Applied policy research and critical human geography

Abstract

The interest amongst human geographers of different theoretical stripes in the discipline’s relationship with publics other than fellow academics and students shows little sign of abating. The article by Woods and Gardner (2011) is a thoughtful contribution to what is a large and still expanding literature on the ‘impact’ and ‘relevance’ of human geography. It offers us some interesting insights into how working within an existing governmental system does not have to foreclose critical scholarship. Nevertheless, this commentary uses this article to ask some wider questions of what we think we know about human geography and its use by those beyond universities.

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