Rob Kitchin
@robkitchin.bsky.social
Prof, Maynooth Univ https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/rob-kitchin
PI Data Stories https://datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie/
Author: Researching Digital Life, Digital Timescapes, Data Lives, The Data Revolution
PDFs papers/chs https: www.kitchin.org
PI Data Stories https://datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie/
Author: Researching Digital Life, Digital Timescapes, Data Lives, The Data Revolution
PDFs papers/chs https: www.kitchin.org
Call for papers. Workshop: Data Migration and Mobilities: Towards a New Research Agenda. Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Tallinn, Estonia, 8-9 April 2026. Organised by Anu Masso & @robkitchin.bsky.social. Deadline for submissions 15 Oct.
October 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Call for papers. Workshop: Data Migration and Mobilities: Towards a New Research Agenda. Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Tallinn, Estonia, 8-9 April 2026. Organised by Anu Masso & @robkitchin.bsky.social. Deadline for submissions 15 Oct.
Daft.ie for Noobs: Gaming Ireland's property market by spoofing property websites by @virt-arch.bsky.social, Ella Harris, Carla Kayanan, Hannah Mumby. Session as part of Research Week at MU, October 23, 2025, 13:00 to 14:00 www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
October 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Daft.ie for Noobs: Gaming Ireland's property market by spoofing property websites by @virt-arch.bsky.social, Ella Harris, Carla Kayanan, Hannah Mumby. Session as part of Research Week at MU, October 23, 2025, 13:00 to 14:00 www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...
New resource: Directory of longitudinal datasets about property & planning in Ireland (>350 datasets)
New report: ‘The property and planning data ecosystem in Ireland: Gaps, silences and issues’
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20...
Based on workshops held by Data Stories project and CSO
New report: ‘The property and planning data ecosystem in Ireland: Gaps, silences and issues’
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20...
Based on workshops held by Data Stories project and CSO
September 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
New resource: Directory of longitudinal datasets about property & planning in Ireland (>350 datasets)
New report: ‘The property and planning data ecosystem in Ireland: Gaps, silences and issues’
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20...
Based on workshops held by Data Stories project and CSO
New report: ‘The property and planning data ecosystem in Ireland: Gaps, silences and issues’
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20...
Based on workshops held by Data Stories project and CSO
New report: ‘The property and planning data ecosystem in Ireland: Gaps, silences and issues’
New resource: Directory of longitudinal datasets about property & planning in Ireland (>350 datasets)
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20...
Based on workshops held by Data Stories project and CSO
New resource: Directory of longitudinal datasets about property & planning in Ireland (>350 datasets)
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20...
Based on workshops held by Data Stories project and CSO
September 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
New report: ‘The property and planning data ecosystem in Ireland: Gaps, silences and issues’
New resource: Directory of longitudinal datasets about property & planning in Ireland (>350 datasets)
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20...
Based on workshops held by Data Stories project and CSO
New resource: Directory of longitudinal datasets about property & planning in Ireland (>350 datasets)
mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20...
Based on workshops held by Data Stories project and CSO
Call for papers. Workshop: Data Migration and Mobilities: Towards a New Research Agenda. Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Tallinn, Estonia, 8-9 April 2026. Organised by Anu Masso & @robkitchin.bsky.social. Deadline for submissions 15 Oct.
September 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Call for papers. Workshop: Data Migration and Mobilities: Towards a New Research Agenda. Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Tallinn, Estonia, 8-9 April 2026. Organised by Anu Masso & @robkitchin.bsky.social. Deadline for submissions 15 Oct.
