Kevin R. Cox is an Anglo-American geographer (born in Warwick, England in 1939), who holds the position of Distinguished University Professor, in the Department of Geography, of The Ohio State University[1]
He was initially prominent in the revival of geographic studies of voting. Drawing on the methods of the spatial-quantitative research, he demonstrated the significance of where people live and their connections over space for how they vote. This in turn led to an interest in a newly emerging field of behavioral geography.
Most of his later work has been focused on urban studies, inspired by various forms of political economy, particularly from welfare geography. One of his contributions was work on resident organizations, establishing their raison d'être and situating them historically. This was followed by an increasing emphasis on the implications of Marxism for studying the politics of urbanization. He has been interested in the role of growth coalitions in the politics of local development and how the American politics contrasts with that of the countries of Western Europe. He has also worked on the history of geographic thought and the political geography of South Africa.
He has been a recipient of the Honors Award (1985) and the Lifetime Achievement Award (2012) of the Association of American Geographers. He has been a Guggenheim Scholar (2001). At Ohio State he received the Distinguished Scholar Award (1997) and is currently Distinguished University Professor (2003).'
A review of his book, Boomtown Columbus, was published in Cleveland Review of Books, where it was praised as adeptly explaining how "developers and their friends in local government pursued postindustrial urbanism to the detriment of the working poor."[3]
Publicationsedit
His books are:
Conflict, Power and Politics in the City: A Geographic Approach. New York 1973: McGraw Hill Inc.
Location and Public Problems: An Introduction to Political Geography. Chicago 1979: Maaroufa Press.
Political Geography: State, Territory and Politics. Oxford 2002: Blackwell.
Making Human Geography. New York 2013: Guilford Press.
The Politics of Urban and Regional Development and the American Exception. Syracuse NY 2016: Syracuse University Press.
Boomtown Columbus: Ohio’s Sunbelt City and How Developers Got Their Way. Ohio State Press 2021.
Some of his key peer-reviewed publications include:
"The Voting Decision in a Spatial Context," in C Board, R J Chorley, P Haggett and D R Stoddart (Eds.), Progress in Geography I London, 1969: Edward Arnold, pp. 81–117.
"Social Change, Turf Politics and Concepts of Turf Politics," in A. Kirby, P. Knox and S. Pinch (Eds.), Public Provision and Urban Development. London, 1984: Croom Helm.
"Globalization, Competition and the Politics of Local Economic Development," Urban Studies (1995) 32:2, 213-224.
"Spaces of Dependence, Spaces of Engagement and the Politics of Scale, or: Looking for Local Politics," Political Geography (1998) 17:1, 1-24.
(with R Negi) "The State and the Question of Development in Sub-Saharan Africa," Review of African Political Economy 37:123 (2010), 71-85.
"Notes on a Brief Encounter: Critical Realism, Historical Materialism and Human Geography," Dialogues in Human Geography 3:1 (2013), 3-21.
"Territory, Scale, and Why Capitalism Matters," Territory, Politics and Governance 1:1 (2013), 46-61.
^Jonas, Andrew E. G., and Andrew Wood. Territory, the State and Urban Politics A Critical Appreciation of the Selected Writings of Kevin R. Cox. Farnham, Surrey, England: Ashgate, 2012. ISBN9780754699798
^"Transmuting the Remains of the Industrial Metropolis: On Kevin R. Cox's "Boomtown Columbus"". Cleveland Review of Books. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
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January 01, 1970
kevin, anglo, american, geographer, born, warwick, england, 1939, holds, position, distinguished, university, professor, department, geography, ohio, state, university, contents, biography, work, publications, references, external, linksbiography, edithe, hold. Kevin R Cox is an Anglo American geographer born in Warwick England in 1939 who holds the position of Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Geography of The Ohio State University 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Work 3 Publications 4 References 5 External linksBiography editHe holds a BA degree from Cambridge University 1961 and a PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign 1966 and has since then taught at Ohio State He is commonly seen as a political geographer Work editHe was initially prominent in the revival of geographic studies of voting Drawing on the methods of the spatial quantitative research he demonstrated the significance of where people live and their connections over space for how they vote This in turn led to an interest in a newly emerging field of behavioral geography Most of his later work has been focused on urban studies inspired by various forms of political economy particularly from welfare geography One of his contributions was work on resident organizations establishing their raison d etre and situating them historically This was followed by an increasing emphasis on the implications of Marxism for studying the politics of urbanization He has been interested in the role of growth coalitions in the politics of local development and how the American politics contrasts with that of the countries of Western Europe He has also worked on the history of geographic thought and the political geography of South Africa He has been a recipient of the Honors Award 1985 and the Lifetime Achievement Award 2012 of the Association of American Geographers He has been a Guggenheim Scholar 2001 At Ohio State he received the Distinguished Scholar Award 1997 and is currently Distinguished University Professor 2003 A festschrift was published in his honor in 2012 2 A review of his book Boomtown Columbus was published in Cleveland Review of Books where it was praised as adeptly explaining how developers and their friends in local government pursued postindustrial urbanism to the detriment of the working poor 3 Publications editHis books are Conflict Power and Politics in the City A Geographic Approach New York 1973 McGraw Hill Inc Location and Public Problems An Introduction to Political Geography Chicago 1979 Maaroufa Press Political Geography State Territory and Politics Oxford 2002 Blackwell Making Human Geography New York 2013 Guilford Press The Politics of Urban and Regional Development and the American Exception Syracuse NY 2016 Syracuse University Press Boomtown Columbus Ohio s Sunbelt City and How Developers Got Their Way Ohio State Press 2021 Some of his key peer reviewed publications include The Voting Decision in a Spatial Context in C Board R J Chorley P Haggett and D R Stoddart Eds Progress in Geography I London 1969 Edward Arnold pp 81 117 Social Change Turf Politics and Concepts of Turf Politics in A Kirby P Knox and S Pinch Eds Public Provision and Urban Development London 1984 Croom Helm Globalization Competition and the Politics of Local Economic Development Urban Studies 1995 32 2 213 224 Spaces of Dependence Spaces of Engagement and the Politics of Scale or Looking for Local Politics Political Geography 1998 17 1 1 24 with R Negi The State and the Question of Development in Sub Saharan Africa Review of African Political Economy 37 123 2010 71 85 Notes on a Brief Encounter Critical Realism Historical Materialism and Human Geography Dialogues in Human Geography 3 1 2013 3 21 Territory Scale and Why Capitalism Matters Territory Politics and Governance 1 1 2013 46 61 References edit WorldCat Identities Jonas Andrew E G and Andrew Wood Territory the State and Urban Politics A Critical Appreciation of the Selected Writings of Kevin R Cox Farnham Surrey England Ashgate 2012 ISBN 9780754699798 Transmuting the Remains of the Industrial Metropolis On Kevin R Cox s Boomtown Columbus Cleveland Review of Books Retrieved 2021 12 02 External links editOfficial Web page at OSU Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin R Cox amp oldid 1200319618, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
