Neoliberal Urbanism, Contested Cities and Housing in Asia

Yi-Ling Chen is Associate Professor in International Studies and Geography at the University of Wyoming, USA. Her research examines the interaction of urban planning and social change, focusing on urban social movements, particularly those concerning housing access. Her published works are on housing, gender, urban movements, identity politics and regional development in Taiwan. She recently expanded her research to compare East Asian cities, Amsterdam, and Denver in their implementations of social housing.

Hyun Bang Shin is Professor of Geography and Urban Studies and the Director of Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. Between 2017 and 2019, he is also Eminent Scholar at Kyung Hee University, South Korea. His research focuses on the critical analysis of the political economic dynamics of speculative urbanization, the politics of displacement, gentrification, mega-events, and the right to the city, with particular attention to Asian cities.