Japanese translation of Digital Geographies book just arrived in the post. Thanks to the Japanese editors, Masahiro Tanaka, Taro Futamura, and translators and the publishers, Akashi Shoten Co. for making the effort to translate the book for a new audience. Did a nice job
August 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Japanese translation of Digital Geographies book just arrived in the post. Thanks to the Japanese editors, Masahiro Tanaka, Taro Futamura, and translators and the publishers, Akashi Shoten Co. for making the effort to translate the book for a new audience. Did a nice job
CFP. Beyond Community: Hybrid Practices of Mapping and Participation, Agnone (Molise, Italy), 24-25 Oct 2025. Will cover travel/accommodation. www.verrinomap.it/conference/
August 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
CFP. Beyond Community: Hybrid Practices of Mapping and Participation, Agnone (Molise, Italy), 24-25 Oct 2025. Will cover travel/accommodation. www.verrinomap.it/conference/
If you are at ISHF (International Social Housing Festival) in Dublin, then join us tomorrow (4th) at 11.15 for a workshop on 'Imagining an ideal set of data for evidence-informed storytelling about social housing' delivered by Ella Harris, Danielle Hynes & myself (and co-designed with Hannah Mumby)
June 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
If you are at ISHF (International Social Housing Festival) in Dublin, then join us tomorrow (4th) at 11.15 for a workshop on 'Imagining an ideal set of data for evidence-informed storytelling about social housing' delivered by Ella Harris, Danielle Hynes & myself (and co-designed with Hannah Mumby)
New OA paper: Provincialising platform citizenship: Citizen participation in & through civic platforms by @kiddingthecity.bsky.social & @robkitchin.bsky.social in Digital Geography & Society. Discusses differential use of Decidim in Barcelona, New York & Brazil www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
May 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
New OA paper: Provincialising platform citizenship: Citizen participation in & through civic platforms by @kiddingthecity.bsky.social & @robkitchin.bsky.social in Digital Geography & Society. Discusses differential use of Decidim in Barcelona, New York & Brazil www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Agricultural data governance from the ground up: Exploring data justice with agri-food movements by Sarah-Louise Ruder and Hannah Wittman in Big Data & Society journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
March 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Agricultural data governance from the ground up: Exploring data justice with agri-food movements by Sarah-Louise Ruder and Hannah Wittman in Big Data & Society journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Nice to meet Taro Futamura at AAG in Detroit and receive the Japanese translation of Digital Geographies book. Great that the Japanese editors felt the book was worth the effort of translating the text.
March 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Nice to meet Taro Futamura at AAG in Detroit and receive the Japanese translation of Digital Geographies book. Great that the Japanese editors felt the book was worth the effort of translating the text.
Workshop CFP: 'The use of research creation and arts-based methods in studying housing, planning and the built environment' (9–10 September 2025, Maynooth University, Ireland). Includes 13 bursaries for travel/accommodation to attend. Further details at: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=650
February 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Workshop CFP: 'The use of research creation and arts-based methods in studying housing, planning and the built environment' (9–10 September 2025, Maynooth University, Ireland). Includes 13 bursaries for travel/accommodation to attend. Further details at: datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie?p=650
Hard copies of Critical Data Studies book have finally arrived. The post schedule for parcels travelling from England to Ireland seems to have reverted to that of the medieval period. Great to have the book in hand: always feels like a different experience reading the printed book to the pdf copy.
January 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Hard copies of Critical Data Studies book have finally arrived. The post schedule for parcels travelling from England to Ireland seems to have reverted to that of the medieval period. Great to have the book in hand: always feels like a different experience reading the printed book to the pdf copy.
Critical Data Studies trilogy: The Data Revolution (2e); Data Lives; Critical Data Studies. 3 different styles: monograph; biographical essays/short stories; & glossary entries. Collectively, introduce the field, its key insights, concepts & methods. More info on each via www.kitchin.org?page_id=2
January 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Critical Data Studies trilogy: The Data Revolution (2e); Data Lives; Critical Data Studies. 3 different styles: monograph; biographical essays/short stories; & glossary entries. Collectively, introduce the field, its key insights, concepts & methods. More info on each via www.kitchin.org?page_id=2
The Critical Data Studies book is organised A to Z, but here is a conceptual mapping by theme for those looking for related sets of concepts and methods datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie/wp-content/u...
January 7, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The Critical Data Studies book is organised A to Z, but here is a conceptual mapping by theme for those looking for related sets of concepts and methods datastories.maynoothuniversity.ie/wp-content/u...
New open access book – Critical Data Studies: An A to Z Guide to Concepts and Methods – published by Polity Books. 413 key terms defined & described. Also available as a paperback or hardback. To download or buy visit the publishers website: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
January 6, 2025 at 10:03 AM
New open access book – Critical Data Studies: An A to Z Guide to Concepts and Methods – published by Polity Books. 413 key terms defined & described. Also available as a paperback or hardback. To download or buy visit the publishers website: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
2024 was a good year for books - 3 fell over the publication line. Many thanks to co-authors James Ash & Agnieszka Leszczynski & co-editors @marygilmartin.bsky.social, @gypjh2000.bsky.social & @suerobertsky.bsky.social for all their efforts and support. And to Sage & Polity for publishing them.
