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Research in human geography: getting closer to society, industry and the state

Research in human geography: getting closer to society, industry and the state Human geography is a discipline that deals with geographical practices in the real world and hence needs an engagement with society. In addition to recent debates on public engagement and practical usefulness of human geography research, this paper first examines the needs to get research in the field closer to society, industry and the state against the changing criteria of academic performance assessment and the job opportunities of students in the field, and then discusses such a direction of research with a case of urbanization studies in China. The paper argues that only if human geographers make academic contributions to the central concerns of society, industry and the state, can the discipline be more widely recognized and become more attractive to students. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Geographer Taylor & Francis

Research in human geography: getting closer to society, industry and the state

Liu, Weidong
Asian Geographer , Volume 31 (2): 5 – Jul 3, 2014
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Research in human geography: getting closer to society, industry and the state

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Human geography is a discipline that deals with geographical practices in the real world and hence needs an engagement with society. In addition to recent debates on public engagement and practical usefulness of human geography research, this paper first examines the needs to get research in the field closer to society, industry and the state against the changing criteria of academic performance assessment and the job opportunities of students in the field, and then discusses such a direction...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2014 Hong Kong Geographical Association
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2158-1762
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1022-5706
DOI
10.1080/10225706.2014.942946
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Abstract

Human geography is a discipline that deals with geographical practices in the real world and hence needs an engagement with society. In addition to recent debates on public engagement and practical usefulness of human geography research, this paper first examines the needs to get research in the field closer to society, industry and the state against the changing criteria of academic performance assessment and the job opportunities of students in the field, and then discusses such a direction of research with a case of urbanization studies in China. The paper argues that only if human geographers make academic contributions to the central concerns of society, industry and the state, can the discipline be more widely recognized and become more attractive to students.

Journal

Asian Geographer – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jul 3, 2014

Keywords: human geography; public engagement; China; urbanization

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