For (Asia) urbanists, there is an exciting virtual symposium taking place this Friday 6 November 2020, organised by jointly by York University, Canada and by the Centre for the Study of Korea at the University of Toronto. The symposium, rescheduled from its original March 2020 schedule due to COVID-19, is to address ‘Making and Unmaking […]
Each year, SEAC hosts Southeast Asia Forum on campus, but because of the restrictions on mobility in light of COVID-19 pandemic, SEAF in 2020 will be held as a week-long series of online discussions titled LSE Southeast Asia Week between 26 and 30 October. The events will offer a unique opportunity to inform and network with policymakers in […]
The summer has been a busy period for me, partly to put together a series of events for autumn this year for the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (SEAC) that I’ve been directing since 2018. It is my pleasure to share the confirmed weekly events including research seminars, which bring together speakers from across […]
This new edited volume entitled ‘On the Margins of Urban South Korea: Core Location as Method and Praxis’ is an important volume that is interdisciplinary and adventurous while critical and insightful. It brings together colleagues who have been working on urban Korea from various disciplinary perspectives, and makes a great contribution to the on-going efforts […]
On 3rd February 2020, it was pleasure to be invited and speak on the topic, “Neoliberal Urbanism and Social Movements Responses to Housing Struggles in Asia” for a UCL workshop on the new British Academy-funded project on living heritage and spatial violence in Myanmar, led by SEAC Associate Dr Catalina Ortiz (Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL).
On 3rd December 2019, LSE Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, along with the Department of Geography and Environment, co-hosted the book launch for the 2019 book “Neoliberal Urbanism, Contested Cities and Housing in Asia” that I co-edited with Dr. Yi Ling Chen (Associate Professor of Global and Area Studies and Geography, University of Colorado Boulder) (see the […]
On 21st September 2019, I enjoyed the visit to O.P. Jindal Global University to give a keynote at the Inter-Disciplinary Workshop in Development Studies organised by the Centre for New Economics Studies, Jindal School of International Affairs. The workshop’s theme was “Urban Transformations”, and my keynote was entitled “Urban Transformation with ‘Asian Style’: Reflections on […]
On 17th September 2019, it was my pleasure to visit the Jawaharlal Nehru University and give a lecture at the Centre for the Study of Regional Development. My talk was titled “In the shadow of state-led gentrification: The commercialisation of residential properties in Seoul”. The visit also involved discussions with colleagues at the Centre for the […]
On 12th September 2019, it was pleasure to visit Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore and give a talk entitled “Urbanisation of (East Asian) Capital, and the Rise of Enclave Urbanism in Vietnam”. Many thanks to Prof Tim Bunnell (Director of ARI) for the invitation and to Prof Ho Kong Chong for chairing […]
From 27th August to 31st August 2019, I was in Seoul, South Korea, attending the workshop “Reconsidering Korean Urban and Regional Development Experiences: Implication for International Cooperation” hosted by the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements and organised by Dr Se-Hoon Park at KRIHS. My own talk was entitled “Urban Transformation with ‘Korean Style’: Lessons from Property-based Redevelopment […]