Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

Research Handbook on Urban Sociology

Emphasising the social, critical and situated dimensions of the urban, this comprehensive Research Handbook presents a unique collection of theoretical and empirical perspectives on urban sociology. Bringing together expert contributors … Continue reading

Wednesday, 26 August 2026 · Leave a comment

Informal subaltern surveillance and counter-hegemonic resistance: Towards congruence

Subaltern urbanism has emerged as a paradigm shift to trouble the orthodoxy of urban informality. Bandauko’s recent article elevates this radical turn by examining the concept of ‘subaltern surveillance’ and … Continue reading

Sunday, 23 August 2026 · Leave a comment

Vietnamese Vernacular Modernism Is a Local Language Created by the Ordinary People

The characteristics of Vietnamese modernism invite us to reconsider how architectural value is understood. It is not only the “scholarly” architecture practiced by a few, but rather the popular practice … Continue reading

Saturday, 1 August 2026 · Leave a comment

Between Order and Unruliness: Rethinking Vietnam’s Post-Colonial City

What if apparent disorder is not simply evidence of a city failing to conform to a plan? What if it reveals something about how the city actually works? From this … Continue reading

Saturday, 1 August 2026 · Leave a comment

Envisioning Labour-led urban development: A collective reflection

Friday, 3 July 2026 · Leave a comment

Urban Violence and Marginalised Communities

Urban Violence and Marginalised Communities presents a nuanced and revealing picture of how urban violence manifests and operates in multiple and unprecedented ways, challenging the common conception of urban violence solely … Continue reading

Wednesday, 1 July 2026 · Leave a comment

Decolonial informal urban futures

Urban informality scholarship is concerned with injustice and anti-democratic practices. It addresses these issues by engaging with and critiquing urban displacement, inequality, and exclusionary governance. Decoloniality is present in this … Continue reading

Tuesday, 16 June 2026 · Leave a comment

Equality in the City: Imaginaries of the Smart Future

This collection critiques the rhetoric of ‘smart cities’. It seeks to engender a timely debate about what future cities might look like and what their concerns should be. Using a … Continue reading

Monday, 20 April 2026 · Leave a comment