December 30, 2024 at 3:29 PM
2024 was a good year for books - 3 fell over the publication line. Many thanks to co-authors James Ash & Agnieszka Leszczynski & co-editors @marygilmartin.bsky.social, @gypjh2000.bsky.social & @suerobertsky.bsky.social for all their efforts and support. And to Sage & Polity for publishing them.
Open access link to download PDF of the book is live. New book - Critical Data Studies: An A to Z Guide to Concepts and Methods. Published by Polity Books. Also details on pbk & hbk purchase. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
December 20, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Open access link to download PDF of the book is live. New book - Critical Data Studies: An A to Z Guide to Concepts and Methods. Published by Polity Books. Also details on pbk & hbk purchase. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
Today is publication day for the new book - Critical Data Studies. But since my copies are stuck in Holyhead parcel pileup & open access version not yet available on publisher website I'm saving marketing stuff to new year. As a launch day it's a bit of an anti-climax! But it's no longer 'in press'
December 20, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Today is publication day for the new book - Critical Data Studies. But since my copies are stuck in Holyhead parcel pileup & open access version not yet available on publisher website I'm saving marketing stuff to new year. As a launch day it's a bit of an anti-climax! But it's no longer 'in press'
New WP: Genealogy of a data ecosystem: The digitalisation of planning development & control in Ireland, 2000-2024 by @robkitchin.bsky.social, @juliettedavret.bsky.social, Carla Kayanan & Sam Mutter. Charts the management of planning/construction pipeline in Ireland mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/19264/
December 13, 2024 at 12:52 PM
New WP: Genealogy of a data ecosystem: The digitalisation of planning development & control in Ireland, 2000-2024 by @robkitchin.bsky.social, @juliettedavret.bsky.social, Carla Kayanan & Sam Mutter. Charts the management of planning/construction pipeline in Ireland mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/19264/
Automating Public Services: Learning from
Cancelled Systems by Joanne Redden, Jessica Brand, Ina Sander and Harry Warne carnegieuk.org/wp-content/u...
Cancelled Systems by Joanne Redden, Jessica Brand, Ina Sander and Harry Warne carnegieuk.org/wp-content/u...
December 11, 2024 at 8:35 AM
Automating Public Services: Learning from
Cancelled Systems by Joanne Redden, Jessica Brand, Ina Sander and Harry Warne carnegieuk.org/wp-content/u...
Cancelled Systems by Joanne Redden, Jessica Brand, Ina Sander and Harry Warne carnegieuk.org/wp-content/u...
Assemblage theory, data systems and data ecosystems: The data assemblages of the Irish planning system. New working paper by @robkitchin.bsky.social, @juliettedavret.bsky.social, Sam Mutter & Carla Kayanan. mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/19238/
December 4, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Assemblage theory, data systems and data ecosystems: The data assemblages of the Irish planning system. New working paper by @robkitchin.bsky.social, @juliettedavret.bsky.social, Sam Mutter & Carla Kayanan. mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/19238/
Job: Open rank (tenure track/tenured), urban planning at Columbia University. Focus on spatial data analytics/GIS, spatial justice, informational ethics. To teach critical spatial analysis & planning apply.interfolio.com/157056
November 19, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Job: Open rank (tenure track/tenured), urban planning at Columbia University. Focus on spatial data analytics/GIS, spatial justice, informational ethics. To teach critical spatial analysis & planning apply.interfolio.com/157056
As illustration, here's the bibliography of 2e. All the text in red are new references. Given the enormous flourishing of data studies, minor tweaks were never an option
November 13, 2024 at 9:51 AM
As illustration, here's the bibliography of 2e. All the text in red are new references. Given the enormous flourishing of data studies, minor tweaks were never an option
Met a few folks recently using 1e of The Data Revolution as a course text who haven't switched to 2e as thought it was a light refresh. 2e has 10 new chapters & rest rewritten. It's got 50% more content & fills in a lot of gaps re devs in Critical Data Studies. It's really not a light refresh
November 13, 2024 at 9:51 AM
Met a few folks recently using 1e of The Data Revolution as a course text who haven't switched to 2e as thought it was a light refresh. 2e has 10 new chapters & rest rewritten. It's got 50% more content & fills in a lot of gaps re devs in Critical Data Studies. It's really not a light refresh