I'd be careful of infering things that aren't there and calling them 'implicit'...
Nowhere in the call does it offer a definition of terrorism in general that excludes the sort of terrorism you talk about. Nowhere in the call does in prescribe a set answer either, so asking about Jon's 'strategy' as if he must be ideologically suspect until proved otherwise is rather uncalled for.
I presume you have made a thorough study of Jon's work and are able to offer a comprehensive reading of his political stance to support what you believe is implied?
And I am sorry, but just because you happen to be vocal in expressing a particular view on a particular subject does not mean that everyone else who happens to be here is apolitical, unengaged and non-critical.
BTW, do you have a job? ;-)
David.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Salvatore Engel-DiMauro [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: 03 August 2007 15:09
>To: D F J Wood
>Cc: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Research Vacancies - University of Manchester
>
>right, and what is at stake here is the very material
>terrorism meted out to millions of people in public places, in
>cities, through the sort of terrorism that is conveniently not
>recognised as such if done through state institutions. so,
>implicitly, the vacancy seems to exclude this entirely, as it
>would contradict the mainstream, government view of what
>counts as terrorism and then also problematise the role of the
>UK government as a terrorist organisation in Iraq,
>Afghanistan, etc. but Jon Coaffee should tell us what strategy
>he is aiming at, up front, in recruiting critical geographers.
>that for me would be reasonable, instead of presuming. what
>are the aims? if only to offer a job, then why in this forum at all?
>
>saed
>
>D F J Wood wrote:
>> Well to some extent this is entirely true - you only have to look at
>> all sorts of research on the influence of new technologies on urban
>> form (Graham and Marvin, 2001; Thrift and French, 2003; some
>of my own
>> work too) to see that one can perfectly well imagine a society in
>> which the ability to socially construct space has been curtailed
>> through material means. The question is whether we want a
>society in
>> which the fabric of cities becomes more important than social
>> construction. The call specifically mentions environments that are
>> "effective and acceptable." The question of acceptability is not
>> defined tightly here, so I can imagine multiple ethical, political,
>> social, cultural and other standards by which you might judge such a
>> thing. But to argue that form cannot (or indeed should not)
>influence
>> behaviour and culture is as naive as pure technological determinism.
>>
>> David.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> *From:* A forum for critical and radical geographers
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of
>> *Featherstone, Dave
>> *Sent:* 03 August 2007 14:43
>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>> *Subject:* Re: Research Vacancies - University of Manchester
>>
>> Ok-
>>
>> but I think the issue is that this research agenda appears top
>> be framed in a way where it appears that terrorism is an issue
>> which can be 'designed' out of cities, and that is what would
>> appear to be the issue not what the results will be.... This kind
>> of perspective has been challenged for a whole range of
>> questions- but is particularly problematic in relation
>to issues
>> of terrorism where the relational context is so significant... as
>> Pete and Salvatore have suggested....
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
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>---------
>> *From:* A forum for critical and radical geographers on behalf of
>> D F J Wood
>> *Sent:* Fri 03/08/2007 14:31
>> *To:* [log in to unmask]
>> *Subject:* Re: Research Vacancies - University of Manchester
>>
>> Before we all get too carried away, it does not specify what the
>> results of the study should be. I am rather wary of attempts to
>> prescribe certain 'objects' of research through ideology (whether
>> I happen to share that ideology or not). It is perfectly possible
>> to imagine critical methods and critical results from such a
>> study. It's clear that the PI wants critical geogaphers
>to apply...
>>
>> David.
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: A forum for critical and radical geographers
>> >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Salvatore
>> >Engel-DiMauro
>> >Sent: 03 August 2007 14:23
>> >To: [log in to unmask]
>> >Subject: Re: Research Vacancies - University of Manchester
>> >
>> >i concur entirely. this is preposterous. or, what exactly does
>> >such a post have to do with critical geography? it seems
>> >counterintuitive to me.
>> >
>> >saed
>> >
>> >North, Peter wrote:
>> >>
>> >> How about starting with not trying to dominate the
>middle east to
>> >> secure the world's diminishing oil stocks?
>> >>
>> >> Peter North
>> >> Department of Geography
>> >> University of Liverpool
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: A forum for critical and radical geographers on
>behalf of Jon
>> >> Coaffee
>> >> Sent: Fri 03/08/2007 08:27
>> >> To: [log in to unmask]
>> >> Subject: Research Vacancies - University of Manchester
>> >>
>> >> Apologies for cross postings
>> >>
>> >> Research Associates (two posts)
>> >> Resilient Planning, Design and Management for Countering
>> >Terrorism in
>> >> Public Places - Centre for Urban Policy Studies School of
>> >Environment
>> >> and Development The University of Manchester
>> >> http://www.jobs.ac.uk/jobfiles/ZG027.html
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Closing date: 28/08/2007 Salary - £26,666 - £30,012 p.a.
>> >>
>> >> The School of Environment and Development is seeking
>to appoint two
>> >> Research Associates to work with the Centre for Urban Policy
>> Studies
>> >> (CUPS), tenable from October 2007 for 24 months in the first
>> >instance.
>> >> You will contribute to research connected to an EPSRC funded
>> project
>> >> focusing on Resilient Design (RE-DESIGN) for
>counter-terrorism:
>> >> Decision support for designing effective and acceptable
>> >resilient places.
>> >>
>> >> You will liaise with the Re-Design team to help
>develop a unique
>> >> multi- disciplinary research framework for countering
>terrorism in
>> >> crowded public places.
>> >>
>> >> You will have a PhD (or at least submitted by
>contract start) in a
>> >> cognate discipline such as urban planning, human geography,
>> >political
>> >> science, international relations, urban sociology,
>> architecture; and
>> >> experience of conducting qualitative case study based
>> >research to a high standard.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Informal enquiries
>> >> Dr Jon Coaffee
>> >> Tel: 0161 275 6903
>> >> Email: [log in to unmask]
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> >--
>> >Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro
>> >Department of Geography, SUNY New Paltz
>> >1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561
>> >tel: 1/845/2572991, fax: 1/845/2572992
>> >e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>> >
>> >Senior Editor
>> >Capitalism Nature Socialism: A Journal of Ecosocialism
>> >
>> >Editor
>> >ACME: An international e-journal for critical geographies
>> >http://www.acme-journal.org/
>> >
>>
>
>--
>Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro
>Department of Geography, SUNY New Paltz
>1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY 12561
>tel: 1/845/2572991, fax: 1/845/2572992
>e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
>Senior Editor
>Capitalism Nature Socialism: A Journal of Ecosocialism
>
>Editor
>ACME: An international e-journal for critical geographies
>http://www.acme-journal.org/
>
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