Professor of Urban Studies & International Development at uni of Sheffield. Cities, Africa, politics, development, infrastructure, conflict.

Joined June 2011
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Joining the mass migration onto @bluesky, Wildebeest that I am. You can find me @goodfellowtom.bsky.social
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🚨Sheffield Urbanism Summer Programme 23rd June to 4th July 2025 The summer programme is part of the Urban Institute’s 10 year anniversary celebrations and also marks 60 years since the est of urban studies planning scholarship Info here >sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit…
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Power and the Pope: New episode of Urban Radar podcast sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit…

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At the Ug NationalConf. on Urban Dev't, we're exhibited our work on climate resilience, waste economies, and migration management. Building sustainable cities for all. @TomGoodfellow @HakimuSseviiri @DLwasa @AfricanCities_ @GoodfellowTom @pmukwaya @judithmbabazi @RitahPavin
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Authoritarianism, asylum & air pollution - check out the latest #UrbanRadar for discussions of all three!
Delighted to announce that #UrbanRadar Episode 3 is now out! Jam packed with urban analysis of current and recent events. This month’s special feature focuses on the rise of #authoritarianism and its urban consequences Listen here >> lnkd.in/ehaewPvd
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Delighted to announce that #UrbanRadar Episode 3 is now out! Jam packed with urban analysis of current and recent events. This month’s special feature focuses on the rise of #authoritarianism and its urban consequences Listen here >> lnkd.in/ehaewPvd
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Who controls a city? And how? šŸ¤” This month’s Urban Radar podcast explores how authoritarian regimes shape capital cities, AI facial scanning risks in Sheffield, and student protests in Serbia. šŸŽ§ Tune in now: bit.ly/4jaS76M
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Urban Radar is here! A podcast exploring global issues through the lens of cities. šŸŒ Is community action enough to tackle climate change? šŸ™ļø Can Manchester’s urban model shape future growth? Listen now: bit.ly/41Ayord
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Your weekend reading is here! Volume 54, Issue 1 covers everything from philanthropy to racial capitalism, and a lot, lot more tandfonline.com/toc/reso20/5…
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Need something to listen 2 for trip home or the weekend? Here’s #UrbanRadar episode 2!! open.spotify.com/episode/3hK…

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Fed up of hearing about Trump destroying the world order? Here's something different to hear on your commute: Episode 2 of #UrbanRadar! Featuring analysis of the 'Manchester model' of urban development, German elections, UK devolution & more... open.spotify.com/episode/3hK…

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Episode 2 of #UrbanRadar is out, on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts: lnkd.in/g-cxJ-B4 In this month's feature @GoodfellowTom and @TheUrbanBeth turn their attention to the Manchester’s model of property-led development
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Very excited that the first episode of our new podcast 'Urban Radar' is now up, along with the 3-minute trailer for those who want to know what it's all about: open.spotify.com/show/5Dm0m9… @Urban_Inst @geography @SheffSocScience
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We're delighted to be formally launching Sheffield Urbanism next week with a series of public events (alongside internal workshops to cook up future plans...) All of the below are open to the public, see below for details on how to sign up!
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In this podcast episode, ACRC’s land and connectivity domain lead @GoodfellowTom is joined by @AbdifatahTahir from Mogadishu and @eserwajja and @mlunyago from Kampala for a conversation around the role of land brokers in urban land markets in African cities.
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The #ECAS conference deadline has been extended to 20 December - so there is still time to submit to our panel! 'African entanglements and transcontinental belonging: contested urban citizenship in Europe and the Horn of Africa' See details below šŸ‘‡
Interested in African diaspora, transnational flows, cities & citizenship? Submit to our panel! 'African entanglements and transcontinental belonging: contested urban citizenship in Europe and the Horn of Africa' Deadline 15 December #ECAS2025 ecasconference.org/2025/call…
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Interested in African diaspora, transnational flows, cities & citizenship? Submit to our panel! 'African entanglements and transcontinental belonging: contested urban citizenship in Europe and the Horn of Africa' Deadline 15 December #ECAS2025 ecasconference.org/2025/call…
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Seminar TODAY, 4 Dec, starting 3:30pm & featuring the brilliant Prof. Beth Perry @TheUrbanBeth šŸ™Œ Join us - the more, the merrier! 😃 šŸ‘‡ Details šŸ‘‡
šŸ“¢ Seminar alert! šŸ“¢ Join us on Wed, 4 Dec to listen from Prof. Beth Perry @TheUrbanBeth about a new research field around ā€˜urban epistemics’. WHEN: 4 Dec 2024, 3:30-5pm WHERE: Boyd Orr 709AB Followed by refreshments in the staff room at 25 Bute Gardens. Come join us! šŸ¤“
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We are co-hosting a book launch w/ @IGSD_Shef 'Living the urban periphery: Infrastructure, everyday life and economic change in African city-regions' Friday 29 Nov (Online/in person) sheffield.ac.uk/urban-instit…
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