Rob Kitchin

New open access book – Critical Data Studies: An A to Z Guide to Concepts and Methods – published by Polity Books. 413 key terms defined & described. Also available as a paperback or hardback. To download or buy visit the publishers website: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Last chance today to view the Fictions, Frictions & Evictions exhibition - closes at 17.30. The Bank, 85 James’s Street, Dublin 8, D08 C2PR. If you're nearby come and take a look. fictions-frictions-evictions.ie

Last chance to visit! Fictions, Frictions & Evictions explores Ireland's housing crisis through art, research and community experiences. Developed through Maynooth University's Data Stories project. 📅 Closes Sat 24 Oct 🕚 11am–5.30pm 📍 The Bank, Dublin 8 fictions-frictions-evictions.ie

Last night was a wonderful cultural walking tour of the hotels & gentrification of The Liberties by Aoife Ward & Eve Woods. Funny, insightful, impactful. The last event of Fictions, Frictions & Evictions is tonight & a performance by Joan Somers Donnelly: fictions-frictions-evictions.ie/events.html

Fictions, Frictions & Evictions launch event was on Friday, Oct 16th. Here's a short snapshot of what was a busy and enjoyable evening. The exhibition continues until Oct 24th. fictions-frictions-evictions.ie

We've released some more places on the Con: temporary Quarters — A Cultural Walking Tour of Hotels in The Liberties. Join Aoife and Eve on a tour of Dublin 8’s new “blandmarks” and guide to all the vibrant locations that have been sacrificed to the hotel gods. www.eventbrite.ie/e/con-tempor...

Sunday of our Fictions, Frictions & Evictions exhibition focused on housing and data activism. These themes are picked up again on Tues evening for the CATU and Saints & Scholars reading group and Wed cultural walking tour of hotels in the Liberties. See: fictions-frictions-evictions.ie/events.html

Our 3D model of central Dublin in action - data are map projected on. Model is 3.5m (7km) by 2m (4km). This clip is building use, planning applications, population density, house prices & airbnb properties shown in time sequence. Visit exhibition to see in full fictions-frictions-evictions.ie

Another wonderful day at the Fictions, Frictions & Evictions exhibition yesterday. Conversations with our artists & a performance from Joan Somers Donnelly. Today is a workshop, events with community groups & activists, and a trad music session. Details: fictions-frictions-evictions.ie/events.html

The Fictions, Frictions & Evictions book forum took place on Wed night. An enlightening discussion. Here is a short recap featuring authors & their books - @mickbyrne.bsky.social Lorcan Sirr, @ronanlyons.bsky.social, Lidia Manzo, @danihynes.bsky.social, Mike Allen fictions-frictions-evictions.ie

A great evening launching the Fictions, Frictions & Evictions event last night. c.200 people through the door & lots of good conversations. Brendan Fox (curator) & artists have done a fantastic job. Thanks to all who attended. More events in next 5 days. fictions-frictions-evictions.ie/events.html

Launching today, 18.00-20.30 - Fictions, Frictions & Evictions: Understanding Ireland’s Housing Emergency through Data Stories, Public Knowledge, Art & Activism. The Bank, 85 James’s Street, Dublin 8, D08 C2PR. ALL WELCOME. Runs to Oct 24th. List of events fictions-frictions-evictions.ie/events.html

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Our Fictions, Frictions & Evictions exhibition is taking shape. Building itself is being turned into an exhibit by artist Conor Burke; displaying images @the_liberties_sos (Abaigeal Meek & Jack Caffrey). Opens Fri, Oct 16, The Bank, D08 C2PR, 18.00-20.30 - all welcome fictions-frictions-evictions.ie

Looking forward to the conversations about these books (4 of which have been published in the last two weeks) at the book forum event, Oct 14th, 18.00-19.30, Fictions, Frictions & Evictions exhibition at iD8, Dublin. www.eventbrite.ie/e/housing-ex... @mickbyrne.bsky.social @ronanlyons.bsky.social

New OA book: Fictions, Frictions & Evictions: Housing Data Stories. Available for download at: mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/21... The book is a collection of 208 drabbles – stories of exactly 100 words – that shine a spotlight on the data politics of housing, property and planning data

Publication day. The Data Politics of Housing, Property and Planning, edited by Danielle Hynes, Rob Kitchin and Samuel Mutter. Published by Policy Press. Open access download at: policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-data-pol...

Housing in Ireland book forum, Oct 14th, iD8, Dublin, 18.00-19.30. Join me in conversation with Lorcan Sirr, @mickbyrne.bsky.social, @ronanlyons.bsky.social, Mike Allen, @danihynes.bsky.social & Lidia Manzo, each of whom have recently published a book on housing. www.eventbrite.ie/e/housing-ex...

Symposium: Reflecting on the evidence base for housing and planning. Oct 15th, iD8, Dublin. Includes speakers from academia, DHLGH, Housing Agency, LDA, OPR, CSO, IPI, Jacobs. Come and participate in the discussion. Details & sign-up at: www.eventbrite.ie/e/symposium-...

Exhibition: 'Fictions, Frictions & Evictions: Understanding Ireland’s Housing Emergency through Data Stories, Public Knowledge, Art & Activism'. Oct 16-24, The Bank/IDC, Dublin 8. 12 artists/writers & Data Stories project @maynoothuniversity.ie & 7 days of events. See fictions-frictions-evictions.ie

New paper in Urban Geography with Danielle Hynes. Calculating housing vacancy: the data politics and praxes of state data and official statistics. Examines how a national statistical office alters data measures and introduces new ones. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/VFHGZ...

reposting this which enthuses not only about Sarah Sharma's book but also the work of Devika Narayan @devikanarayan.bsky.social. @dukepress.bsky.social @goodrobotpod.bsky.social @robkitchin.bsky.social @ahjackman.bsky.social @melhogan.bsky.social @alinau27.bsky.social

Some thoughts on the vacancy data debate. With thnks to @robkitchin.bsky.social hometruths.housingsupply.ie/p/the-census...

