We urbanists are obsessed with place. So it may be hard for us to believe that the connection between physical space and urbanization has been neglected by much of social science, outside of urban economics, urban planning, and urban geography. Indeed, place and geography have been notoriously absent from the greater field of political science.
That’s why the research of political scientist Ryan Enosis so interesting. An associate professor at Harvard’s Department of Government, Enos focuses on the geographic or spatial underpinnings of politics. His new book, The Space Between Us, dives deep into how the places we live influence our politics.
I talked to Enos about his new book and the spatial forces that shape social and political life in the United States. Our conversation has been edited for space and flow.
[For more on this story by Richard Florida, go to https://www.citylab.com/life/2...our-politics/548147/]
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