Mark Davidson
Professor, Geography
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Mark Davidson is an urban geographer with an international reputation for his research on gentrification, urban theory, municipal finance, and urban sustainability. He has published in high-impact social science journals and published edited collections with SUNY Press and Sage. He has received research funding from the National Science Foundation and the International Olympic Committee. Prior to joining Clark University, Mark held fellowships at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Centre for Public Policy and Social Science, Dartmouth College, and the Urban Research Centre, University of Western Sydney. He holds a BA (Hons) and PhD in Geography from King’s College London.
Degrees
- Ph.D. in Geography, King's College, University of London, 2006
- B.A. in Geography, King's College, University of London, 2002
Affiliated Department(s)
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Scholarly and Creative Works
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Conjunctural urban geographies: modes, methods and meso-level concepts
Progress in Human Geography
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2024
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Deep reflection and daily life in urban research
Dialogues in Urban Research
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2024
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Vol. 2
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Issue #1
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Is it Worth a Punt on Pensions? A Case Study of Three Municipalities’ Use of Pension Obligation Bonds
Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space
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2024
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Situational Analysis and Urban Theory
Progress in Human Geography
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2023
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Participatory Budgeting as Democratisation? The Post-Bankruptcy Democratisation of Vallejo, California
City: analysis of urban trends, culture, theory, policy, action
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2023
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Vol. 27
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Issue #5-6
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On complexity, metaphor, and urbanization
Dialogues in Urban Research
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2023
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Vol. 1
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Issue #2
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Justice and Cities: Metro Morals
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2023
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ISBN #978-0367486181
Routledge
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Concise Encyclopedia of Human Geography,
Chapter: Urban GeographiesPublished by Elgar
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2023
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Chapter: Urban geographiesPublished by Edward Elgar Publishing
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2023
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Dialogues, Urban Research, and Times of War
Dialogues in Urban Research
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2023
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Vol. 1
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Issue #1
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Post-great recession municipal budgeting and governance: A mixed methods analysis of budget stress and reform
Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
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2022
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Vol. 54
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Issue #4
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Chapter: Going bust two ways? Epistemic communities and the study of urban policy failurePublished by Routledge
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2022
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Environment and Planning A
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2022
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Vol. 54
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Issue #4
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Post-great recession municipal budgeting and governance: A mixed methods analysis of budget stress and reform
Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
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2021
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[Un]Grounding Post-Foundational Geographies
Chapter: Spacing Ranciere's PoliticsPublished by Columbia University Press
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2021
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[Un]Grounding Post-Foundational Geographies
Chapter: Spacing Rancière’s PoliticsPublished by Columbia University Press
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2021
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Handbook on the Changing Geographies of the State: New Spaces of Geopolitics
Chapter: Post-Crash Cities: The Great Recession, State Restructuring and Urban GovernancePublished by Elgar
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2021
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The Post-Great Recession Geographies of U.S. Municipal Borrowing and Indebtedness
Professional Geographer
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2021
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Vol. 73
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Issue #2
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Chapter: Post-crash cities: the Great Recession, state restructuring and urban governancePublished by Edward Elgar Publishing
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2020
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Brett Christophers, The New Enclosure: The Appropriation of Public Land in Neoliberal Britain. New York: Verso, 2018. xviii+ 384pp. 19.95 pbk.
Urban History
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2020
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Vol. 47
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Issue #2
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Between passion and reason: Rethinking critical urban scholarship in populist times
City
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2020
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Vol. 24
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Issue #1-2
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The Politics of Operations: Excavating Contemporary Capitalism, Sandro Mezzadra, Brett Neilson, Duke University Press, Durham, NC (2019), 312 pages, US $26.95 paperback
Journal of Historical Geography
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2020
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Vol. 67
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Extreme municipal fiscal stress and austerity? A case study of fiscal reform after Chapter 9 bankruptcy
Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space
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2020
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Vol. 38
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Issue #3
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Going bust two ways? Epistemic communities and the study of urban policy failure
Urban Geography
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2020
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Vol. 41
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Issue #9
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Between passion and reason: Rethinking critical urban scholarship in populist times
City
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2020
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International Encyclopedia of Human Geography
Chapter: Waterfront developmentPublished by Elsevier
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2019
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The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies
Chapter: Postpolitical CityPublished by John Wiley & Sons
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2019
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Urban Social Sustainability
Chapter: Social sustainability: Politics and democracy in a time of crisisPublished by Routledge
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2019
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From Big to Small Cities: A Qualitative Analysis of the Causes and Outcomes of Post-Recession Municipal Bankruptcies
City and Community
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2019
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Review of The Politics of Operations: Excavating Contemporary Capitalism, Sandro Mezzadra, Brett Neilson
Journal of Historical Geography
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2019
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Extreme municipal fiscal stress and austerity? A case study of fiscal reform after Chapter 9 bankruptcy
Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space
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2019
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Going bust two ways? Epistemic communities and the study of urban policy failure
Urban Geography
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2019
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Awards & Grants
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Organising the 21st Century City: An International Comparison of Urban Alliances as Citizen Engagement
Henry Halloran Trust
Jan. 1, 2017 - Jul. 31, 2020
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