Contrary to what Paul Redfearn implies, no one, 'great' or 'good'
(whoever they are) or otherwise has suggested that people should not
discuss the politics of gardening or anything else on the CGF. I
merely queried why some issues seemed to engender more discussion
than others. I was intrigued by what was NOT being discussed, rather
than what IS.
Simon Batterbury's comments on the linkage between
the 'politcal', 'critical' and 'practical' seems initially, to me at
least, to be the main problem surrounding comtemporary
radical/critical geography. It is the lack of this linkage which
leads to David Wood's conclusion on the usefulness (or uselessness!)
of academics (a view with which I have much sympathy). This suggests
failure. The question then is should we rectify this? and if so, how
do we go about it?
David
Dr. David Storey
Geography Department &
Centre for Rural Research
University College Worcester
Henwick Grove
Worcester WR2 6AJ
England
Tel: 01905 855189
Fax: 01905 855132
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