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Joel Wainwright

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1997
Political Economy and MarxismAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentHistorical Geography and Geographical ThoughtClimate Change and GeoengineeringAnthropological Studies and Insights

Publications

111

Citations

2,523

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

30

Publishing since 1997

Research summary
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Joel Wainwright is a geographer whose work examines capitalism, colonialism, and political economy through case studies spanning Belize, China's Belt and Road Initiative, and global trade networks. His research combines Marxist political-economic theory with historical and regional analysis, covering topics such as agrarian change, state formation, geopolitics, and debates within critical human geography itself. He also writes on the ethics and practices of the geography discipline, including issues of research replicability and academic publishing.

Marxist political economy and capitalismBelize history and political economyChina's Belt and Road Initiative and geopoliticsColonialism, law, and raceCritical geography and disciplinary ethics

Publication output was higher and more variable in the middle of the decade (peaking around 2018 and 2020) but has slowed in recent years, averaging about 2.4 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 8 publications182019: 4 publications192020: 9 publications9202021: 5 publications212022: 5 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 3 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Rethinking Marxism×8
  • Annals of the American Association of Geographers×4
  • Area Development and Policy×2
  • Water×2
  • Geoforum×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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