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New article in Finesterra with @wardykg.bsky.social on The Persistence of Policy Mobilities. We argue for a re-engagement with scale and the role of the nation-state in #PolicyMobilities research.

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April 8, 2025 at 8:50 PM
ejmccann.bsky.social
New Open Access paper: "Moving ideas: An agenda for expanding the political scope of the policy mobilities approach" in @proghumgeog.bsky.social. Arguing that the #policymobilities & #socialmovements literatures can be combined to study counter-hegemonic activism. 1/6
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Moving ideas: An agenda for expanding the political scope of the policy mobilities approach - Eugene McCann, 2025
This paper addresses the policy mobilities approach’s relative inattention to counter-hegemonic activism and contentious politics. It outlines one way to expand...
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September 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
ejmccann.bsky.social
On the long campaign for a Supervised drug Injection Facility in Dublin, Ireland (just opened in Dec 24!), the mobilization of the model from elsewhere, & its local politics. Written w @tonyduffin.bsky.social. #SCS #SIF #Harmreduction #policymobilities
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Using the case of the campaign to establish a Supervised drug Injecting Facility (SIF) for people who use illicit drugs in Dublin, Ireland, this paper makes three related contributions to contemporar....
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December 31, 2024 at 6:57 PM
urbanstudiesfoundation.org
🌎 Latin American cities aren’t just importing urban models—they’re exporting them too.
A new #USF blog explores how ideas like social urbanism and care cities circulate across the region and the world.
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#UrbanStudies #PolicyMobilities #LatinAmerica #UrbanPlanning
[Image description: Flyer with USF logo and the quote "Latin American cities (and beyond) are increasingly looking to the cities of Bogota and Medellin for urban planning inspiration. These cities represent a much larger emergence of urban models from Latin America. However, the fact that these models are created in Latin America does not signify that they are appropriate for all contexts across the region." on a Picture via flikr by Pedro Szekely.]
May 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
urbanstudiesfoundation.org
🌏 New on the USF Blog!

Dr Napong Tao Rugkhapan, Dr Tan Wenn Er & Dr Priza Marendraputra explore the politics of urban policy learning in Southeast Asia — part of their #USFSeminarSeriesAwards project.

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#UrbanStudies #PolicyMobilities #AsianUrbanism
Flyer with USF logo for the Blog "Tension in policy learning" on a picture of Curved wooden walkway over a river with lush greenery and urban buildings under construction in the background in Southeast Asia, by the Authors. And the quote "“In city halls across Southeast Asia, “learning from abroad” has become standard practice. Cue the now-ubiquitous “creative districts,” “smart cities,” and “green urbanism” playbooks – global templates imported off the shelf and quickly rebadged as prestige projects, often more aligned with elite imaginaries than everyday local needs.” Flyer with USF logo for the Blog "Tension in policy learning" on a picture of Curved wooden walkway over a river with lush greenery and urban buildings under construction in the background in Southeast Asia, by the Authors. And the quote "“In city halls across Southeast Asia, “learning from abroad” has become standard practice. Cue the now-ubiquitous “creative districts,” “smart cities,” and “green urbanism” playbooks – global templates imported off the shelf and quickly rebadged as prestige projects, often more aligned with elite imaginaries than everyday local needs.”
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM