Gavin Bridge
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Professor of Economic Geography, Durham University. Natural resources, energy, environmental politics, oil&gas. If found, return to Rossendale.
Joined May 2020
The Energy That Made Modern Scotland is a new podcast series I made with @DominicMHinde. It explores how 50 years of oil and gas and the renewables revolution have transformed our society and politics. We're having a launch event on Thurs 20 Feb. Sign up! https://t.co/9Q9wnBYEmC
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Join us as we launch a new podcast telling the story of how oil and renewable energy transformed Scotland's economy, culture and politics.
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If you are interested in finding out more about Postgraduate Taught courses @GeogDurham come and speak to us! We are running a course presentation and Q&A event in the Department on March 5th:
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The Energy That Made Modern Scotland is a new podcast series by me and @DominicMHinde which explores half a century of oil and gas production along with the new age of renewables. We're having a launch event at Glasgow Uni on 20 Feb. Sign up here. https://t.co/9Q9wnBY6x4.
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Join us as we launch a new podcast telling the story of how oil and renewable energy transformed Scotland's economy, culture and politics.
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This should be fun! Five panellists from the Editorial Board of Economy and Society (including myself) will address the question of how to theorise the state of the state today. Tag along if you're in London in a couple of weeks. https://t.co/l7jX2cCyFi
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Bringing together five panellists from the Editorial Board of Economy and Society, this event addresses the question of how to theorise the state of the state today.
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Two of our MSc courses – the MSc Climate, Risk & Society and the MSc Environmental Hazards & Risk - are on the list of eligible courses for this year’s British Council Scholarships for Women in Stem scheme:
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Great to see this special issue on the State-GPN Nexus edited by @rory_horner and Martin Hess finally out! With great contributions from, among others, @Tiago_Teixeira3 @Rubenvezzoni @KalvelageLinus, @HidiGart, @yuko_aoyama, and myself. https://t.co/hlxMnco8xH
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Volume 68, issue 3-4 of the journal ZFW – Advances in Economic Geography was published in 2024.
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Our article "The resource-making state: liquefied natural gas production networks and state strategies for domestic market development in Indonesia" is now published in a ZFW special issue on the "State-GPN nexus" edited by Rory Horner and Martin Hess 🎉. https://t.co/J4sCim0S5m
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In this paper, we suggest that Global Production Network (GPN) scholars have yet to deal more substantively with how nation-states, often in alliance with firm actors, actively work to create markets...
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About 50 years ago I submitted the dissertation which became the book Power and Powerlessness in an Appalachian Valley. I am delighted that @GabeSchwartzman and I have just submitted a new manuscript which picks up on where the previous book left off! @illionispress
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Our PI @JNemsingh co-convened a book workshop w/@jtdelosreyes & @OkadaIsamu on ##decarbonization in #Asia. We invited @GavinBridge9, Erika Weinthal & Jin Sato. Thanks @kucseas for organising our workshop. We look forward working w/authors toward book production!
Excited to collaborate on a book project w emerging & leading scholars working on #decarbonization. Grateful to Erika Weinthal, @GavinBridge9, Jin Sato, & chapter contributors for the energy & insights @ our Kyoto workshop. ❤️to my co-editors @JNemsingh, @OkadaIsamu and @kucseas.
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Great project, and a productive and enjoyable meeting! Many thanks to superb hosts @jtdelosreyes @OkadaIsamu @JNemsingh
Excited to collaborate on a book project w emerging & leading scholars working on #decarbonization. Grateful to Erika Weinthal, @GavinBridge9, Jin Sato, & chapter contributors for the energy & insights @ our Kyoto workshop. ❤️to my co-editors @JNemsingh, @OkadaIsamu and @kucseas.
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Two permanent Assistant Professorships in Human Geography! With expertise in geographies of nature, climate change, & just and sustainable futures
Job Alert - @GeogDurham is seeking applications for two permanent Human Geography Assistant Professorships - https://t.co/PyBf2IDRZn closing date 11:59pm on 12th January 2025
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🙌🙌🏼🙌🏾Come join us at Durham Geography! 2️⃣permanent Asst Prof positions in human geog, with focus on nature, climate change, sustainable & just futures . Please share with your networks! ⏳Closing date 12 Jan 2025.
Job Alert - @GeogDurham is seeking applications for two permanent Human Geography Assistant Professorships - https://t.co/PyBf2IDRZn closing date 11:59pm on 12th January 2025
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Job Alert - @GeogDurham is seeking applications for two permanent Human Geography Assistant Professorships - https://t.co/PyBf2IDRZn closing date 11:59pm on 12th January 2025
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Today's energy landscape is complex, with solar, batteries, and geopolitical tensions shaping the future. Watch here the discussion with @CarolineKuzemko @GavinBridge9 and @mcbrisb on how to rethink energy geopolitics for a sustainable and equitable world. https://t.co/ljX9B1y7Hz
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This new briefing paper explores the UK’s low-carbon job landscape. It delves into skills needs, barriers, and opportunities to support the net zero transition. Read the key findings and policy recommendations here.
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This briefing paper investigates the evidence for low-carbon jobs, training and skills requirements in the UK’s energy system, with a deeper focus on Net-Zero skills in England.
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UKERC Webinar 'Rethinking Energy Geopolitics' this afternoon at 3pm involving @GavinBridge9 @mcbrisb, Louis Fletcher and @CarolineKuzemko. Further details and registration here:
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Planet is sizzling, Solar is booming, Debts are exploding in South. Interested in machines, money & minerals? Join us next week! @Cmmonwealth & @NZpolicylab @ Annual Meetings:@Isabel_Estevez_ @bentleyballan @ManasiKarthik @advaitarun_ @jerometenk Register https://t.co/ri6UZ1QVvo
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Great to have done this as part of the UKRI funded Fraying Ties project with an amazing group of people. Thanks to @RGS_IBG for being a superb project partner and to their Schools Team for collaboration around this poster and materials
A useful resource for GCSE and A level students from our very own @GavinBridge9 on the changing face of the UK Oil and Gas Industry: https://t.co/FfY1ftiM4t. A related podcast where Gavin explains further can be found here: https://t.co/ENbIPPGLaV
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If you consider yourself to be one of the first people in your family/care setting to be studying at University you are invited to come to our welcome event for First Generation Scholars. This is on Wednesday Oct 9th, (2-3.30pm, Manley Room, IHRR). Tea, coffee & cake available!
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Everyone - LGBTQI+ folk, friends & allies from across our staff and student communities - is welcome to attend the first of our termly departmental LGBTQI+ Coffee and Cake Gatherings. This will be on Wednesday October 23rd, 2-3.30pm (Manley Room, IHRR building).
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