Economic Geography
Economic Geography is about understanding the varied places and spaces that are formed and given shape when economic activities are performed and circulate. Theoretically, the Economic Geography research unit draws on approaches that offer alternatives to orthodox mainstream economics and traditional economic geography. Our work focuses on the geographies of global production and consumption, on labor markets and migration, and on the gendered and gendering nature of the spatial economy. We study these phenomena both in the global north and the global south.
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Engaging with « capitalism », our economy and the labour market
Capitalism shapes not only global markets and labour relations, but also landscapes, care practices, consumer cultures, and geopolitical strategies. From renewable energy wind parks, the care system of elderly people and the contemporary textile industry to seemingly innocent plush toys, these examples will illustrate how the abstract capitalist system materialises in our surrounding in often […]
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Mini posters of research in Human Geography
Bachelor students applied different methods to topics such as labour, nature and landscape, climate change and resource use seen from a human geography perspective. Their results are summarised in mini posters.
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Rethinking Work, Money and Care through Video Podcasts
How does mobile money shape financial inclusion in Ghana? What happens to urban life when Airbnb takes over neighborhoods? And what role does capitalism play in our love relationships?In the Bachelor module GEO364 “Wirtschaftsgeographien der Globalisierung”, students developed new perspectives on global economic processes. During the autumn semester of 2024, they critically engaged with current […]
Upcoming events
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25.2.2026, 08:00: MSc Exam | Hannah Tscharland: Biological Control in Swiss Agriculture: Potentials, Limitations, and Its Role in Shaping Agri-Food Futures
Ort: UZH Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: Y10-G-03/04
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25.2.2026, 08:45: MSc Exam | Nino Andrea Farrér: Soy Production in Ukraine: Growth Dynamics and its Role in Times of War
Ort: UZH Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: Y10-G-03/04
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25.2.2026, 09:30: MSc Exam | Sarah Ruoss: Pineapple Trade between Costa Rica and Switzerland: The Role of Sustainability Certifications in Regulating Pesticide Use
Ort: UZH Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: Y10-G-03/04
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25.2.2026, 10:15: MSc Exam | Claudia Tschan: The Role of Lighthouse Projects in Socio-Technical Transitions: Analysing Empa’s NEST Building and its Impacts on the Decarbonisation of the Swiss Construction Sector.
Ort: UZH Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: Y10-G-03/04
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10.3.2026, 16:00: Contesting social infrastructures: Resistance to the ‘speculative city’ in London
Dr Amy Horton, Associate Professor in Economic Geography, Department of Geography, University College London; Ort: Y25, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: H 79
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28.4.2026, 16:00: "Then We Would No Longer Feel at Ease" – Negotiations in a Parent Café in the context of Integration Dispositif
Dr Oxana Ivanova-Chessex, Zurich University of Teacher Education & Lalitha Chamakalayil (Dipl.-Psych.), University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland; Ort: Y25, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: H 92