Urban Asia and China | LSE-Peking University Summer School, August 2014
I am running a summer school course, Urban Asia and China (course code: LPS-GY201) as part of the LSE-Peking University Summer School in August 2014. The Summer School runs between 11-22 August 2014, and takes place in Beijing. More information on the Summer School can be found here: LSE-Peking University Summer School. Applications for the 2014 […]
Our Bodies: Whose Property? by Anne Phillips. Book Review
Reviewed in this month for a Korean daily… A short but an insightful book that provides a lot to think about but no simple straightforward answer. This posting is in Korean. 이번 달 경향신문 해외 책 리뷰는 이 책으로 하였습니다. 생각할 꺼리는 많이 던져주면서도 명쾌한 답은 쉽사리 주지 않는 책이었습니다… Original link: http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=201309272143285&code=900308 (Posted on the newspaper […]
Book Review [In Korean]: Shanghai Gone by Qin Shao
This is the fifth monthly contribution to the Korean daily newspaper, The KyungHyang Shinmun. I have chosen by Qin Shao, Professor of History at The College of New Jersey. There is an excerpt of the book in English, which can be viewed on the Asia Society web site on this link. The book discusses the life and struggle of […]
China Policy Institute Blog » China’s Speculative Urbanism and the Built Environment
The following is an invited contribution to the China Policy Institute Blog (thanks to Jonathan Sullivan for the invitation and editorial support). The theme of the blog at the time of the invitation was ‘environment’, and to me, this cannot be detached from the issue of China’s speculative urbanism that has been sweeping the country for years. […]
Book Review [In Korean]: Locating Neoliberalism in East Asia by Bae-Gyoon Park, Richard Child Hill and Asato Saito
My fourth book review for the Korean daily newspaper KyungHyang Daily. This time, I have selected <Locating Neoliberalism in East Asia> by Bae-Gyoon Park, Richard Child Hill and Asato Saito. Published on 24 May 2013. 2013년 5월 24일 게재된 네번째 경향신문 [해외 책] 서평. 동아시아에서 신자유주의 찾기 Locating Neoliberalism in East Asia: Neoliberalizing Spaces in Developmental […]
Academic life, ethics and the importance of record keeping
I’ve earlier emphasised the importance of keeping all the records of your activity logs and correspondence (both e-mail and paper-based). This is crucial not only for the need of tracing the roots of your evolving thoughts, but also for the protection of your own reputation. Sometimes, you will need to recount particular events, identify what […]
Essay for Open Democracy | Development and dissent in China’s ‘urban age’
Open Democracy based in the United Kingdom is running a new series on Cities in Conflict, which according to the series editors “seeks to examine cities as conceptualised, planned or contested sites of conflict, security or resistance.” The series includes a number of themes that range from ‘the insurgent city’, ‘cities of exception’ and ‘the city yet […]
CFP: Field Research Method Lab – Addressing Field Research Constraints in China
(Please kindly note that a new LSE blog is launched based on the outcomes of the workshop: Field Research Method Lab at http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/fieldresearch) Field Research Method Lab: Addressing Field Research Constraints in China Hosted by the Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science Funded by the LSE Teaching and Learning Centre Dates: 6-7 […]
Book Review in Korean: Rebel Cities by David Harvey 데이비드 하비의 <저항의 도시>
I’ve been invited to contribute book reviews to a Korean daily newspaper called KyungHyang Daily. It’s going to be one book per month, and I presume it’s going to be also available on its online site. The first one I have chosen is David Harvey’s Rebel Cities (2012). The next one to come is Stephen […]