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Really enjoyed writing together! Hopeful the first collaboration of many!
Managed to submit an article before Christmas which feels pretty good. My first co-authored article, with the excellent @saddy94.bsky.social. Proud of us!
Screenshot of a paper abstract in Area by Liam Saddington & Katie Peters (2025) entitled: 'Conference-Based Method: Interviewing Elites at Intergovernmental Conferences' with a black banner at the top. Conferences have increasingly featured within geographical research as sites of knowledge production, performance and contestation. However, this article explores how intergovernmental conferences can be productive sites for geographical research fieldwork with elites on topics such as climate geopolitics and disaster risk reduction (DRR), particularly through interviews. Reflecting on research conducted at over two decades of intergovernmental conferences in all regions of the globe, this article argues that conferences allow access to participants who may otherwise be difficult to secure interviews with. Although intergovernmental conferences may not be perfect spaces for research, they should be considered more often by geographers as valuable opportunities for conducting interviews. This research need not be limited to the focus of the conference itself, but can also provide opportunities to engage with actors working on a wide range of governance issues. This article reflects on the logistical elements of undertaking such research, the ethical considerations and the temporal opportunities and challenges afforded by a conference-based method. It concludes by reflecting on how a conference-based method can be integrated into other geographical approaches to qualitative research.
New in Area:
'Conference-based method: Interviewing elites at intergovernmental conferences' by @saddy94.bsky.social & Katie Peters
This paper reflects on the logistical elements of undertaking geographical research at intergovernmental conferences.
doi.org/10.1111/area... #geosky
New paper! You may have seen stories this week about COP30. But what is it like to do research at COP? I am pleased to share this co-authored article (Katie Peters) about interviewing elites at intergovernmental conferences, just published in Area. rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Wonderful to have our next issue out in the world!
Do you work in Primary Schools? Interested in climate change?
Excited to be co-hosting this with colleagues from Churchill & Cambridge Zero on June 4th. This is a free event for teachers drawing on materials we have developed that are free & hosted by Churchill www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Delighted to share this new paper with Fiona McConnell. Some research is just great fun and this was one of those projects! Ever wondered about how children think about geopolitics? We draw on work in schools to think about young peopleβs geopolitics
rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
New article! Reflecting with colleagues on how we can get current climate research into schools:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
