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Peter Hopkins
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FAcSS FRSE Coaching/mentoring/away day and workshop facilitation. Research interests include Islamophobia, intersectionality, migration, youth, gender, race. Leverhulme Major Research Fellow. Editor - The Geographical Journal. Views are my own. .. more

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Peter Hopkins is a British academic and social geographer. He is currently professor of social geography in the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University.

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Jan 16
NEW PAPER in @ersjournal.com with @joeljoel.bsky.social about lifecycles of antiracism amongst activists in Glasgow ๐Ÿ‘‡
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Beyond Kenmure Street: lifecycles of antiracism amongst activists in Glasgow
This paper examines antiracist activism in Glasgow, Scotland, through the anchor of the 2021 โ€œBattle of Kenmure Street,โ€ when residents and activists stopped a Home Office immigration raid. Drawing...
www.tandfonline.com

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Dec 8
NEW BOOK with a 20% discount code ๐Ÿ‘‡
jessicafaecks.bsky.social Jessica Faecks @jessicafaecks.bsky.social ยท Dec 8
#JustPublished in 'New Directions in Islam': The Pivot 'Muslim Youth in Southeast Asia', ed. by Mohd Al Adib Samuri and @peterhopkins.bsky.social . Read, download or purchase the e-book/hardcopy here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... 20% off with discount code PALAUT. @hss.springernature.com

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Jessica Faecks @jessicafaecks.bsky.social ยท Dec 8
#JustPublished in 'New Directions in Islam': The Pivot 'Muslim Youth in Southeast Asia', ed. by Mohd Al Adib Samuri and @peterhopkins.bsky.social . Read, download or purchase the e-book/hardcopy here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... 20% off with discount code PALAUT. @hss.springernature.com

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The Geographical Journal @thegj.bsky.social ยท Nov 25
๐Ÿ“ขNew Editor sought๐Ÿ“ข

We are seeking to appoint a Physical Geography Editor to The Geographical Journal. The GJ publishes work which engages with public issues and policy-relevant agendas.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธDeadline: 7 January 2026

For more information, please see this page: www.rgs.org/about-us/our...
Editor role available at Society journal
Advert for a new Physical Geography Editor for the Geographical Journal.
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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Nov 23
**New edited book** about Muslim youth in Southeast Asia ๐Ÿ‘‡

link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Muslim Youth in Southeast Asia
This book explores Muslim youth in Southeast Asia, from culture and social media to politics, offering insights into future regional trends.
link.springer.com

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Nov 5
And it was lovely to meet you too

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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social ยท Nov 3
INSIGHTS Lecture: Everyday Islamophobia by Professor Peter Hopkins.

Drawing on his new book, this talk explores how the #Islamophobia industrial complex shapes lived experiences of Islamophobia.

University of Newcastle, Tue, 11 Nov 17:30: https://ow.ly/fqth50X9OOF
INSIGHTS Lecture: Everyday Islamophobia by Professor Peter Hopkins
INSIGHTS Lecture: Everyday Islamophobia by Professor Peter Hopkins, Newcastle University
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social ยท Sep 27
@peterhopkins.bsky.social discusses how the Far-right protests against #AsylumHotels in the UK have escalated into mass mobilisations, with #Migration dominating political debate while #Islamophobia and anti-Muslim racism remain sidelined and silenced: buff.ly/J3hLPr9
Asylum hotel protests in the UK: Why Islamophobia is being ignored - Transforming Society
Peter Hopkins, author of 'Everyday Islamophobia', discusses the Far-right protests against asylum hotels in the UK have escalated into mass mobilisations, with migration dominating political debateโ€ฆ
www.transformingsociety.co.uk

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The Geographical Journal @thegj.bsky.social ยท Sep 26
๐Ÿ“ขNew Issue of The GJ!๐Ÿ“ข

๐บ๐‘’๐‘œ๐‘”๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘โ„Ž๐‘ฆ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ƒ๐‘ข๐‘๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ ๐ผ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก

September's Issue features the 'Legacies of Austerity' Special Section alongside 9 papers, 3 commentaries, and records of the 2025 RGS-IBG Medals and Awards ceremony.

