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Ben Anderson is a Professor in the Department of Geography at Durham University, UK. His research focuses on the politics of affect in relation to emergency governance, neoliberalism, and contemporary political movements like populism. He has held administrative roles including Director of BA/MArts programmes and joint REF coordinator. Currently, he teaches a third-year module, Neoliberal Life, and leads an ESRC-funded project on digital media and emergency governance in Mexico.
- Research Areas:
- Affect and Emotion in political contexts
- Emergency Governance through anticipatory logics
- Neoliberalism and its affective manifestations
- Non-Representational Theories in geography
Recent publications examine boredom in neoliberal capitalism, slow emergencies (e.g., climate change, pandemic governance), and emotional geographies of Brexit and indebtedness. His 2024 co-authored article in New Formations explores affect and ideology, while 2023 collaborative work in The Geographical Journal investigates Berlant's theories of affect.
Current affiliations include Urban Worlds, Politics-State-Space, and Economy & Culture research groups. He has supervised 19 PhD students and welcomes inquiries on affective politics, emergency governance, and neoliberalism.
