Geographical

Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Doug Specht

Dr. Doug Specht is a Chartered Geographer, a Reader in Cultural Geography and Communication, and Head of the School of Media and Communication at the University of Westminster.

His research explores themes related to environmental justice, human rights, and access to education, with a focus on the production and codification of knowledge though cartographic artefacts and in educational settings.

Dr. Specht has authored numerous articles and books, including Mapping Crisis, the Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technology and Society, and Imagining Apocalyptic Politics in the Anthropocene. He writes regularly on ethics, environmental and human rights, education, and mapping practices in such publications as WonkHE, The Conversation, Geographical, and for Times Higher Education. Dr Specht is a member of the editorial board of the European Journal of Geography and is Chair of the Environmental Network for Central America.

The Gaza ‘Board of Peace’: Neocolonial governance in the twenty-first century

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Doug Specht unpacks Gaza's new 'Board of Peace' and its inherent contradictions In September, I wrote on the risks of appointing Tony Blair to oversee the administration of Gaza. Four months on, on the heels of the US kidnapping of a head of state, and as Gaza's ceasefire teeters on the brink of collapse, President Donald Trump unveiled his 'Board of Peace' for Gaza. A … [Read more...] about The Gaza ‘Board of Peace’: Neocolonial governance in the twenty-first century