Jamie Peck

Jamie Peck named University Killam Professor

Jamie Peck named University Killam Professor

Dr. Jamie Peck has been named a University Killam Professor for his exceptional leadership in both teaching and research as a highly celebrated political-economic geographer. After 17 years at the University of British Columbia, supervising countless graduate students, publishing seminal works, and participating in a wide array of mentorship activities, Dr. Peck’s legacy as a passionate educator and dedicated scholar is widely known.

Jamie Peck receives prestigious Vautrin Lud Prize

Jamie Peck receives prestigious Vautrin Lud Prize

The award is considered the ‘Nobel of Geography’ and recognises those who have had a significant impact on the discipline.

Papwa Sewgolum Golf Course is located along the lush green slopes of the Umgeni River in Durban. Almost unbelievably, a sprawling informal settlement exists just meters from the tee for the 6 hole. A low-slung concrete fence separates the tin shacks from the carefully manicured fairways. In a twist of irony, the golf course is named after an apartheid-era golfer of Indian descent, named Sewsunker “Papwa” Sewgolum. Papwa Sewgolum was an excellent self-taught golfer, with no formal schooling.

A dialogue on uneven development

A new paper, co-authored by Prof. Jamie Peck, discusses past trajectories of uneven development, and what they mean for future research.

A map of Great Britain with the names of famous people listed in place of towns and cities

Jamie Peck is most Wikipedia’ed person from his UK town

Prof. Peck is the most well-known person from the town of Kimberley in Nottinghamshire, according to users of the world’s largest free encyclopedia.

Jamie Peck receives Regional Studies Association award

Jamie Peck receives Regional Studies Association award

The Sir Peter Hall Award for Contribution to the Field recognizes Prof. Peck’s extensive scholarship.

Jamie Peck named Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate

Jamie Peck named Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate

The 2020 list highlights researchers whose work is considered highly influential in their field, and includes 32 scholars from UBC.

Jamie Peck named Fellow of the British Academy

Jamie Peck named Fellow of the British Academy

The fellowship recognizes his high international standing and scholarly distinction in the field of economic geography.

Jamie Peck receives 2020 AAG Distinguished Scholarship Award

Jamie Peck receives 2020 AAG Distinguished Scholarship Award

The honour was awarded by the American Association of Geographers for his “foundational and sustained contributions to the field of economic geography.”

Jamie Peck Named Highly Cited Researcher in 2015

Congratulations Professor Jamie Peck who features in the latest Thomson Reuters “Highly Cited” listing for the social sciences, which measures the 1% most cited researchers in the world by subject field! Across Canada, there are thirteen social scientists on the 2015 list.

Jamie Peck Paper Ranked 4th Most Cited in Sociology Journals

Congratulations to Jamie Peck, whose paper (in collaboration with Neil Brenner and Nik Theodore), “Variegated neoliberalization: geographies, modalities, pathways” in Global Networks was ranked the 4th most cited paper in Sociology Journals from 2010-2014!