Paul Cloke Explained
Paul J. Cloke, (1953 – 25 May 2022) was an author and emeritus professor of geography. He was known as the founding editor of the international and multidisciplinary academic Journal of Rural Studies, published by Elsevier Science.[1], he was a faculty member of the Department of Geography at the University of Exeter.[2]
Educational background
Cloke attended the University of Southampton, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in geography. He studied for his PhD at Wye College (University of London).[3] His academic area of expertise focused on human geography.[2] [4]
Professional background
Following his graduation from Wye College, Cloke joined the staff of St David's University College, Lampeter (University of Wales). While at Lampeter, he was part of the Lampeter Geography School. He has also served as a professor of geography at the University of Bristol. At the time of his death he was an emeritus professor at the University of Exeter and adjunct professor at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Theology
Cloke was an Evangelical Christian[5] and co-authored a trilogy of works entitled Mission in Marginal Places with theologian Mike Pears.[6] [7] [8]
Death
Cloke died on 25 May 2022.[9]
Honors and awards
Published works
Cloke was author or editor of over 40 books.
- Cloke, Paul J. 1983. An Introduction to Rural Settlement Planning, Taylor & Francis, Inc..
- Cloke, Paul J. 1985. Rural Resource Management, St. Martin's Press.
- Cloke, Paul J. 1990. The Rural State?: Limits to Planning in Rural Society, Oxford University Press.
- Cloke, Paul J. 1990. Policies and Plans for Rural People: An International Perspective, Taylor & Francis.
- Cloke, Paul J. 1991. Approaching Human Geography, Guilford Publications, Inc.
- Cloke, Paul J. 1992. Policy and Change in Thatcher's Britain: Policy and Planning and Critical Theory, Elsevier Science & Technology Books.
- Cloke, Paul J. 1992. Rural Land-Use Planning in Developed Nations, Cengage Learning.
- Cloke, Paul J. 1994. Writing The Rural, SAGE Publications.
- Paul J. Cloke, Paul Milbourne, Thomas, Chris. 1994. Lifestyles in Rural England. Rural Development Commission.
- Cloke, Paul J., Goodwin, Mark and Milbourne, Paul. 1997. Rural Wales: Community and marginalisation. University of Wales Press.
- Cloke, Paul J. 1999. Introducing Human Geographies, London: Hodder Education (subsidiary of Hachette Publishing.
- Cloke, Paul J. 2002. Rural Homelessness: Issues, Experiences and Policy Responses, Policy Press.
- Jones, Owain and Cloke, Paul J. 2002. Tree Cultures: The Place of Trees and Trees in Their Place. Berg.
- Cloke, Paul J. 2004. Practising Human Geography, SAGE Publications.
- Cloke, Paul J. 2005. Spaces of Geographical Thought: Deconstructing Human Geography's Binaries, SAGE Publications.
- Cloke, Paul J. 2006. The Handbook of Rural Studies, SAGE Publications.
- Cloke, Paul J. 2010. Swept-Up Lives?: Re-envisioning the Homeless City, Wiley-Blackwell.
- Cloke, Paul J. 2010. Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption, Wiley-Blackwell.
- Del Casino, Vinnie, Thomas, Mary E., Cloke, Paul J. and Panelli, Ruth (eds.). 2011. A Companion to Social Geography. Wiley.
- Pears, Mike and Cloke, Paul J. (eds.). 2016. Mission in Marginal Places: The Theory. Paternoster.
- Pears, Mike and Cloke, Paul J. (eds.). 2016. Mission in Marginal Places: The Praxis. Paternoster.
- Cloke, Paul J. and Pears, Mike (eds.). 2019. Mission in Marginal Places: The Stories. Paternoster.
- Cloke, Paul J., Baker, Christopher, Sutherland, Callum and Williams, Andrew. 2019. Geographies of Postsecularity: Re-envisioning Politics, Subjectivity and Ethics. Routledge.
- Cloke, Paul J., David Conradson, Eric Pawson, and Harvey C. Perkins. 2023.The Post-earthquake City: Disaster and Recovery in Christchurch, New Zealand. Routledge.
Notes and References
- Oakes, Tim; and Price, Patricia Lynn. The Cultural Geography Reader, Taylor & Francis, page 233, 2008.
- Web site: Staff profiles - Geography - University of Exeter . Geography.exeter.ac.uk . 22 June 2012.
- Cloke. P. J. . 1977. The use of key settlement policies in the planning of rural areas. Imperial College London (University of London). ethos.bl.uk. Ph.D .
- Web site: QMUL > Department of Geography > Homeless Research > Homeless Places Project > Project team . Geog.qmul.ac.uk . 22 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222305/http://www.geog.qmul.ac.uk/homeless/homelessplaces/team.html . 3 March 2016 . dead .
- Book: Cloke . Paul . Doel . Marcus . Matless . D . Phillips . M . Thift . Nigel . Writing the rural: five cultural geographies . 1994 . Paul Chapman Pub . London . 1853961973.
- Book: Cloke . Paul . Pears . Mike . Mission in marginal places : the theory . 2016 . Paternoster Press . Milton Keynes . 978-1842279090.
- Book: Cloke . Paul . Pears . Mike . Mission in marginal places : the praxis. 2016 . Paternoster Press . Milton Keynes . 978-1842279106.
- Book: Cloke . Paul . Pears . Mike . Mission in marginal places : the stories. 2019 . Paternoster Press . Milton Keynes . 978-1780781853.
- https://rgrg.co.uk/professor-paul-cloke Professor Paul Cloke
- Web site: Victoria Medal recipient - Professor Paul Cloke . Royal Geographical Society.
- Web site: Academy of Social Sciences . Acss.org.uk . 22 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130723003803/http://www.acss.org.uk/about5.htm . 23 July 2013.
- Web site: Royal Society elects 10 scientists to prestigious science academy . Royalsociety.org.nz . 16 November 2005 . 22 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130210041040/http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/2005/11/16/royal-society-elects-10-scientists-to-prestigious-science-academy/ . 10 February 2013.
- Web site: Elections to the Fellowship 2009: Professor Paul Cloke . britac.ac.uk . 20 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130130221757/http://www.britac.ac.uk/fellowship/elections/cloke.cfm . 30 January 2013.