“Attending SIEG 2012 was a unique opportunity for me. In addition to the thoughtful discussions with all the important scholars that organized the event, it has offered me a more integrated global perspective of critical economic geography.”
Stelios Gialis, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Aegean, Greece
“I already knew that economic geography is a heterodox and highly diverse field before attending the Summer Institute. But these six days of intense input and exchange helped me to make some sense of this diversity, to feel better equipped for navigating it, and to see my own position within it more clearly. For me, this was a unique opportunity for engaging with scholars and students from a variety of backgrounds beyond the often rather hectic conference gatherings, and to learn and benefit from their rich and diverse experiences.”
Alexander Vorbrugg, doctoral researcher, Department of Human Geography, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
“The Summer institute in Economic Geography provided me with a new analytical view towards the field. The expert faculty demonstrated how wide the theoretical base of economic geography is. The diverse student body was a true representation of economic geography. I recommend this experience to every young scholar interested in economic geography.”
Shiri M. Breznitz, PhD, Assistant Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
“The Summer Institute in Economic Geography is a fantastic venue to engage with emerging debates and practices in the discipline and to network with both early career and established scholars. As a participant at the Institute (2014) I gained practical knowledge about teaching and professionalization that has greatly aided my development as a new faculty member. I also made academic connections that have led to collaborative research projects with colleagues from around the world.”
Theresa Enright, PhD, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto
“The Summer Institute in Economic Geography is an extraordinary event. It is somewhere in-between a state-of-the-art convention for economic geography (where it stands today and where it needs to evolve) and a rite of passage for early career scholars (once one gains a sense of “location” in something as fluid and difficult to grasp as an epistemic community). Valuable, indispensable, and highly recommended.”
Michiel van Meeteren, doctoral student, Department of Social and Economic Geography, Ghent University, Belgium