Meredith DeBoom
@meredeboom.bsky.social
Energy transition (uranium, green hydrogen/ammonia, phosphate), climate justice, resource geopolitics, global China, African politics. bit.ly/2Ve661l
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Meredith DeBoom
@meredeboom.bsky.social
· Jun 11
New Online 1st Article “Six paths of Global China: A genealogy of a contested geographical imaginary” by Jessica DiCarlo and Meredith DeBoom
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'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.
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There's been a tonne of interesting stuff to read on China's green export boom, developmental green industrial policy & even US energy transition politics in the past couple weeks; here is an annotated list from me & @70sbachchan.bsky.social
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Many good things to read
The tipping point on energy in China, maybe the US?
buttondown.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
There's been a tonne of interesting stuff to read on China's green export boom, developmental green industrial policy & even US energy transition politics in the past couple weeks; here is an annotated list from me & @70sbachchan.bsky.social
buttondown.com/polycrisisdi...
buttondown.com/polycrisisdi...
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I did this a couple of years ago and really benefitted from it! Great to get feedback but even better to read exciting new work from other ECRs before it’s published… 🤓🥰
Hey @geographers.bsky.social and #geographers please pass this great opportunity on in your networks!
August 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I did this a couple of years ago and really benefitted from it! Great to get feedback but even better to read exciting new work from other ECRs before it’s published… 🤓🥰
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Hey @geographers.bsky.social and #geographers please pass this great opportunity on in your networks!
August 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Hey @geographers.bsky.social and #geographers please pass this great opportunity on in your networks!
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🧵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.
Six paths of Global China: A genealogy of a contested geographical imaginary - Jessica DiCarlo, Meredith DeBoom, 2025
‘Global China’ has emerged as a shorthand for China's relationship to the global, but its axiomatic uses disguise considerable complexity. This article tro...
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June 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🧵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.
'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.
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...
doi.org/10.1177/2043...
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June 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
'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.
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Great to see this article published in @politicsandspace.bsky.social:
'Displaced decarbonization: Climate necropolitics and the contested spatialities of green hydrogen in Namibia'
By @meredeboom.bsky.social 📝
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
'Displaced decarbonization: Climate necropolitics and the contested spatialities of green hydrogen in Namibia'
By @meredeboom.bsky.social 📝
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
May 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Great to see this article published in @politicsandspace.bsky.social:
'Displaced decarbonization: Climate necropolitics and the contested spatialities of green hydrogen in Namibia'
By @meredeboom.bsky.social 📝
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
'Displaced decarbonization: Climate necropolitics and the contested spatialities of green hydrogen in Namibia'
By @meredeboom.bsky.social 📝
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Despite near-full dams after recent rains, Windhoek remains under Category D drought since mid-2023. The city’s persistent water crisis highlights infrastructure and planning gaps, with severe implications for public health, equality, and sustainable urban living.
Windhoek’s Water Crisis Persists Despite Dams Filling Up - The Villager Newspaper
By: Loise Shiimi Despite recent heavy rainfall and dam levels nearing full capacity, Windhoek remains gripped by a water crisis that has persisted since mid-2023. The city continues to operate under Category D water scarcity, classified as a period of severe drought, according to the…
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April 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Despite near-full dams after recent rains, Windhoek remains under Category D drought since mid-2023. The city’s persistent water crisis highlights infrastructure and planning gaps, with severe implications for public health, equality, and sustainable urban living.
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Long seen as a neutral player in global affairs, Zambia’s foreign policy is shifting under new pressures—from Western donors, Chinese investment, and its own strategic ambitions. africasacountry.com/2025/04/zamb...
Zambia’s quiet diplomacy
Long seen as a neutral player in global affairs, Zambia’s foreign policy is shifting under new pressures—from Western donors, Chinese investment, and its own strategic ambitions.
africasacountry.com
April 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Long seen as a neutral player in global affairs, Zambia’s foreign policy is shifting under new pressures—from Western donors, Chinese investment, and its own strategic ambitions. africasacountry.com/2025/04/zamb...
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Namibia | DeBoom analyses how Namibia strategically hedges its green hydrogen ambitions with ongoing oil and gas exploration. The state frames both as compatible paths to low-carbon resilience, raising critical questions for a just and sustainable energy future in Southern Africa.
Hedging energy transition: Green hydrogen, oil, and low-carbon resilience as state strategy in Namibia
Publication date: May 2025
Source: Geoforum, Volume 161
Author(s): Meredith J. DeBoom
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April 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Namibia | DeBoom analyses how Namibia strategically hedges its green hydrogen ambitions with ongoing oil and gas exploration. The state frames both as compatible paths to low-carbon resilience, raising critical questions for a just and sustainable energy future in Southern Africa.
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New Dig: Second episode in two-part series with @iliasalami.bsky.social and @70sbachchan.bsky.social on global geopolitical and geoeconomic conjuncture. Why economic weapon failed against Russia and China, struggle to control energy transition, and so much more! www.thedigradio.com/podcast/new-...
