There will be two sessions under the heading of “Everyday geographies of the punitive State ” at the Royal Geographical Society – Institute of British Geographers conference in Edinburgh, UK in July 2012
Everyday geographies of the punitive State 1: Carceral Geography
- Dominique Moran: Carceral Geography: themes and directions
- James Humberto Zomighani Jr: Geographic Connections and Socio-spatial Segregation in São Paulo State, Brazil
- Agatha Herman: Is Empowerment Possible within Prison? Exploring the role of the discourse of empowerment in sustainable reintegration strategies
- Uma Kothari: Mobility, confinement and the politics of exile: Contesting colonial rule in the Indian Ocean
Everyday geographies of the punitive State 2: Securitization
- Jon Coaffee: Unpacking the carceral city: enhancing the resilience and securitisation of public places
- Chin-Ee Ong, Claudio Minca and James Sidaway: The Empire and its Hotel: The Changing Biopolitics of Hotel Lloyd, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Joaquín Villanueva: “Urban Violence,” Everyday Life and the Shifting Presence of the Penal State
- Craig Johnstone: Securing public space from the ‘threat’ of young people: Controlling everyday behaviour in the UK
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