Thanks so much!

Thanks so much Briony!

It is this ambiguity around the figure of the neighbour that makes the politics of neighbouring a productive framework to interrogate how the limits of politics are drawn. I also believe that, if its tensions and ambiguities are kept in mind, it is a worthy political project to pursue. 8/8

While such mobilisations can often be inspiring, the politics of neighbouring is not an inherently emancipatory endeavour as violent distinctions and borders are often drawn between neighbours. Israel's current war of annihilation on Gaza being the most horrific of examples. 7/8

We have also seen neighbourhood assemblies emerge again in the context of a range of movements challenging inequalities, the status quo and building networks of solidarity from Sudan to Chile 6/8

Recently, we have seen increasingly brazen and militarized raids on migrant communities around the world, most notably in the US, as well as important efforts to disrupt and contest these, sometimes explicitly mobilising the figure of the neighbour 5/8

There were moments in the last 10 or so years I thought my focus on the neighbour in these instances was a somewhat niche and potentially dated endeavour, however, recent events have convinced me of the continued urgency of thinking with the politics of neighbouring 4/8

(1) To challenge raids on migrant communities in urban spaces who reimagine collective frameworks of belonging around the neighbour and the neighbourhood and (2) The 15-M movement that organised around neighbourhood assemblies in the wake of square occupations 3/8

The book theorises how borders and notions of political community are articulated, contested and reimagined through the figure of the neighbour, building on research I did in Spain for my PhD thesis. It draws inspiration from two main types of mobilisation of the neighbour by activists: 2/8

Thanks so much for sharing Stuart!

And another honourable mention to Zali Fung for her paper: Fung, Z. (2024). Amorphous infrastructure: Contesting the proposed Yuam River water diversion project in the Salween River Basin. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 7(6), 2386-2412. doi.org/10.1177/2514...
Congratulations to all!

We had fantastic submissions this year and would like to give honourable mentions to two papers, including Henrietta McNeill: McNeill, H. (2023). Deportation as a neo-colonial act: how deporting state influence extends beyond the border. Political Geography, 102, 102845. doi.org/10.1016/j.po...