New publication: Contesting speculative urbanisation and strategising discontents
In my earlier post, I have mentioned a crisis-scape.net conference in Athens that I am attending soon. As part of this, I’ve written a chapter for a book that is published as a conference proceeding. Attached below is the direct link to my chapter’s online version (images to follow are the ones inserted in my […]
[Conference] Crisis-scapes: Athens and beyond, Athens, 9-10 May 2014
Upon kind invitation from the crisis-scape research team based in Athens, Greece, I am giving a paper in this exciting event to be held between 9 and 10 May 2014. Many thanks to Antonis Vradis in particular for making things really smooth and enjoyable. The team has put together an excellent line-up of speakers, which […]
Call for Contributions to an LSE blog on Field Research Method
In November 2013, I launched an LSE blog focusing on field research method. Since then, it has been publishing regular posts on how researchers have addressed various constraints that faced them while in the field. The first set of posts was based on contributions to a two-day workshop that I organised last June 2013, and […]
Journal article (2014): Urban spatial restructuring, event-led development and scalar politics
A recent paper of mine on examining Guangzhou’s use of the Asian Games has just been published by the journal Urban Studies. Entitled “Urban Spatial Restructuring, Event-led Development and Scalar Politics”, it examines the use of the 2010 Summer Asian Games by Guangzhou in China as a means to justify its developmental vision that aimed […]
Proposal accepted for a journal special issue on Accumulation, State Legitimacy and Cities of Spectacle in ‘Emerging’ Economies
Earlier last week, it was a great pleasure to receive the final acceptance letter from the special features editor of the Urban Geography journal with regard to a proposal to pursue a special issue on Accumulation, State Legitimacy and Cities of Spectacle in ‘Emerging’ Economies. I will be guest editing this with Andy Thornley in my […]
CFP: The Second International Conference on Mega-Events and the City, Rio de Janeiro, 27-30 April 2014
I had a chance to be at the first conference on Mega-events and the City, and now the organisers are to host its second conference, taking place shortly before the 2014 FIFA World Cup. This should be an exciting conference for critical interrogation of mega-events. OUTLINE: “The Second International Conference on Mega-Events and the City […]
Latest LSE Review of Books Podcast on Architecture and Design: Framing the urban experience
LSE Review of Books is an online initiative that publishes daily reviews of academic publications across all areas of social science. Part of its initiatives includes a series of podcast, featuring academics’ views on chosen topics and the books that had some impact on their academic life. Earlier in this academic year, the LSE Review […]
LSE Comment and Opinion | From Beijing to Rio: Whose Games?
“The excessive amount of money spent on a mega event inevitably sucks up public money to address social needs – and it hasn’t gone unnoticed in Brazil.” Hyun Bang Shin explains why the world’s attention on Rio in the lead up to the 2014 World Cup may reveal more than its government desires.
Latest issue of Antipode out now, and the Right to the City in China
My paper “The Right to the City and Critical Reflections on China’s Property Rights Activism” recently came out from Antipode, and here is its introduction that has appeared in the journal’s most recent newsletter (original URL: http://antipodefoundation.org/2013/11/28/latest-issue-of-antipode-out-now-and-the-right-to-the-city-in-china/#comments). Attached below is its full text as appeared in the newsletter: Shin, H.B. (2013) The Right to the City […]