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Martin Danyluk is an urban economic geographer whose work examines the material manifestations of capitalist dynamics in infrastructure, logistics, and the built environment. His research investigates how economic power shapes urban life and intersects with forms of inequality, illustrating how people challenge societal arrangements in collective ways. His main lines of inquiry include the global logistics industry's conflicts surrounding the movement of goods within capitalist supply chains, particularly focusing on the 2016 expansion of the Panama Canal. This infrastructure megaproject has significantly reshaped trade across the Americas, prompting entrepreneurial governments and port authorities to upgrade infrastructure and forge strategic alliances to capture new flows of trade value. Regarding financialization of urban infrastructure, Danyluk studies Montreal's Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) rapid-transit system, analyzing how financial state power intertwines with new forms of capital accumulation and urban governance. His research is supported by various grants, investigating the relationship between government housing spending and housing security. Danyluk holds a PhD in Geography and an MSc in Urban Planning from the University of Toronto, and has served as Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Nottingham before joining Concordia University.
Concordia University • Montreal, QC
Join the faculty to conduct research and teach urban studies.
University of Nottingham • N/A
Conducted research in urban geography and taught courses.
Canada Mortgage Housing Corporation • N/A
Analyzed housing policies and strategies.
Administered by the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema; focuses on cinematic arts practice and research-creation.