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  • Seeing from the South: Deindustrialization in Latin America and the Caribbean

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    This roundtable gathers scholars and practitioners from Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss the region's experiences and processes of deindustrialization. The panel discussion will examine various topics linked to deindustrialization, including industrial heritage, environmental waste, gender, political participation, and everyday life, among other issues. Register on Google Forms to get the Zoom link and receive […]

  • Roundtable: The Political Economy of Deindustrialization

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    The Political Economy of Deindustrialization Join us for a roundtable on The Political Economy of Deindustrialization, which will showcase the political economy section of the forthcoming Routledge International Handbook on Deindustrialization Studies, edited by Tim Strangleman. Chairperson: Steven High, Concordia University Moderators:  Fred Burrill (Cape Breton University) and Matthew Penney (Concordia University), “Bringing Marxian Political […]

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  • Deindustrializing Eastern Europe

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    After the collapse of Communism in East Central and Eastern Europe, most countries transitioned rapidly to liberal capitalist regimes. This transition process was often characterized by neoliberal strategies for transitioning which resulted in accelerated processes of deindustrialization, as many of the industries that operated under Communism either were not profitable under capitalist market conditions or […]

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  • Nostalgia – a reassessment in the era of austerity

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    This roundtable brings together scholars to focus on the role, and representation, of nostalgia in deindustrialisation studies. In their paradigm shifting piece, Cowie and Heathcott (2003) urged us to 'move beyond' smokestack nostalgia and tales of victimisation through closure. However, 20 years later, this perspective requires revisiting. Across the deindustrialising world, areas formerly built-up around industry continue to suffer from multiple deprivations in: crime; poverty; poor environment; addiction; unemployment; poor health, and more. In this roundtable, we consider how a reassessment of nostalgic reflections, and their meanings, can contribute to our understandings of experience in deindustrialisation's half-life across generations. Taken together, they offer fresh insights into how we can reconnect the history of deindustrialisation with the contemporary experience of those communities worst impacted.

    Chairs/Organisers: Dr Hilary Orange (Swansea University) and Dr Andy Clark (Newcastle University)

    Presenters:
    Andy Clark, Newcastle University
    Fred Burrill, Cape Breton University
    Jackie Clarke, University of Glasgow
    Sinead Burns, Queen’s University Belfast
    Stefan Berger, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum
    Magdalena Novoa, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
    Ewan Gibbs, University of Glasgow

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