New World Order w/ Ilias Alami and Tim Sahay
Featuring more analysis from Ilias Alami and Tim Sahay on the shape of global geopolitics and geoeconomics. We discuss: the fault lines of the green energy transition; the US and China battle for domi...
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March 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
New Dig: Second episode in two-part series with @iliasalami.bsky.social and @70sbachchan.bsky.social on global geopolitical and geoeconomic conjuncture. Why economic weapon failed against Russia and China, struggle to control energy transition, and so much more! www.thedigradio.com/podcast/new-...
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The most important paper on democratic backsliding I've read this year
🚨Why do masses support democratic backsliding?🚨
A new @AJPS_Editor paper with Yotam Margalit, @liorsheffer.bsky.social and Itamar Yakir explores this question in the Israeli context. Our findings emphasize the role of leader attachment and affective polarization.
doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
A new @AJPS_Editor paper with Yotam Margalit, @liorsheffer.bsky.social and Itamar Yakir explores this question in the Israeli context. Our findings emphasize the role of leader attachment and affective polarization.
doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
March 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The most important paper on democratic backsliding I've read this year
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Inequality in action; inaction on inequality: Africans overwhelmingly see their governments as failing to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor.
See Afrobarometer’s survey in this week’s issue of The Continent (pg 21)
See Afrobarometer’s survey in this week’s issue of The Continent (pg 21)
March 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Inequality in action; inaction on inequality: Africans overwhelmingly see their governments as failing to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor.
See Afrobarometer’s survey in this week’s issue of The Continent (pg 21)
See Afrobarometer’s survey in this week’s issue of The Continent (pg 21)
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Almost half a year’s worth of rain fell in 24hrs on Botswana, a semi-arid country. At least 15 people died & widespread flooding has caused extensive damage to homes, businesses & roads. This is the devastating reality of the worsening #ClimateCrisis, this is why we urgently need to #EndFossilFuels
Botswana’s government has spent many years, and many millions of dollars, preparing for natural disasters – just not this kind of natural disaster. The state’s attention, informed by decades of meteorological data, was focused instead on responding to drought. Not flooding.
‘We prepared for a natural disaster – just not this one’
Botswana was overwhelmed by the rapidly changing climate. As the world gets warmer, and its weather less predictable, it will not be the only one.
continent.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Almost half a year’s worth of rain fell in 24hrs on Botswana, a semi-arid country. At least 15 people died & widespread flooding has caused extensive damage to homes, businesses & roads. This is the devastating reality of the worsening #ClimateCrisis, this is why we urgently need to #EndFossilFuels
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Poverty is on the rise across the African continent. The pain, however, is not evenly distributed.
On average, lived poverty is at its worst level in a quarter-century of Afrobarometer surveys.
On average, lived poverty is at its worst level in a quarter-century of Afrobarometer surveys.
February 23, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Poverty is on the rise across the African continent. The pain, however, is not evenly distributed.
On average, lived poverty is at its worst level in a quarter-century of Afrobarometer surveys.
On average, lived poverty is at its worst level in a quarter-century of Afrobarometer surveys.
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"Chinese authorities in recent months have made it more difficult for some engineers and equipment to leave the country, proposed new export controls to retain key battery technologies, and moved to restrict technologies for processing critical minerals" www.ft.com/content/d48e...
China tightens grip on tech, minerals and engineers as trade war spirals
Groups such as Apple contractor Foxconn hit by efforts to stop knowhow and equipment leaving country
www.ft.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"Chinese authorities in recent months have made it more difficult for some engineers and equipment to leave the country, proposed new export controls to retain key battery technologies, and moved to restrict technologies for processing critical minerals" www.ft.com/content/d48e...
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All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 190 of The Continent
The world order is disintegrating. Whose interests will the African Union serve now?
Read it here: bit.ly/TC190
Welcome to Issue 190 of The Continent
The world order is disintegrating. Whose interests will the African Union serve now?
Read it here: bit.ly/TC190
February 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 190 of The Continent
The world order is disintegrating. Whose interests will the African Union serve now?
Read it here: bit.ly/TC190
Welcome to Issue 190 of The Continent
The world order is disintegrating. Whose interests will the African Union serve now?
Read it here: bit.ly/TC190
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January 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
We could really use your help. We’re beginning this year with a big push for new subscribers – because the more subscribers we have, the easier it is for us to raise funding to keep doing the kind of journalism we do. Our subscription details are here 👇
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Aquifer levels in parts of western Kansas that rely on groundwater for everything from drinking to irrigation fell more than a foot last year, Kansas Geological Survey scientists said Tuesday.
via @kansasreflector.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ogal...
via @kansasreflector.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ogal...
Ogallala Aquifer drops by more than a foot in parts of western Kansas
Aquifer levels in parts of western Kansas that rely on groundwater for everything from drinking to irrigation fell more than a foot last year, Kansas Geological Survey scientists said Tuesday.
www.newsfromthestates.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Aquifer levels in parts of western Kansas that rely on groundwater for everything from drinking to irrigation fell more than a foot last year, Kansas Geological Survey scientists said Tuesday.
via @kansasreflector.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ogal...
via @kansasreflector.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ogal...
