The politics of exploration

Some readers may be aware of the Beagle Campaign and its desire for the Royal Geographical Society to reactivate its own multidisciplinary field research expeditions. This campaign resulted in a heated Special General Meeting at the Society, a number of articles in the press and fed into the publication of the review on how the Society advances geographical knowledge through research, including scientific expeditions.

Within this ongoing saga, I have two roles: one as Director of Digital Explorer and the second as a member of Council of the Royal Geographical Society. My name has been used to support various stances and this article seeks to put the record straight. (more…)