Abstract
Filippo Menga is Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Bergamo in Italy and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Political Geography. His research draws on political ecology, political geography, and development studies to advance an innovative approach to the study of water politics, particularly in relation to hydraulic infrastructure, global water networks and governance, and the dialectics of sustainability.
This panel event will launch his most recent book, Thirst: The Global Quest to Solve the Water Crisis (2025), which offers a groundbreaking account of the global water crisis and the failure of corporations and non-profits to address its worsening effects. In a whirlwind tour of global water insecurity, Thirst argues that if humanity is to escape the deadlock that bedevils access to clean water, it has to reconsider both its faith in the market and its relationship with nature.
Filippo will be in conversation with Naho Mirumachi, Professor in Environmental Politics at King's College London, and Julie Froud, Professor of Financial Innovation at the University of Manchester. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A.
The panel is free to attend and open to all. It is hosted by the Thinking Through Infrastructure Network. For updates on forthcoming events please follow @TTinfraNetwork or join the mail list by writing to Dominic Davies.
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