City and culture, inequalities, Social justice

Singapore’s dirty little Covid-19 secret: The case of foreign workers and what it tells us about race relations in Singapore

Nov 5, 2020 — 0 Comments

Asian urbanism, Mega projects, Speculative urbanism

New Clark City: Will it benefit the Filipino people?

Nov 3, 2020 — 0 Comments

Land and housing politics, Mega projects, Speculative urbanism, State capitalism

Developmentalism and Neoliberalism in East Asia: Contesting Two Different Political Ideologies in Urban Development in Songdo New City, South Korea

Oct 29, 2020 — 0 Comments

Asian urbanism, Gentrification, Land and housing politics, Urban redevelopment

State-led gentrification in Shenzhen: The intertwined histories of Baishizhou Urban Village and the OCT Loft

Oct 27, 2020 — 1 Comment

Crises, Financialisation, inequalities, Social justice

McRefugees: Hong Kong’s invisible class

Oct 21, 2020 — 0 Comments

Contesting dispossession, Land and housing politics, Urban politics

From victims to activists: How the residents of Hong Kong’s sub-divided homes are changing the narrative through grassroots collectivism

Jan 15, 2020 — 1 Comment

Asian urbanism, Mega events, Mega projects, Speculative urbanism, State capitalism, Urban politics

‘It takes two to tango’: How China snatched a port and (part of) a city from Sri Lanka

Jan 13, 2020 — 1 Comment

Land and housing politics, Urban politics, Urban redevelopment

Redeveloping for ideology: The Case of Kwun Tong

Nov 30, 2019 — 0 Comments

Contesting dispossession, Land and housing politics, Urban politics, Urban redevelopment

Contesting Kathputli’s redevelopment: Who’s “Clean Delhi, Green Delhi” counts?

Nov 23, 2019 — 0 Comments

City and culture, Contesting dispossession, Land and housing politics, State capitalism, Urban redevelopment

An (un)dying flea market?: Contesting state-led closure of
 Sungei Road Hawking Zone in Singapore

Nov 20, 2019 — 0 Comments