices. OA at npj Urban Sustainability. w Bangladeshi colleagues
@LucyLS9 @ricsdecampos @UniofExeterNews
https://t.co/Xng2Bzajrg

[Sean Fox ([email protected]) @DrSeanFox]

🛎️PhD opportunity!!🛎️
High-resolution modelling and geo-visualisation of socio-spatial inequalities in infrastructure access in England

working with the brilliant @agyemangfelix & Prof Ceclia Wong @OfficialUoM

https://t.co/ROE1kZOI36

[@aspaglayan on bsky @aspaglayan]

I'm extremely grateful that "Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education" (@PrincetonUPress) had such a strong 1st week!

What is this book about? Why did I write it? Why should you care? A thread: 1/n

[Sean Fox ([email protected]) @DrSeanFox]

@emollick Get on over to Blues*ky

[Sean Fox ([email protected]) @DrSeanFox]

Your annual reminder that cartography shapes the way we understand our (in this case political) world

#maps #cartography #geography

[Crémieux @cremieuxrecueil]

Properly shading each state based on 2024 election results, the U.S. is a far more purple place than it at first appears.

[Alice Evans @_alice_evans]

"Temples paved the way for farms and settlements, not the other way around"

- Great line from Michael Morris's new book, "TRIBAL"

[Sean Fox ([email protected]) @DrSeanFox]

@BrentToderian Agree

[Sean Fox ([email protected]) @DrSeanFox]

@joeagerlach Promising

[Sean Fox ([email protected]) @DrSeanFox]

🔔Cool Job Alert!!🔔
3-Year postdoc to work w/ my brilliant colleague @laurence_hawker on his exciting new FuturePop project in partnership w/ @WorldPopProject

#DataScience #demography #Geography

https://t.co/SDNyItGaTB

[Sean Fox ([email protected]) @DrSeanFox]

@OwenWntr (no effect on my priors)