you are right, i am reading too much into the vacancy description. it
would be more constructive, however, to have explicit qualification as
to the aims of the vacancy and how terrorism is defined, for example. my
apologies for sounding offensive and for giving the impression of being
suspicious of Jon. i am actually suspicious of the institution, not Jon
(and having a job is not the point here, it is what one does with the
job that can contribute to an egalitarian society, rather than jobs as
ends in themselves). cheers,
saed
D F J Wood wrote:
> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>> ---------
>>
>>> *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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>> ---------
>>
>>> *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/
>>
>>
>>
--
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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