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 ''

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'', published by

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Science. , he was a faculty member of the Department of Geography at the

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Educational background

Cloke attended the

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, graduating with a

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in geography. He studied for his PhD at

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(University of London). His academic area of expertise focused on

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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

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. He has also served as a professor of geography at the

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. At the time of his death he was an emeritus professor at the

and adjunct professor at the

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Theology

Cloke was an Evangelical Christian and co-authored a trilogy of works entitled ''Mission in Marginal Places'' with theologian Mike Pears.

Death

Cloke died on 25 May 2022.

Honors and awards

* 2022: Victoria Medal, Royal Geographical Society *

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, * 2002: Academician of the

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* 2005: Honorary Fellow of the

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* 2009: Fellow of the

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Published works

Cloke was author or editor of over 40 books. * Cloke, Paul J. 1983. ''An Introduction to Rural Settlement Planning'',

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, Inc.. * Cloke, Paul J. 1985. ''Rural Resource Management'',

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. * Cloke, Paul J. 1990. ''The Rural State?: Limits to Planning in Rural Society'',

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. * Cloke, Paul J. 1990. ''Policies and Plans for Rural People: An International Perspective'', Taylor & Francis. * Cloke, Paul J. 1991. ''Approaching Human Geography'',

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, 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'',

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. * Cloke, Paul J. 1994. ''Writing The Rural'',

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. * 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'',

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. * 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'',

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. * 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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cloke, Paul 1956 births 2022 deaths British geographers Fellows of the British Academy Honorary Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand Alumni of the University of Southampton Alumni of Wye College Alumni of the University of Bristol Academics of the University of Exeter Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences