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Prof

Craig Jeffrey

Professor Of Geography
Earth Sciences
Power
Culture
Cities
Geography
Anthropology
social sciences
geography
india
politics
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Science
 
Primary Interest
Youth
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Projects

Displaying the 3 most recent projects by Craig Jeffrey.

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LIBERALISM, YOUTH, AND THE PRACTICE OF POLITICS IN INDIA

2020 - 2023
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Food insecurity among international students within and beyond Victoria, Australia.

2020 - 2021
Completed
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Social Geographies of Youth Action in India

This project aims to examine the nature and effectiveness of pre-figurative action among youth in north India. Over the past decade, social ..

2017 - 2020
Completed

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Projects

Project Types

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Craig Jeffrey.

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Geographies of the future: Prefigurative politics

Craig Jeffrey, Jane Dyson

Journal article  |  2020  |  PROGRESS IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

This paper uses an examination of prefigurative politics – popularly imagined as ‘being the change you wish to see’ – to reflect o..

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Everyday prefiguration: Youth social action in north India

Jane Dyson, Craig Jeffrey

Journal article  |  2018  |  TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS

There has been a recent resurgence of what is often termed “prefigurative politics”: activity in which people channel political ef..

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Modern India: A Very Short Introduction

Craig Jeffrey

Book  |  2017

ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every sub..

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Doing nothing and being nothing: How hope can solve the crisis facing India's youth

C Jeffrey, J Dyson

Journal article  |  2017  |  Economic and Political Weekly

The lack of opportunities for training and quality education hinders the development of entrepreneurial talent among India and Sou..

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Beyond improvisation? The rise and rise of youth entrepreneurs in north India

Stephen Young, Satendra Kumar, Craig Jeffrey

Journal article  |  2017  |  TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTE OF BRITISH GEOGRAPHERS

This paper draws on qualitative fieldwork conducted in 2004–5, 2010 and 2012 to examine the recent expansion of higher education m..

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Timepass

Craig Jeffrey

Journal article  |  2017  |  SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES

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Youth Unemployment in India

C Jeffrey, J Dyson

Book Chapter  |  2017

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Introduction

Craig Jeffrey

Journal article  |  2017  |  SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES

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Now: prefigurative politics through a north Indian lens

Craig Jeffrey, Jane Dyson

Journal article  |  2016  |  ECONOMY AND SOCIETY

This paper focuses on ‘prefigurative politics’ – embodying in the present one's vision of the future – among young people in north..

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"I serve therefore I am": Youth and Generative Politics in India

Craig Jeffrey, Jane Dyson

Journal article  |  2014  |  COMPARATIVE STUDIES IN SOCIETY AND HISTORY

This paper uses qualitative research in Uttarakhand, India to highlight the vitality of civil society and the involvement of young..

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Keyword Analysis

Expanding Knowledge
Human Geography
Cultural Studies
Sociology

News

Displaying the 10 most recent news articles by Craig Jeffrey.

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From 13 unis to 1: why Australia needs to reverse the loss of South Asian studies

Craig Jeffrey, Matthew Nelson

WikipediaSouth Asia is crucial to the future of Australia. But Australia has just one (small) program focused o..

June 13, 2021
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Food for thought

Jane Dyson, Craig Jeffrey, Gyorgy Scrinis, Charlene Edwards, Rafaela Anja, Louisa Ellis, Aasha Sriram, Mia Zentari, Eugenia Zoubtchenko

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the issue of food insecurity among university students to the front pages of many newspapers in Australia and t..

March 15, 2021
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'God, I miss fruit!' 40% of students at Australian universities may be going without food

Craig Jeffrey, Gyorgy Scrinis, Jane Dyson

Naty.M/ShutterstockThe COVID-19 pandemic led to food insecurity among students making headlines in Australia an..

March 15, 2021
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The something in nothing

Craig Jeffrey

Can something come out of nothing?Last month a German University announced grants for students to do nothing. Hamburg Arts College is offeri..

September 10, 2020
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Youth, waiting and action during Covid-19

Craig Jeffrey

In his book The Sense of an Ending, literary critic Frank Kermode considers the ticking of a clock. In the case of most clocks, each tick is..

August 13, 2020
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India's impressive new education policy could create opportunities for Australian universities and young people

Craig Jeffrey

ShutterstockIn recent days, the Indian government approved a new education policy — the first for 34 years. The..

August 5, 2020
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'How will we eat'? India's coronavirus lockdown threatens millions with severe hardship

Craig Jeffrey, Febe De Geest, Jane Dyson

HARISH TYAGI/EPALast week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown for India’s 1.3 billion peo..

April 1, 2020
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India is reforming education for the first time since 1986 – here's why Australia should care

Craig Jeffrey

India released a Draft National Education Policy (DNEP) in June 2019. It’s the first comprehensive policy proposal on education in the count..

September 26, 2019
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Why Australia should engage with the unemployment crisis affecting Indian youth

Craig Jeffrey

Mumbai, India. sladkozaponi/ShutterstockLoki Singh is a 28-year-old living in the west of Uttar Pradesh, India. He has three university deg..

March 12, 2019
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Why the Indian Ocean region might soon play a lead role in world affairs

Craig Jeffrey

The economics of countries in the Indian Ocean region are rapidly growing. from shutterstock.comIn recent days, Australia’s foreign minister..

January 14, 2019
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

2019

FAHA - Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities

2016

FASSA - Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Professor Of Geography

Earth Sciences

Education

Geography

University of Cambridge

Geography

University of Cambridge

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