A much-needed bright spot today: grad students, this is an awesome opportunity to work with @cplusc.bsky.social & @pmbigger.bsky.social on climate work that matters this summer--without risking your ability to make rent. The fellowship is 20 hours/week, $50/hour, 100% remote, flexible scheduling.
We are hiring Junior Research Fellows for the summer of 2025! We are looking for outstanding graduate students to join us for the summer to make meaningful contributions to our transformative research and policy work across geographies and economic sectors. Applications due March 3.
Work With Us - Climate & Community Institute
There are currently no open positions at Climate & Community Institute.
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January 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A much-needed bright spot today: grad students, this is an awesome opportunity to work with @cplusc.bsky.social & @pmbigger.bsky.social on climate work that matters this summer--without risking your ability to make rent. The fellowship is 20 hours/week, $50/hour, 100% remote, flexible scheduling.
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Learn all about our new work on the geography of wealth in Tom's Conversation piece!
Wealth in the U.S. is increasing concentrated in the hands of the few. My work with @dyligent.bsky.social & @joelsuss.bsky.social shows *where* the wealth is, which cities are the most unequal and how trends have evolved. My new piece for @theconversation.com brings you up to speed. bit.ly/40gqvoZ
Soaring wealth inequality has remade the map of American prosperity
The wealthiest areas in the US are almost 7 times richer than the poorest regions, a disparity that has nearly doubled since 1960.
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January 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Learn all about our new work on the geography of wealth in Tom's Conversation piece!
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A few months ago, I published my inaugural research article in @politicalgeography.bsky.social titled 'Gatekeeping Beyond the State: The Mombasa Port (...)'. It was a challenging but very rewarding experience, and hopefully, there will be many more articles to come! doi.org/10.1016/j.po...
Redirecting
doi.org
January 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A few months ago, I published my inaugural research article in @politicalgeography.bsky.social titled 'Gatekeeping Beyond the State: The Mombasa Port (...)'. It was a challenging but very rewarding experience, and hopefully, there will be many more articles to come! doi.org/10.1016/j.po...
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"We need to re-imagine the world order to one in which our concerns are taken seriously."
Powerful writing here on the future of pan-Africanism. #Africa
Powerful writing here on the future of pan-Africanism. #Africa
It’s easy to be sceptical of pan-Africanism. The notion that Africa isn’t just a geographical space but a metaphysical entity whose population, though genetically the most diverse on earth, shares culture, heritage and a common fate, can seem dubious. But, the idea is bred of necessity not genetics.
We must lead the world or be damned
To get us from the back of the global bus to its steering wheel, pan-Africanism needs to be internationalist too.
continent.substack.com
December 3, 2024 at 3:10 PM
"We need to re-imagine the world order to one in which our concerns are taken seriously."
Powerful writing here on the future of pan-Africanism. #Africa
Powerful writing here on the future of pan-Africanism. #Africa
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I'm always eager for a @thecontinent.bsky.social headline to slap a grin on my face.
November 22, 2024 at 9:17 PM
I'm always eager for a @thecontinent.bsky.social headline to slap a grin on my face.
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All Protocol Observed.
Welcome to Issue 183 of The Continent.
This week, we travel to Beitbridge, where movement is free for the right price.
Get your free copy here: bit.ly/TheContinent...
Welcome to Issue 183 of The Continent.
This week, we travel to Beitbridge, where movement is free for the right price.
Get your free copy here: bit.ly/TheContinent...
November 22, 2024 at 9:59 PM
All Protocol Observed.
Welcome to Issue 183 of The Continent.
This week, we travel to Beitbridge, where movement is free for the right price.
Get your free copy here: bit.ly/TheContinent...
Welcome to Issue 183 of The Continent.
This week, we travel to Beitbridge, where movement is free for the right price.
Get your free copy here: bit.ly/TheContinent...
Reposted by Meredith DeBoom
All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 181 of The Continent.
Trump is back: on the African continent we must build the post-American world order we want; the sun is setting on liberators in southern Africa; and rebuilding limbs in post-war Tigray.
Read the full issue here: bit.ly/TC181
Welcome to Issue 181 of The Continent.
Trump is back: on the African continent we must build the post-American world order we want; the sun is setting on liberators in southern Africa; and rebuilding limbs in post-war Tigray.
Read the full issue here: bit.ly/TC181
November 8, 2024 at 9:45 PM
All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 181 of The Continent.
Trump is back: on the African continent we must build the post-American world order we want; the sun is setting on liberators in southern Africa; and rebuilding limbs in post-war Tigray.
Read the full issue here: bit.ly/TC181
Welcome to Issue 181 of The Continent.
Trump is back: on the African continent we must build the post-American world order we want; the sun is setting on liberators in southern Africa; and rebuilding limbs in post-war Tigray.
Read the full issue here: bit.ly/TC181