Could rural Wisconsin turn against the Republicans? My new long-read on our @ruralspatialj.bsky.social Substack discusses political history, the role of rural consciousness & the 'politics of resentment', and the issues that might make a difference. ruralspatialjustice.substack.com/p/winning-in...

Winning in Wisconsin: Rural Consciousness, Radical Republicans and Progressive Democrats in America’s Dairyland

Could rural Wisconsin turn against the Republicans? Some thoughts on political history and current issues

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Could rural Wisconsin turn against the Republicans? My new long-read on our @ruralspatialj.bsky.social Substack discusses political history, the role of rural consciousness & the 'politics of resentment', and the issues that might make a difference. ruralspatialjustice.substack.com/p/winning-in...

Winning in Wisconsin: Rural Consciousness, Radical Republicans and Progressive Democrats in America’s Dairyland

Could rural Wisconsin turn against the Republicans? Some thoughts on political history and current issues

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The final article in my series for @theconversationuk.bsky.social on environmental issues in Wales’s Senedd election has been published, this time on rural politics and the contrasting visions for Rural Wales on offer. eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Welsh countryside: what Greens and Reform are promising they would change after election

Reform UK and the Green party are expected to win their first seats in the Senedd, but they have contrasting views on the Welsh countryside.

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Green policies, including wind farms, are turning into a battleground for the Welsh elections, according to a new article by Professor Michael Woods from our Department of Geography and Earth Sciences. 🖱️ tinyurl.com/46zz78zc #greenpolicies #renewableenergy #election #Senedd

Why windfarms and electricity pylons have become a major issue in the Welsh election

Green policies including wind farms are turning into a battleground for the Welsh election.

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Is the 20 mph speed limit debate coming back for Wales’s Senedd election? New post by me & @charliemuss.bsky.social for @theconversationuk.bsky.social discusses the what and why. eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Why has the 20mph limit become such a political issue in the Welsh election?

Political parties are lining up to talk about where they stand on the 20mph urban speed limit in the Welsh election campaign.

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At the very minimum, seems pretty rational to move away from a country trying to annexe you and towards others that aren't, even if it's just because they can't.

Sharon 🪳🌹@sharonk.bsky.social · 7mo ago

"So even though I am still betting on the American future, I wouldn’t ask Mark Carney or any other leaders to simply keep the faith. I would just ask them to consider every step away from us in light of the potential destination and the powers waiting there." YOU ARE TRYING TO ANNEX US

New article in @theconversation.com previewing the role that environmental issues might play in Wales’s Senedd election eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Environment issues have never been so fiercely debated in a Welsh election campaign as they will be in 2026

Rural and environmental issues are high on the political agenda in the upcoming Welsh election.

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Join our team: We're recruiting 2 x 3-year post doc researchers for the Rural-Spatial-Justice project at Aberystwyth, to undertake fieldwork on rural discontent & support for disruptive politics in the UK, Europe & USA. Closing date: 19 Oct. Details: jobs.aber.ac.uk/en/vacancy/p...

This is a written version of one of our papers presented to the @psaepop.bsky.social conference in Exeter last weekend. open.substack.com/pub/ruralspa...

Where is Reform UK winning?

This is a written version of a presentation to the conference of the PSA Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Specialty Group (EPOP).

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TLDR spoiler: The Reform vote is remarkably consistent across rural and urban areas, marking a big departure from the UK's conventional electoral geography. But there are regional & local variations & differents in Reform's capacity to turn votes into seats. open.substack.com/pub/ruralspa...

Where is Reform UK winning?

This is a written version of a presentation to the conference of the PSA Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Specialty Group (EPOP).

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Where is Reform UK winning? Read our analysis of Reform's local elections vote across rural & urban England - and what it means for the electoral geography of Britain: open.substack.com/pub/ruralspa...

Where is Reform UK winning?

This is a written version of a presentation to the conference of the PSA Elections, Public Opinion and Parties Specialty Group (EPOP).

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All ready for a busy couple of days with @lpipruralwales.bsky.social at the Royal Welsh Show. @lpiphub.bsky.social

New on our free Substack: Notes from Appalachia. What's behind Trump's landslide in eastern Kentucky? Musings on our scoping visit & reading and thoughts on how we'll approach case study fieldwork (with a little myth-busting). open.substack.com/pub/ruralspa...

Notes from Appalachia

On the trail of Trump voters in eastern Kentucky

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Already Lincolnshire results suggest a different pattern with some big Reform votes in rural wards. Which will be most typical at the end of the day?

Important pattern here in Northumberland: Reform doing less well (& Tories holding on) in more rural areas. Reform surge is urban & periurban. Will be interesting to see if this holds in other councils as results come in today

New open access paper on farmers, globalization, populism and support for Bolsonaro in southern Brazil, with reflection on qualitative methods in electoral geography. Based Rural-Spatial-Justice and Global-Rural research: periodicos.uff.br/geographia/a...

Rural Entrepreneurship Conference, Bangor, 3-5 June 2025 The abstract submission deadline has been extended to 5pm, Monday 10 March. More details are available here: www.bangor.ac.uk/events/22nd-...

"It is now possible to travel from Bandera in Texas to New Witten in South Dakota without leaving a county where more than 80 per cent of voters supported Trump, a roadtrip of over 1,000 miles". Read more in our free substack article: ruralspatialjustice.substack.com/p/review-of-...

RGRG sponsored sessions at the RGS Annual International Conference 2025 Details of all sponsored sessions are now available on the RGRG website: rgrg.co.uk/royal-geogra.... Please check each session link on this page for more information.

We're new here so here's a quick introduction. We're a 5-year project selected by @erc.europa.eu & funded by @ukri.org on connections between rural discontent & disruptive politics through a spatial justice lens. Find out more about us here: ruralspatialjustice.substack.com/p/introducin...

INTRODUCING RURAL DISCONTENT, DISRUPTIVE POLITICS AND SPATIAL JUSTICE

Welcome to the Rural Discontent, Disruptive Politics and Spatial Justice Substack, where we’ll be exploring all things to do with rural politics and protest around the world and connections to disrupt...

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Oslo friends, a few (free) tickets still up for grabs to join this excellent seminar the morning of Thursday 16 January: lettenprize.com/2024/12/05/s...

Seminar on Nurturing Young Researchers in the Nordics

Join us on the 16th of January for an inspiring seminar on empowering young scholars and their groundbreaking work, bringing together two prestigious prizes and distinguished laureates for a semina…

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