Reframing data activism: Towards a broader understanding of datafied social movements by Juliette Davret, Danielle Hynes, Samuel Mutter and Joan Somers Donnelly in Big Data & Society journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

My letter in today's Irish Times. Ireland is putting its international reputation for research at risk. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett...

My letter to Minister Lawless about Research Ireland's decision to devolve the awarding of doctoral scholarships & postdoctoral fellowships to universities. A disastrous move. Please consider raising this issue in your own institutions and with elected representatives and the media.

Data, AI, and infrastructures of resistance under authoritarianism by Prince K. Guma in Urban Geography www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

University staff say €4.55bn research fund ignores arts and humanities www.irishtimes.com/ireland/educ...

If you're concerned about Research Ireland’s Strategy and Programme Plan then consider signing an open letter to the Minister openletter.earth/concern-abou...

Embodied data/subaltern datafication: Reimagining the Data-Based City Through Quantified Lived Experience by Andrés Luque-Ayala and Rodrigo Firmino in International Journal of Urban & Regional Research onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Now Open Access: Digital Timescapes: Technology, Temporality and Society by @robkitchin.bsky.social, published by Polity Books. The link is not that prominent on the publisher website; head to the red oval as per image below. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

Embodied statecraft: The endurance of zhǐ jiè (pointing at the boundary) in Taiwan's land digitalisation by Wen-I Lin and @ayonadatta.bsky.social in Political Geography www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Negotiating Openness under Authoritarian Risk: Feminist Open Data Sharing in Hong Kong by Lucas Wong & Tak-Yin Yumi Wong in The Journal of Electronic Publishing 29(1). Charts the tension between visibility and vulnerability in open data. doi: doi.org/10.3998/jep....

12 month postdoc post working on my ERC funded Data Stories project. The role is to undertake a comprehensive data audit of the data terrain of housing, property and planning in Northern Ireland & compare to Republic of Ireland. Closing date 31 March 2026. Job details: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...

Geogames: The Future’s Language of Urban and Regional Planning. Special issue of 11 papers in the journal 'Urban Planning' edited by Bruno Andrade, Alenka Poplin, Marta Dodig and David Schwartz. doi.org/10.17645/up....

The digital turn in planning and the production of ‘good enough’ planning systems by Carla Kayanan, @juliettedavret.bsky.social, Sam Mutter & @robkitchin.bsky.social, now published in issue 34(4) of European Planning Studies. Access PDF at www.tandfonline.com/eprint/2CZIS...

The data politics of estimating housing need and demand: Evidence-informed policy, data debates, and data valences. New paper in International Journal of Housing Policy about Ireland's HNDA process by Carla Kayanan and Rob Kitchin. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Digital Geographies of Hope: The Transformative Power of Media. Special issue of Media and Communication edited by Cornelia Brantner, Kaarina Nikunen and Georgia Aitaki. doi.org/10.17645/mac...

12 month postdoc post working on my ERC funded Data Stories project. The role: undertake a data audit of the data terrain of housing, property and planning in Northern Ireland + interviews with key stakeholders. Closing date 31 March 2026. Details: my.corehr.com/pls/nuimrecr...

Conference on Democracy & Digital Citizenship, 27-28 August 2026, Aarhus, Denmark. conferences.au.dk/democracy-di... Pre-conference, 26 August: Social Media Influence: Understanding digital influence infrastructures

Counter Data Mapping as Communicative Practices of Resistance, 12 open access papers in the journal, Media and Communication. www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

New paper by @juliettedavret.bsky.social The politics of counting homelessness: The case of Ireland. Housing Policy Debate, doi: 10.1080/10511482.2025.2599125. OA postprint: mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20...

Research Ireland Public Service Fellowship. These like a good opportunity to work with state agencies on projects www.researchireland.ie/funding/publ... 72 projects listed. Shame none of them relate to housing or planning. But then why would we need any research about those ...

My book is out on Friday in print and ebook. Get a 40% discount wit this code: MIB26 @robkitchin.bsky.social @maedhbhlikedave.bsky.social @maoiliosarey.bsky.social @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social @javigil.bsky.social @fingalpimpernel.bsky.social @adrianasoaita.bsky.social tinyurl.com/kxunfkb4

John & Pat Hume Doctoral Awards 2026-2027 at Maynooth University. 4 year scholarship (€25,000 stipend, €2,000 research expenses plus fees). Applicants can find more details and identify potential supervisors and the topics they are willing to supervise at www.maynoothuniversity.ie/graduate-res...

Special issue on Authoritarianism in the Digital Age, vol 1(3) in @dialoguesdigsoc.bsky.social, edited by @kylzjarrett.bsky.social, Jing Hiah, @robkitchin.bsky.social & @steelecat717.bsky.social y.social. All 49 pieces open access. journals.sagepub.com/toc/ddsa/1/3

Situating automated infrastructure: (Dis)continuities, contingencies and spatialities by Weiqiang Lin, Peter Adey, Tina Harris and Dylan Brady. Intro to special section on automated infrastructure. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Themed intervention: Geographies of Responsibility, Care and Repair in Digital Worlds of AI. Papers appearing in online first list rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14755661...