Charting 25 years of labour geographies in JEG

Abstract This critical commentary celebrates the major intellectual advances and evolution of labour geography over the last 25 years, as showcased through the pages of JEG. It also identifies some persistent blind spots, marginalized actors, and vital future directions through which labour geographers (as future authors, reviewers, and editors of JEG) should continue to push the boundaries of economic geography as a field of study through new and evolving engagements with labour.

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Journal of Economic Geography
Published
2026-01-07
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbag007
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Labor Movements and Unions
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Charting 25 years of labour geographies in JEG

Julie MacLeavy, Al James
Journal of Economic Geography
Labor Movements and Unions
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Charting 25 years of labour geographies in JEG

Julie MacLeavy, Al James
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Abstract This critical commentary celebrates the major intellectual advances and evolution of labour geography over the last 25 years, as showcased through the pages of JEG. It also identifies some persistent blind spots, marginalized actors, and vital future directions through which labour geographers (as future authors, reviewers, and editors of JEG) should continue to push the boundaries of economic geography as a field of study through new and evolving engagements with labour.

Journal of Economic Geography
University of Bristol (GB), Newcastle University (GB)
Decent work and economic growth
Openalex Percentile: Top 58%
Labor Movements and Unions
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