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Phil Hubbard (born 1969, Ashford, Kent) is a British geographer and sociologist. He is currently professor of urban sociology at the University of Kent. Hubbard has written widely cited work on urban and cultural geographies.

Hubbard was previously Editor of the journal Social and Cultural Geography and Chair of the Social and Cultural Geography group of the Royal Geographical Society. Hubbard's work has principally focused on contested land uses in the city and the resolution of social conflict via techniques of planning and licensing. This has combined Foucualdian theories of governmentality with insights derived from psychoanalytical and queer theory which focus on questions of disgust and exclusion. Hubbard has also written or co-edited a number of texts and collections on theory and philosophy in human geography.

Recent work concentrates on issues around sex work, and in particular the location, licencing and impact of sexual entertainment venues in England, Wales and Scotland. In 2015 Hubbard presented evidence to Scottish Parliament, calling for a unified approach to the licensing and regulation of sexual entertainment venues.