Harry Quealy
@harryquealy.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Manchester. Interested in critical agrarian studies, climate change adaptation, and the political ecologies of water and infrastructure in South Asia (primarily)
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Harry Quealy
@harryquealy.bsky.social
· Nov 11
The Living Legacies of Mega Water-Development Projects: Power, Politics, and the Afterlives of Sri Lanka's Mahaweli Development Project
While the uneven consequences of mega water-development projects are well documented, less is known about how their legacies continue to evolve over t…
www.sciencedirect.com
1/ Really excited to share this paper, co-authored with my good friend Kavindra Paranage. In this paper, we explore the afterlives of Sri Lanka's Mahaweli Development Project.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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"Australians lose $13 billion to pokies each year. At least $10 billion in poker-machine losses (84%) come from at-risk gambling according to this calculation"
Just so gross how much pokie profit comes from the vulnerable. New @australiainstitute.org.au analysis:
Just so gross how much pokie profit comes from the vulnerable. New @australiainstitute.org.au analysis:
Most gambling losses are from at-risk gamblers
Australia has some of the highest rates of gambling in the world, with a third of Australian adults using poker machines at least once a year. But it’s a
australiainstitute.org.au
July 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
"Australians lose $13 billion to pokies each year. At least $10 billion in poker-machine losses (84%) come from at-risk gambling according to this calculation"
Just so gross how much pokie profit comes from the vulnerable. New @australiainstitute.org.au analysis:
Just so gross how much pokie profit comes from the vulnerable. New @australiainstitute.org.au analysis:
This is the most incredible book.
July 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
This is the most incredible book.
Really pleased to share that on Monday I passed my PhD viva 😀 Studying for my PhD has been such a privilege thanks to the support I have had from countless people. Particularly, thanks to the endless support of my supervisors, Alison Browne, @natemillington.bsky.social, and Erik Swyngedouw.
July 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Really pleased to share that on Monday I passed my PhD viva 😀 Studying for my PhD has been such a privilege thanks to the support I have had from countless people. Particularly, thanks to the endless support of my supervisors, Alison Browne, @natemillington.bsky.social, and Erik Swyngedouw.
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Read:
"Shrimp economies and hydrosocial lives in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta", by Yu-Kai Liao
www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
"Shrimp economies and hydrosocial lives in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta", by Yu-Kai Liao
www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
May 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Read:
"Shrimp economies and hydrosocial lives in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta", by Yu-Kai Liao
www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
"Shrimp economies and hydrosocial lives in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta", by Yu-Kai Liao
www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/al...
A bit shocked but also excited to share that Kavindra (Ravi) and I have been awarded one the three 2024 Geoforum Best Student Paper Awards 😀
Our paper explores how the political and socio-material afterlives of mega irrigation-development projects continue to emerge and evolve over time.
Our paper explores how the political and socio-material afterlives of mega irrigation-development projects continue to emerge and evolve over time.
The Living Legacies of Mega Water-Development Projects: Power, Politics, and the Afterlives of Sri Lanka's Mahaweli Development Project
While the uneven consequences of mega water-development projects are well documented, less is known about how their legacies continue to evolve over t…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A bit shocked but also excited to share that Kavindra (Ravi) and I have been awarded one the three 2024 Geoforum Best Student Paper Awards 😀
Our paper explores how the political and socio-material afterlives of mega irrigation-development projects continue to emerge and evolve over time.
Our paper explores how the political and socio-material afterlives of mega irrigation-development projects continue to emerge and evolve over time.
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Two-thirds of global heating caused by richest 10%, study suggests #Climate
Two-thirds of global heating caused by richest 10%, study suggests
Paper in Nature Climate Change journal reveals major role wealthy emitters play in driving climate extremes
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Two-thirds of global heating caused by richest 10%, study suggests #Climate
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happy cinco! support left theory!
Today is Karl Marx's birthday.
All books by and on Marx are on sale for up to 50% off as part of our Red May Sale.
All books by and on Marx are on sale for up to 50% off as part of our Red May Sale.
May 5th is Marx's birthday
The philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways – the point however is to change it. Karl Marx's contributions to the study of economics, politics, and philosophy are beyond measure. ...
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May 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
happy cinco! support left theory!
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Hi Labour, rather than learning all the wrong lessons from this election defeat - what about taking some people out of poverty and improving some lives?
