Good to see the release of this copy, The Urbanising Dynamics of Global China Speculation, Articulation, and Translation in Global Capitalism, a republication edition of our journal special issue with the same title (see here) with Yimin Zhao and Sin Yee Koh. It was a pleasant surprise when Taylor & Francis reached out in mid-November 2024 […]
I am deeply honoured and thrilled to announce that I have been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (AcSS). This prestigious recognition celebrates my contributions to the social sciences and affirms the impact of my work in advancing the field. Link: https://acss.org.uk/news/the-academy-of-social-sciences-welcomes-64-leading-social-scientists-to-its-fellowship/ As part of this distinguished fellowship, I join 63 […]
A little before the Covid-19 pandemic, I experimented with a new mode of teaching assessments that involved the writing of academically informed but public-facing blogs. Some of the exemplary pieces have been released on this teaching blog, https://urbanasia.blog. The site, https://urbanasia.blog, is designed for educational purpose to share primarily the writings of students who carry […]
At the end of 2024, I was very pleased to see the publisher proofs of a forthcoming book that I co-edited with Dr Dong-Wan Gimm, entitled The Political Economy of Megaprojects in Asia: State power, Land Control, Financial Flows, and Dispossession and to be published by Routledge. More details about the book and its table […]