On 25th April 2019, I had the pleasure of giving an open lecture at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies on the topic of “In the shadow of state-led gentrification: The commercialisation of residential properties in Seoul”. The abstract of the lecture can be found below. Abstract: This talk examines the rise and […]
It’s with great pleasure that my colleagues and I have been awarded a British Academy grant for its Tackling the UK’s International Challenges programme. The project, titled “The Urban Spectre of Global China: Mechanisms, Consequences, and Alternatives for Urban Futures”, is to run until July 2020, examining four large-scale property development projects of Chinese capital, to question […]
I have posted earlier (see here) about a new forthcoming book from @Palgrave_, Neoliberal Urbanism, Contested Cities and Housing in Asia, and it is my pleasure to confirm that the book proof has been finalised and it’s ready for the final production. The book’s cover image is also finalised and is attached here as follows. The image shows an aerial view of […]