🚲 New paper published in Progress in Human Geography 🚲 'The world from a bicycle: Cycling as kinesthetic methodology' by Mia Bennett, Jessica DiCarlo, and Sarah Elwood journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social

Neither fully accepted nor entirely apart, the descendants of foreigners in China embody the tensions of identity in a globalised yet nationalistic age. Chengzhi Zhang traces their struggles for belonging and what this reveals about the boundaries of Chineseness.

Check out our latest podcast episode with @jacktaggart.bsky.social on "The end of aid? US, China, and the future of development" 🌍 newbooksnetwork.com/the-end-of-a...

Tune into this *important* discussion on the first survey of Chinese public opinion on foreign policy and what these findings mean for US-China relations and China's role in the world. September 3rd online and in person. globalaffairs.org/events/china...

Trivium is hiring a Beijing-based junior analyst to focus on industrial policy, supply chains, and decarbonization. I could not recommend this brilliant team of people more highly. Apply! www.linkedin.com/posts/cory-c...

Over the past 2 decades, China has become Laos’s top investor, main creditor, and 2nd-largest trade partner. In a new report, @profjulietlu.bsky.social and I unpack Chinese investment across four land-intensive sectors: agriculture & plantations, mining, infrastructure & SEZs. tinyurl.com/kw5vteem

Shaina Potts, Judicial Territory: Law, Capital, and the Expansion of American Empire - @dukepress.bsky.social, September 2024 www.dukeupress.edu/judicial-ter... @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social discussion with Second Cold War Observatory. newbooksnetwork.com/judicial-ter...

Wrote a new piece for @the-breakdown.bsky.social on how the Second Cold War is shaping the future climate and energy transition, including in developing countries www.break-down.org/post/a-green... @campolis.bsky.social @scwobservatory.bsky.social a few quotes in the thread below: 1/6

The next Global China Pulse CfP is out! A Gendered Lens on Global China @globalchinamap.bsky.social globalchinapulse.net/calls-for-pa...

Pleased to see Infrastructural Times on the bookshelf, especially w/chapters by @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social @xazaaradjame.bsky.social, and Schindler & Kanai exploring temporalities connected to the BRI and Chinese-led global infrastructure development. bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/infrastructu...

🧵1/What is Global China? @meredeboom.bsky.social & I argue it’s not one thing, but a plural, evolving imaginary. We trace 6 paths—Other, Integration, Bridge, Status, Threat, Alternative—showing how China’s global role is imagined, claimed & contested as meanings collide & open possibilities.

New Online 1st Article “Six paths of Global China: A genealogy of a contested geographical imaginary” by Jessica DiCarlo and Meredith DeBoom doi.org/10.1177/2043...

'Global China' is suddenly everywhere, from think tank reports to political speeches to academic texts. But what political work does the term 'Global China' itself do? @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social and I identify six 'paths' of Global China: Other, Integration, Status, Bridge, Threat, & Alternative.

Petition Against Visa Restrictions on Chinese Students medium.com/@lawasia/pet...

What did you do during the Trump times? If the US steps back from the brink and doesn't become a police state, its citizens will all have to answer that question. Want to have an answer? Begin by reading this essay by @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social and @sethschindler.bsky.social t.co/p3siYH9YOY

It's not really deportation if people are sent to countries where they never lived. It's a human trafficking ring. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

@kyleichan.bsky.social on the "Chinese century": While Trump touts tariffs and weakens America’s innovation engines, China surges ahead—dominating manufacturing, investing in tech, and forging a model that’s reshaping global power. The US risks irrelevance. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...

How are the U.S. and China navigating deep uncertainty? Registration is open to join Alison Friedman (Carolina Performing Arts), Andrew Polk (Trivium China), and @jessicacweiss.bsky.social (Johns Hopkins SAIS) live in NYC. TIME: 4:45 PM, May 20 SIGN UP by May 16 www.ncuscr.org/event/new-pa...

@iliasalami.bsky.social on our essay for @tninstitute.bsky.social www.tiktok.com/@ideasintomo... Geopolitical competition is no longer a fight over territory, but rather a struggle for control of global networks. How can the global South & social movements navigate this new geopolitical terrain?

So what's next after today's May Day mobilizations? On June 14, Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. But real power isn't staged in DC. It rises up everywhere else. That's why we're planning a nationwide day of action to say No Kings. 🧵

Are we in a second Cold War? @iliasalami.bsky.social, @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social, @steverolf.bsky.social and @sethschindler.bsky.social argue that the current conflict focuses on controlling global economic networks rather than ideology or territory. www.tni.org/en/article/t...

Tracker where international student visas have been revoked. www.insidehighered.com/news/global/...

Appalling. 18 students at the U have had their visas revoked. www.sltrib.com/news/educati...

