Biography
Phil Hubbard has a Geography BA (1990) and PhD (1994) from the University of Birmingham, and has worked in the Departments of Geography at Gloucestershire University, Coventry University and Loughborough University.
From 2010 until 2017, he was in the inter-disciplinary School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Work at the University of Kent, serving as Head of School and Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Research
- Cities and social change
- Sexuality and space
- Urban consumption
- Legal geography
Phil is particularly interested in the city as a site of social conflict. His work draws on theories of the city developed in urban geography and urban sociology, and also engages with debates in socio-legal studies given my particular interests in the way urban 'disorder' is regulated.
Empirically, this has been manifested in studies exploring how community opposition to particular ‘unwanted’ land uses (eg brothels, lap-dance clubs, asylum holding facilities, student housing, empty shops) shapes governmental and regulatory responses. He is particularly known for setting international agendas in the study of the relationship between gender, sexuality and the city via research on the spatial governance of sex work (summarised in 'Cities and Sexualities', Routledge, 2013).
A major theme running through much of his work has been a focus on questions of displacement and spatial justice, something that is particularly relevant in the context of London's housing crises and the ongoing gentrification of much of the capital. This is evident in his Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-sponsored research on the impacts of estate renewal in London, as well as studies of the impacts of retail gentrification on working-class communities (the latter summarised in his monograph 'The Battle for the High Street', Palgrave, 2017).
Further details
See Phil's research profile
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Scott, R., Dickens, L. & Hubbard, P., 2023, (Accepted/In press) The Cultural Infrastructure of Cities. Bain, A. & Podmore, J. (eds.). Newcastle: Agenda Publishing Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Reades, J., Lees, L., Hubbard, P. & Lansley, G., 12 Oct 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Environment and Planning A. 24 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hubbard, P., 28 Jun 2022, 1st ed. Manchester: Manchester University Press, Manchester. 256 p. Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Hubbard, P. & Brooks, A., Dec 2021, In: Progress in human geography. 45, 6, p. 1490-1511 22 p., PiHG-2020-0111.R1. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1177/0309132520986221
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Hubbard, P. & Lees, L., 14 Jul 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: HOUSING THEORY AND SOCIETY. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Brooks, A. & Hubbard, P., 25 May 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hubbard, P., Reades, J. & Walter, H., 1 Jan 2021, In: TOWN PLANNING REVIEW. 92, 1, p. 3-10 8 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2020.46
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Hubbard, P., 1 Jan 2021, Handbook on Space, Place and Law. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, p. 207-216 10 p. Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Lees, L. & Hubbard, P., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Housing, Theory and Society. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2021.1959392
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Hubbard, P. & LEES, LORETTA., 1 Dec 2020, Handbook of displacement. Adey, P., Brickell, K. & Pinkerton, A. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 753-770 Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter