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Majed Akhter joined the Department of Geography at King's College London in 2018, focusing on the intersections of development geography, environmental/resource studies, and geopolitics. His research employs a historical-geographical materialist approach to examine technology, territory, and trans-regional relations, particularly in the context of Pakistan. Majed is involved in various teaching endeavors, including undergraduate courses on field research in geography and infrastructural geographies, as well as postgraduate courses on geopolitics and natural resources. He supervises PhD candidates interested in historical geography, particularly related to Pakistani politics and critical approaches to environmental development. His research contributions span topics such as authoritarian urbanism, hydraulic politics, and political ecology, aiming to understand the complexities of water governance and social movements in the context of global capitalism. He collaborates with various research groups to analyze contemporary societal challenges.
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