May 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Hi Labour, rather than learning all the wrong lessons from this election defeat - what about taking some people out of poverty and improving some lives?
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I love that there is peer reviewed research calling ChatGPT bullshit so much 😭
May 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I love that there is peer reviewed research calling ChatGPT bullshit so much 😭
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The average American has 3 eggs, but has demand for 15. So here are 12 photographs of eggs. I am a business man.
Mark Zuckerberg says Meta's chatbots will supplement your real friends: "The average American has fewer than 3 friends ... but has demand for ... 15 friends" (h/t x.com/romanhelmetg...)
May 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The average American has 3 eggs, but has demand for 15. So here are 12 photographs of eggs. I am a business man.
I got scammed last year, it was horrible and I felt so silly. Follow this advice! (for friends in the UK)
How to call your bank by dialling just 3 numbers… simply dial 1-5-9! Then you know it’s legit, watch the video for more info.
Please share, the more people know, the fewer will be scammed.
Please share, the more people know, the fewer will be scammed.
May 1, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I got scammed last year, it was horrible and I felt so silly. Follow this advice! (for friends in the UK)
So great to see this out! :D Congrats @lucaspohl.bsky.social and Erik :D
"In defence of maladaptation and its emancipatory promises" has just been published in the European Journal of Social Theory - a paper exploring the limits of adaptation and the promise of maladaptation. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In defence of maladaptation and its emancipatory promises - Lucas Pohl, Erik Swyngedouw, 2025
The eco-emancipatory project is hegemonically predicated upon the signifier of socioecological “adaptation.” Given the importance of adaptation, maladaptation u...
journals.sagepub.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
So great to see this out! :D Congrats @lucaspohl.bsky.social and Erik :D
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"In defence of maladaptation and its emancipatory promises" has just been published in the European Journal of Social Theory - a paper exploring the limits of adaptation and the promise of maladaptation. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In defence of maladaptation and its emancipatory promises - Lucas Pohl, Erik Swyngedouw, 2025
The eco-emancipatory project is hegemonically predicated upon the signifier of socioecological “adaptation.” Given the importance of adaptation, maladaptation u...
journals.sagepub.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
"In defence of maladaptation and its emancipatory promises" has just been published in the European Journal of Social Theory - a paper exploring the limits of adaptation and the promise of maladaptation. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Peter Dutton made a new election ad, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. #auspol
Honest Peter Dutton Ad
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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April 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Peter Dutton made a new election ad, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. #auspol
Madness
Get this: Commerce is slashing $ to Princeton's world-renowned climate research b/c modeling changes to Earth systems is "contributing to a phenomenon known as 'climate anxiety,' which has increased significantly among America’s youth."
No research, no problem! www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
No research, no problem! www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
Ending Cooperative Agreements’ Funding to Princeton University
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that nearly $4 million in funding is ending to Princeton University after a detailed, careful, and thorough review of the...
www.commerce.gov
April 9, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Madness
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Is climate maladaptation "unintentional"? Should it be considered "unanticipated"? Our new article published in Climatic Change digs into this question: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Beyond unintentionality: considering climate maladaptation as cyclical - Climatic Change
Climate adaptation is imperative; however, instances of maladaptation are increasingly documented in sectors and locations around the world. Despite the prevalence of maladaptation, researchers and in...
link.springer.com
April 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Is climate maladaptation "unintentional"? Should it be considered "unanticipated"? Our new article published in Climatic Change digs into this question: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Despite being a bit deep in thesis writing at the moment, I am super excited to be on my way to the #AAG25 in Detroit
I am presenting on the second session of "Geographies of Debt, Development, and Environment" on Tuesday morning (250B, Level 2, Huntington Place). Maybe see you there or elsewhere 😀
I am presenting on the second session of "Geographies of Debt, Development, and Environment" on Tuesday morning (250B, Level 2, Huntington Place). Maybe see you there or elsewhere 😀
March 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Despite being a bit deep in thesis writing at the moment, I am super excited to be on my way to the #AAG25 in Detroit
I am presenting on the second session of "Geographies of Debt, Development, and Environment" on Tuesday morning (250B, Level 2, Huntington Place). Maybe see you there or elsewhere 😀
I am presenting on the second session of "Geographies of Debt, Development, and Environment" on Tuesday morning (250B, Level 2, Huntington Place). Maybe see you there or elsewhere 😀
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Come and work with us! We are expanding our CONUNDRUM team and looking for a postdoctoral researcher who is passionate about using participatory methods to co-create empowering futures for communities in Irish towns. Details are at the link below. Closing date April 3rd my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
March 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Come and work with us! We are expanding our CONUNDRUM team and looking for a postdoctoral researcher who is passionate about using participatory methods to co-create empowering futures for communities in Irish towns. Details are at the link below. Closing date April 3rd my.corehr.com/pls/coreport...
