Stephen Graham

Following a period at Durham Geography Department, Stephen Graham is now Professor at the Global Urban Research Unit at Newcastle University's School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape. He has a background in urbanism, planning and the sociology of technology. His research addresses intersections between urban places, mobilities, technology, war, militarization, surveillance and geopolitics. He writes and lectures across many countries and a variety of disciplines. He has authored, co-authored and edited a range of books, including Telecommunications and the City (1996), Splintering Urbanism (2001)(both with Simon Marvin), The Cybercities Reader and Cities, War and Terrorism (both 2004). His most recent books, Disrupted Cities: When Infrastructures Fail (Routledge), and Cities Under Siege: The New Military Urbanism (Verso), were published in December 2009 and January 2010 respectively.