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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News
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Launch of the Geography Creative Lab: Innovative student work at UZH in the spotlight
The new UZH Geography Creative Lab website is a collaborative ‘lab’ space created to showcase creative and engaged research produced in various formats by students at our department. Our aim is to move beyond traditional forms of knowledge production and assessment, and to create a space where students’ ideas, innovation, and creativity are showcased and celebrated publicly.
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Bridging academia and social media: Gallopping with the Critical Pony
The Critical Pony is a project designed to make the field of human geography more approachable and entertaining for a broad audience. Through bite-sized, engaging videos, this initiative tries to turn complex academic ideas into content that resonates on platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts.
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Research Award for Dr. Soledad Castro
Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Soledad Castro receives ICTA-UAB Best Prizes
Upcoming events
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21.5.2025, 11:00: MSc Exam | Donia Noura Ben Khalifa: Women's Working Conditions in Tunisian Fruit and Vegetable Agriculture: The Example of the Governorate of Monastir & Sousse in the Sahil Region of Tunisia
Ort: UZH Irchel, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich; Raum: Y10-G-03/04