Dr Gordon MacLeod (1964–2022)

Dr Gordon MacLeod, Reader in Human Geography at Durham University, died on 14th
October 2022, aged 58 (Figure 1). Gordon was an internationally significant thinker and
shaper of interdisciplinary debates in urban and regional political economy. His distinctive
writing style – a brilliant thematic synthesis of literatures from many disciplinary fields,
blended with commentaries on policy, politics, and personalities – captured the imagination
of established academics and deeply influenced a critical generation of graduate students
around the world. Gordon’s generosity of academic character was matched by a gregarious
willingness to always share, discuss, and debate ideas, throughout the working day and conference
night. He leaves a corpus of work of significant international standing that continues
to provide a benchmark for high-quality geographical political economy through the dynamic
interface between economic and political geography.