Take a look here โฌ‡๏ธ

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A graphic showing the title page of The Geographical Journal on a blue background with The GJ in large letters on the right hand page. On the left hand page are eight tiles showing the Special Section 'Legacies of Austerity', with the names of papers in the issue. The names of the papers and authors are as follows: 1) 'Legacies of Austerity: Editorial Introduction' by Sander van Lanen & Sarah Marie Hall 2) 'Family Hubs and the vulnerable care ecologies of child and family welfare in austerity' by Tom Disney et al. 3) 'Relational legacies and relative experiences: Austerity, inequality and access to special educational needs and disability (SEND) support in London, England' by Rosalie Warnock 4) 'Lived experiences of utilities-based indebtedness in Greece: Tracing the afterlives of austerity' by Aliki Koutlou 5) 'Grassroots temporary urbanism as a challenge to the city of austerity? Lessons from a self-organised park in Thessaloniki, Greece' by Matina Kapsali 6) 'De-municipalisation? Legacies of austerity for England's urban parks' by Andrew Smith et al. 7) 'Austerity's afterlives? The case of community asset transfer in the UK' by Neil Turnbull 8) 'Austere futures: From hardship to hope?' by Julie MacLeavy A graphic showing the title page of The Geographical Journal on a blue background with The GJ in large letters on the right hand page. On the left hand page are nine tiles with standard articles, with the names of papers in the issue. 1) 'The rise of education-featured gated communities in Chinese cities: (Re)producing the enterprising self via the entrepreneurial local stateโ€“capital nexus' by Shenjing He 2) 'Policy-driven education-led gentrification and its spatiotemporal dynamics: Evidence from Shanghai, China' by Rong Cai, Lirong Hu & Shenjing He 3) 'The market formation of private sector, purpose built student accommodation in Sheffield 2000โ€“2019' by Carl Lee 4) 'Evaporation losses from residential swimming pools and water features under climate variability and change' by Alicia Cumberland & Robert Wilby 5) 'Forecasting urban shifts post-earthquake: LULC change analysis in ElazฤฑฤŸ, Turkey using ANN and Markov models' by Fatih Sunbul, Enes Karadeniz, Mustafa Taner Sengun & Muhammed Kocaoglu 6) 'Care-ful encounters: A case for empathetic youthful encounters with coastal environments' by Mark Holton 7) 'How do you like your rivers? Portraying public perception and preference for urban rivers in China via a combined visual and textual analysis' by Yixin Cao, Wendy Yan Chen & Karl Matthias Wantzen 8) 'Understanding place-to-place interactions using flow patterns derived from in-app mobile phone location data' by Mikaella Mavrogeni, Justin van Dijk & Paul Longley 9) 'Gender difference in spaceโ€“time fixity from household structure in urban China: A case study of Beijing' by Hongbo Chai, Patrick Witte, Stan Geertman & Dick Ettema A graphic showing the title page of The Geographical Journal on a blue background with The GJ in large letters on the right hand page. On the left hand page are five tiles with commentaries and RGS-IBG Regulars, with the names of papers in the issue. 1) 'On commons, state institutions and capitalism' by Ioannis Rigkos-Zitthen & Nikos Kapitsinis 2) 'From The Hague to the margins: The ICC, feminist geopolitics and alternative legal futures' by Sarah Klosterkamp & Alex Jeffrey 3) 'Everyone's talking about climate change actions, but can we learn from Walesโ€™ approach?' by Lynda Yorke, Athanasios Dimitriou, Sonya Hanna, Corinna Patterson, Sara Parry & Georgina Smith 4) 'Presidential address and record of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) AGM 2025' by Dame Jane Francis 5) 'Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Medals and Awards celebration 2025' by Jane Francis, Murray Gray, Bรธrge Ousland, Gillian Rose, Susan Smith & Dariusz Wรณjcik

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Sep 23
New piece @brisunipress.bsky.social about Islamophobia being ignored in the context of the debate about asylum hotels

www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2025/09/22/a...
Asylum hotel protests in the UK: Why Islamophobia is being ignored - Transforming Society
Peter Hopkins, author of 'Everyday Islamophobia', discusses the Far-right protests against asylum hotels in the UK have escalated into mass mobilisations, with migration dominating political debate wh...
www.transformingsociety.co.uk

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Sep 18
NEW ANIMATION!
Here is a short new animation that explain a little more about what is meant by 'everyday Islamophobia'.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EavZ...
Everyday Islamophobia
YouTube video by Peter Hopkins
www.youtube.com

Reposted by Katherine Brickell

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Sep 17
A new book out today @brisunipress.bsky.social. You can order your copy here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/everyday-isl...

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Sep 16
And here is a piece by that my colleague Heather Smith and I wrote about our individual and joint work to tackle racism in schools:

from.ncl.ac.uk/how-should-w...
How should we tackle racism in schools?
Professor Peter Hopkins and Professor Heather Smith reflect on their work about how to tackle racism in schools & how to promote a culture of anti-racism.
from.ncl.ac.uk

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Sep 16
And here is an animation about hate crimes in the UK that provides some examples of the different forms this can take and where you can look to for support:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbNC...
Hate crimes in the UK
YouTube video by Peter Hopkins
www.youtube.com

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Sep 16
And here's a written piece that explains some of this further:

from.ncl.ac.uk/how-do-we-cr...?
How do we create environments where people can do their best thinking?
In a distracted world, how can we make time to think? Professor Peter Hopkins reflects on work at Newcastle University to create space for deeper thinking.
from.ncl.ac.uk

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Sep 16
How do we create environments where people can do their very best thinking, for themselves? Here is a short animation that explains how this can be achieved using Nancy Kline's idea of creating 'thinking environments':

www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0Wg...
Generating 'Thinking Environments'
YouTube video by Peter Hopkins
www.youtube.com

