About Me

Henrik Ernstson is developing a situated approach to urban political ecology. He is Associate Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Lecturer in Human Geography at The University of Manchester, and Honorary Associate Professor at African Centre for Cities at University of Cape Town. For more information please visit my university profile page

Archives of the Planetary Mine: Meeting and (online) keynotes at Stockholm University (re-blogged)
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Archives of the Planetary Mine: Meeting and (online) keynotes at Stockholm University (re-blogged)

The Archives of the Planetary Mine at Stockholm University, 14-15 November 2022 gathers over 30 scholars and students at Stockholm University. Three public keynotes, which will also be available online, by Paula Serafini (Queen Mary, University of London), Martín Arboleda (Diego Portales University), and Jeff Diamanti (University of Amsterdam). Read more about the event here. […]

Panel Discussion in Stockholm: Mineral Extraction in the Age of Green Transformation (re-blogged)
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Panel Discussion in Stockholm: Mineral Extraction in the Age of Green Transformation (re-blogged)

Press the image to be taken to our sister page Situated Ecologies who is organizing this event. Join us for a panel discussion on how the decarbonization of the economy also intensifies the extraction of minerals in the global South and global North with speakers Martín Arboleda (Diego Portales University), Berta Flaquer (Luleå University of […]

Using film/video in your research? Call for Films to Annals of Crosscuts 2019 – RUPTURED TIMES
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Using film/video in your research? Call for Films to Annals of Crosscuts 2019 – RUPTURED TIMES

We are happy to circulate this call for films produced as scholarly outputs. Annals of Crosscuts is an emerging publication for film research with a double-blind peer-review. Accepted films (max 40 min of length) will have premiere in the ANNALS OF CROSSCUTS section of Crosscuts Stockholm Environmental Humanities Festival for Film and Text the 22-24 November 2019.  […]

Screening “One Table Two Elephants” film at ACC International Urban Conference in Cape Town
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Screening “One Table Two Elephants” film at ACC International Urban Conference in Cape Town

We now have times for screening our film “ONE TABLE TWO ELEPHANTS” (84 minutes, work in progress) at the ACC International Urban Conference 2018 in Cape Town. Screening including Q&A with Henrik Ernstson. Friday 2 Feb 2018, 13:00-15:00, and Saturday 3 Feb 2018, 13:00-15:00. NEVILLE ALEXANDER Lecture Theatre 1A, Upper Campus, UCT (the venue lies on the ground […]

During 2018 we are taking a rest! ACC Winter School on “Democratic Practices of Unequal Geographies” plans to be back in 2019.
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During 2018 we are taking a rest! ACC Winter School on “Democratic Practices of Unequal Geographies” plans to be back in 2019.

There will unfortunately not be an ACC Democratic Practices Winter School during 2018. However, we are planning another three years from 2019, 2020 and 2021 that will tentatively be more centred on racial capitalism, settler colonial urbanisation, resistance and democratic practices in the contemporary era. The organising committee is convening meetings during 2018 to lay […]

Essays on decolonisation and decoloniality in and at the interfaces of STS
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Essays on decolonisation and decoloniality in and at the interfaces of STS

Science and technology studies (STS) has always insisted on staying situated and paying attention to detail, texture, locality and remained wary of wider explanatory narratives. At the same time STS has been accused of not providing the tools to build critique against more systemic structures of oppression and injustice. What I see as a very […]

Re-Making a Home: A theatre workshop in Softex Refugee Camp, Thessaloniki, Greece (Re-blogged)
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Re-Making a Home: A theatre workshop in Softex Refugee Camp, Thessaloniki, Greece (Re-blogged)

Together with Greek and Swedish theatre practitioners and researchers, The Situated Ecologies Platform has been involved in constructing a theatre workshop in the Softex Camp in Thessaloniki in Greece for 10 days. Working with Syrian refugees living at Softex, a co-constructed “theatre in action” will be performed in the Vassiliko Theatre on May 29, 2017 in Thessaloniki […]

Reflection After a Project: Building Collaborations Beyond The Peer-Reviewed Publication
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Reflection After a Project: Building Collaborations Beyond The Peer-Reviewed Publication

The Ways of Knowing Urban Ecologies (WOK-UE) project started in 2011 and finished in December 2016. Amongst other activities, the project proved instrumental in helping to build the Situated UPE Collective from its early days in 2013. Here PI Henrik Ernstson reflects on this now finished research project to exemplify how projects can act as crucial venues for critical social scientists in building collaborations, projects and […]

Democratic Practices of Unequal Geographies (Annual PhD Course/Seminar)
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Democratic Practices of Unequal Geographies (Annual PhD Course/Seminar)

The Third Annual ACC Seminar & PhD Course on Democratic Practices focuses on “Understanding Capitalism in Unequal Geographies” and will run from 19-23 June 2017 in Cape Town. Apply here before 20 May 2017. We have 14-18 seats. For more information, keep reading! ACC Winter School on “Democratic Practices of Unequal Geographies”, year III PhD Course/Seminar, University of […]