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OPEN ACCESS - Making modern water: The content, actors, and processes of embedding the Mahaweli Development Project in Sri Lanka (1963–2010), by Kavindra Paranage, Julian S. Yates and @harryquealy.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
😀
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Really enjoyed reading this paper, super useful for thinking critically about the afterlives of development and infrastructure projects in various contexts
1/ Really excited to share this paper, co-authored with my good friend Kavindra Paranage. In this paper, we explore the afterlives of Sri Lanka's Mahaweli Development Project.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The Living Legacies of Mega Water-Development Projects: Power, Politics, and the Afterlives of Sri Lanka's Mahaweli Development Project
While the uneven consequences of mega water-development projects are well documented, less is known about how their legacies continue to evolve over t…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Really enjoyed reading this paper, super useful for thinking critically about the afterlives of development and infrastructure projects in various contexts
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📢 New Open Access paper alert!
Led by Marcus Taylor, we argue that projects should centre justice as the primary goal of transformative adaptation by confronting power relations, embracing knowledge pluralism and bottom-up coalitions, & recognising unexpected outcomes. doi.org/10.1016/j.gl... 1/2
Led by Marcus Taylor, we argue that projects should centre justice as the primary goal of transformative adaptation by confronting power relations, embracing knowledge pluralism and bottom-up coalitions, & recognising unexpected outcomes. doi.org/10.1016/j.gl... 1/2
February 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
📢 New Open Access paper alert!
Led by Marcus Taylor, we argue that projects should centre justice as the primary goal of transformative adaptation by confronting power relations, embracing knowledge pluralism and bottom-up coalitions, & recognising unexpected outcomes. doi.org/10.1016/j.gl... 1/2
Led by Marcus Taylor, we argue that projects should centre justice as the primary goal of transformative adaptation by confronting power relations, embracing knowledge pluralism and bottom-up coalitions, & recognising unexpected outcomes. doi.org/10.1016/j.gl... 1/2
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CfP ‘Feminist and Gendered Geographies of Resistance’ - RGS 2025. We are interested in a range of gendered resistance practices, whether on the frontlines or ‘everyday,’ to the social reproductive and care practices that enable movements. Pls submit abstracts to myself & @drvanessalamb.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
CfP ‘Feminist and Gendered Geographies of Resistance’ - RGS 2025. We are interested in a range of gendered resistance practices, whether on the frontlines or ‘everyday,’ to the social reproductive and care practices that enable movements. Pls submit abstracts to myself & @drvanessalamb.bsky.social
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Claim-making in hydrosocial spaces. We have a new article in Area discussing the temporality of displacement!
Using the heuristic of 'time knots', we discuss in the article how 'legal forum shopping' is being used by government institutions to make claims on dam reservoirs and adjacent lands. 1/2
Using the heuristic of 'time knots', we discuss in the article how 'legal forum shopping' is being used by government institutions to make claims on dam reservoirs and adjacent lands. 1/2
January 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Claim-making in hydrosocial spaces. We have a new article in Area discussing the temporality of displacement!
Using the heuristic of 'time knots', we discuss in the article how 'legal forum shopping' is being used by government institutions to make claims on dam reservoirs and adjacent lands. 1/2
Using the heuristic of 'time knots', we discuss in the article how 'legal forum shopping' is being used by government institutions to make claims on dam reservoirs and adjacent lands. 1/2
Hahaha amazing!
The Liberal Party of Australia has made an ad about its Nuclear Plan, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBqV...
Honest Government Ad | Nuclear (Australia)
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Hahaha amazing!
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Temperatures at north pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point
#CllimateChange #globalwarming
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#CllimateChange #globalwarming
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Temperatures at north pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point
Scientists say unusually mild temperatures linked to low-pressure system over Iceland directing strong flow of warm air towards north pole
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Temperatures at north pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point
#CllimateChange #globalwarming
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#CllimateChange #globalwarming
www.theguardian.com/environment/...