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Sep 16
What are some of the ways that racism can be addressed at school? Based on collaborative work with secondary school students, here is an animation that shares their ideas about how to tackle racism:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcZp...
10 ways to tackle racism at school
YouTube video by Peter Hopkins
www.youtube.com

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Sep 16
What is Islamophobia and how does it operate? Here is a short animation that addresses this question:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pFJ...
What is Islamophobia?
YouTube video by Peter Hopkins
www.youtube.com

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Sep 16
What is anti-racism and what does it mean to be anti-racist? Here is a short animation that addresses these questions:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExIx...
What is Anti-Racism?
YouTube video by Peter Hopkins
www.youtube.com

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Sep 16
What is intersectionality? Here is a useful animation to help explain what it is all about:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1is...
What is intersectionality?
YouTube video by Peter Hopkins
www.youtube.com

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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Newcastle Uni @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social ยท Aug 26
Studying Geography at university? ๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’ป

Check out this article for some top tips from our Geography colleagues (Simon Tate and @peterhopkins.bsky.social) on how to succeed in the first year of your new degree >> bit.ly/4lRcR4D
Studying Geography at university: how to succeed in the first year of your new degree
By Simon Tate, Newcastle University, Peter Hopkins, Newcastle University As the exam results are published and university places confirmed, thoughts soon turn to starting your Geography degree and โ€ฆ
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Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org ยท Aug 19
Our Annual Conference kicks off on 26 August! We canโ€™t wait to welcome over 2,000 of our colleagues from around the world to discuss the geographies of creativity. ๐ŸŒ

Make sure youโ€™ve checked our mobile guide so you can get the most out of this yearโ€™s programme: http://bit.ly/4fDqKSk๐Ÿ“ฒ

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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Newcastle Uni @hassfacultyncl.bsky.social ยท Jul 30
How should we tackle racism in schools?

Prof. @peterhopkins.bsky.social and Prof. Heather Smith, share their crucial work on how to tackle racism in schools and how to promote a culture of anti-racism. Read the blog here >> bit.ly/3UCsmC8
How should we tackle racism in schools?
Professor Peter Hopkins and Professor Heather Smith reflect on their work about how to tackle racism in schools & how to promote a culture of anti-racism.
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The Geographical Journal @thegj.bsky.social ยท Jun 30
๐Ÿ“ขNew Issue of The GJ!๐Ÿ“ข

This issue features papers on topics including drones, fintech, and e-waste.

The GJ publishes papers on issues of public interest - get in touch with submission ideas at [email protected].

rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14754959... #geosky
A graphic showing the title page of The Geographical Journal on a blue background with The GJ in large letters on the right hand page. On the left hand page are nine tiles with standard articles, with the names of papers in the issue. 1) Policy interactions at a multiscale geographical space for developing the green economy: Evidence from the international diffusion of environmental goods Jingxuan Gui, Xiyan Mao, Peiyu Wang 2) Everyday understandings of drone incidents and misuse in the Mass Observation Archive Anna Jackman 3) Comprehending the interaction between urban function and morphology at traffic analysis zones scale: The case study from Hangzhou Wencang Shen, Qiyu Hu, Zhengfeng Zhang, Lu Niu 4) How different emotions emerge in the context of the energy crisis: A contribution to emotional energy geographies Maria Budnik, Katrin Grossmann, Celine Hess, Tine Wemheuer 5) โ€˜You could start a new country, but you would need to discover new landโ€™: Exploring understandings of statehood with primary school pupils in England Liam Saddington, Fiona McConnell 6) Fin or tech? The role of financial and technological capabilities in global fintech development Xinchen Luan, Wenwan Jin, Shengjun Zhu, Bofei Yang 7) โ€˜โ€ฆand the evidence was irrefutableโ€™: The politics of evidence in the World Commission on Dams Christopher Schulz, William M. Adams 8) Labour turnover and employment dynamics in the e-waste industry of Ghana Khiddir Iddris, Martin Owusu, Martin Oteng-Ababio, Ebenezer Forkuo Amankwaa 9) Professor Peter Haggett (1933โ€“2025) Richard Harris, Tony Hoare, Kelvyn Jones, David Richards, John Wylie

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Peter Hopkins @peterhopkins.bsky.social ยท Jun 24
A NEW ANIMATION - 'Ten ways to tackle racism at school'. The script for this was developed by five secondary school pupils at Shawlands Academy in Glasgow) in collaboration with @joeljoel.bsky.social and I following some research we did in the school.

youtu.be/NcZpL4kSLpU?...
10 ways to tackle racism at school
YouTube video by Peter Hopkins
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The Geographical Journal @thegj.bsky.social ยท Jun 6
And finally, @peterhopkins.bsky.social & @joeljoel.bsky.social reflect on Trump's Muslim-targeting travel bans and the Islamophobic politics at play in this administration.

'The "Islamophobia President" re-elected'

doi.org/10.1111/geoj... 14/14
Screenshot of a paper abstract in The Geographical Journal by Peter Hopkins & Joel White (2025) entitled 'The "Islamophobia President" re-elected' with a blue banner at the top.