Job: Assistant Professor - Environmental Humanities and Social Science @sunyesf.bsky.social esf.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta... @cape-aag.bsky.social

These are the authors who taught me how to stop worrying and love the phrase 'new cold war.'

Everything in this report is incredible. The chapter on state-capitalist geopolitics by Jessica DiCarlo et al. is a must-read for anyone interested in U.S.-China relations. Great work @tninstitute.bsky.social @nickbuxton.bsky.social

It was a real pleasure talking with Seth Schindler and Jessica DiCarlo on Tajikistan's cotton fields as geopolitical sites:

The competition to control infrastructure networks is fueling 'corridorisation' - our co-founder & research associate @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social explains how this process unfolds in Laos and Indonesia. t.co/P3uqvO3Mhn

If you haven't left Detroit #AAG2025 yet, come by the two-part session Friday morning on Frontiers of Green Capitalism organized by @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social and Shae Frydenlund. Room 420B - it's gonna be lit.. @geographers.bsky.social

📢🚨👉 AAG Unruly Natures Party - THIS Wednesday, 3/26, at Batch Brewing!

Corridors promise seamless development—but often conceal violence, exclusion & inequality. In a new article, David Bachrach and I theorize the dialectics of 'corridorisation,' tracing how it reshapes lives & land in SEAsia. @antipodeonline.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

@jessicadicarlo.bsky.social @iliasalami.bsky.social @steverolf.bsky.social @sethschindler.bsky.social on the contours of the new Cold War. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

@jessicadicarlo.bsky.social @sethschindler.bsky.social @steverolf.bsky.social and I wrote a thing for China Focus: "Sinews of Control: How state-capitalist geopolitics is reshaping global networks and power" uscnpm.substack.com/p/sinews-of-...

🚜 How do Tajikistan’s cotton fields reveal shifting power dynamics in Central Asia? Rural sociologist @irnahofman.bsky.social discusses the region’s evolving geopolitics—from Soviet-era soft power to today’s global rivalries. 🎧 Listen now: newbooksnetwork.com/cotton-centr...

The new issue of GCP is out! How is Mandarin evolving in a changing world? Our contributors explore its transformation at China’s frontiers and beyond—where state control meets public innovation, and global encounters spark new hybrids. Download for free at globalchinapulse.net/global-china...

China finances and manages hundreds of overseas infrastructure projects. How are these projects shaping Chinese firms and local communities? Congratulations to #PIPFellow @matthewserie.bsky.social on the launch of "A Casebook on Chinese Outbound Investment": www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

A Feminist Lens on #GlobalChina 2025 Colloquium, March 7th, hosted by the Department of Women & Gender Studies at CU Boulder. Register here: www.colorado.edu/wgst/2025/02...

Are we in a second Cold War? @iliasalami.bsky.social, @jessicadicarlo.bsky.social, @steverolf.bsky.social and @sethschindler.bsky.social argue that the current conflict focuses on controlling global economic networks rather than ideology or territory. www.tni.org/en/article/t...

Three-year Visiting Assistant Professor in Geography at Mount Holyoke College. They are looking for a human or physical geographer, and candidates with expertise in critical geography, urban studies, and/or planning are encouraged to apply! mtholyoke.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

Mark your calendars for the 2025 Unruly Natures Party @geographers.bsky.social!

China’s push for Mandarin as a 'neutral' language clashes with Tibetan efforts to preserve their linguistic heritage. As pressures mount, the fight for language becomes a fight for identity, power, and cultural survival, writes Dak Lhagyal.

This is tomorrow at 5 ET. If you can make the time, please register and tune in. We have big plans.

An exciting opportunity for grad students: Global China Summer School 2025 on China in Circuits of Global Extractivism! In Lund from 16-19 June. Applications due 3/14. @globalchinamap.bsky.social @ivanfranceschini.bsky.social @ndloubere.bsky.social ‪ www.ace.lu.se/article/glob...

Our inaugural report is live! acf.sais.jhu.edu/getting-chin... @jonasnahm.com @gwbstr.com @pstasiatech.bsky.social @himself.bsky.social @marygao1969.bsky.social @saranewland.bsky.social @apiavote.bsky.social Tune in today: video.ibm.com/channel/BvDQ... Full agenda: acf.sais.jhu.edu/getting-chin...

If you haven’t already, please consider following @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social — organizations I co-founded to help counter myths and disinformation about the economy and politics. I expect our team to be posting here more actively in the coming months.

When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies. Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE. Funny how that works, huh?

I’m honored to deliver the Annual Geography Lecture at Mount Holyoke in my home state and spend time with the next generation of brilliant minds at this leading women’s college. The students I’ve met so far are truly impressive!