I work on the political representation of space, especially through mapping and GIS. This tends to take place in two registers; one a historical genealogy of spatial and geographic knowledges, and the other an exploration of contemporary developments in the spatial geoweb. My areas of historical interest have focused on both World Wars and the relationship between geography and intelligence (spying). My work on contemporary cyberspaces examines the possibilities of more democratic political engagement, specifically using new spatial media/GIS in political redistricting. I run an associated blog, Open Geography.

Recent publications.

"Cartography: Cartographic Calculations of Territory.” 2011. Progress in Human Geography, 35(1), pp. 92-103.

“Mapping Intelligence. American Geographers and the Office of Strategic Services and GHQ/SCAP (Tokyo).” (with Trevor Barnes.) 2011. In S. Kirsch and C. Flint (Eds.), Reconstructing Conflict. Ashgate, pp. 227-251.

Mapping: A Critical Introduction to Cartography and GIS. Wiley-Blackwell Publishers, Oxford & New York. Publication: Feb. 2010. ISBN 1405121726.

“Cartography: Maps 2.0.” 2009. Progress in Human Geography, 33(1), pp. 91-100.

“Cartography: Performative, Participatory, Political.”2009. Progress in Human Geography, 33(6), pp. 840-848.

“User Generated Redistricting Maps.” Special Section on VGI, edited by M. Wilson & M. Graham. Environment and Planning A, Forthcoming.

“Epistemic Sovereignty and the Geobiopolitical Subject.” Author Meets the Critics on M. Hannah Dark Territory. Political Geography, Forthcoming.