Excited to share my paper "(Geo)arbitraged lives: unpacking the spatio-temporal strategies of digital nomadism" in Geoforum! Drawing metaphorically on the concept of arbitrage in finance, the paper unpacks and extends the notion of geoarbitrage in digital nomadism and beyond.

Excited to share my paper "(Other) temporary populations and the rise of platform-mediated medium-term rentals" in @regionalstudies.bsky.social! It examines how temporary populations drive Lisbon’s medium-term rental market through platforms & state policies. doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2025.2523977

Black, magenta and an edge data center on the cover of my book about Nairobi, smartphones, platforms, standards, venture capital and digital China. Out in the boreal fall this year 🪩 with U California Press (and OA)

This week, I was in Sheffield for the WS on @valspacepower.bsky.social. Met many ECRs interested in how economic value is constructed, where it is located, and who captures it. Thanks to Callum Ward, @adamleaver.bsky.social, @richmgoulding.bsky.social and @eyeofraf.bsky.social for the organisation!

One week left! Deadline on the 24th of February

These days I'm out to present my research at the conference "Urban Speculations: Cities, Technologies, Futures" hosted by @leuphana.bsky.social. Looking forward to hearing about the work of so many great scholars!

Excited to share that my paper "Geographies of Digital Nomadism: A Research Agenda" is now open access on Geography Compass! In the review, I outline a future research agenda focusing on the spatial and structural dimensions of digital nomadism. Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/gec3...

📢CFP #RGS2025 **Housing Platforms & Temporary Populations: Exploring Mutual Economic Transformations Across and Between Cities** Organized by: @leahaaron.bsky.social and myself Send your abstract to [email protected] and [email protected] by the 24th of February

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With input from friends, I’ve made a starter pack of early-career researchers across digital geography, STS, and critical AI studies. It isn’t meant to be definitive or exhaustive (though somewhat arbitrary at this stage), so please feel free to comment your own or others’ names for inclusion!

These are the African Centre for Cities-linked panels at #ecas2025 in the #urban stream. From infrastructure to identity and literature.

Hugely helpful thoughts by @colinmcfarlane.bsky.social - I recognise myself the most on the “get out there”’mode of writing by not writing, but also the write lots feels against the tyranny of perfection. Top quality reflections as per usual 🙌🏼