Our colleagues over at Environment and Planning D: Society and Space have just published an excellent 'mini forum' on their open site. Entitled 'Militarism?', the forum includes pieces from members...
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Society and Space mini forum – 'Militarism?'
Intervention – The London Olympics: Urban Geopolitics
by Marijn Nieuwenhuis, University of Warwick As the London Olympics 2012 draw to a final close and the city returns to its quotidian routine it is perhaps time to analyse some of the long-term...
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Occupy Wall Street and 'Israelification'
by Kareem Rabie, City University of New York For my final post in this batch on Occupy Wall Street and Palestine, I’m going to draw heavily on an exchange I had recently with my friends Jimmy...
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Cops and the 99%, Part II: Cops, scabs, and the 99%
by Jesse Goldstein, City University of New York As promised, here’s my follow-up, a somewhat more opinionated take on the relationship between cops and the 99%. Scabs are paid to break a strike,...
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Attending to imbricated spaces
by David Meek, University of Georgia Since its first manifestation in September 2011, the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement has occupied communication spaces at various scales. Throughout the world,...
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Some thoughts on Occupy Wall Street and Palestine
by Kareem Rabie, City University of New York Like many members of the 99%, I’ve recently been preoccupied with Occupy Wall Street and the movements towards occupation of public space that are...
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Cops and the 99%, Part I: Who do you serve? Who do you protect?
by Jesse Goldstein, City University of New York Last night I went to a meeting at the Occupied Office, which is on the 12th floor of a union owned building in the financial district. At the door,...
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