Why Welfare States Save Democracy
Rising inequality threatens democratic durability, as societies become increasingly polarized. South Korea and Taiwan have resisted global trends in democratic backsliding by continually expanding their social welfare regimes. Democratic resilience … Continue reading
The Economics of Power and Poverty in the Home
Poverty is usually measured at the household level, but deprivation is experienced by individuals. Resources, opportunities, and decision-making power are not always shared equally within families. Looking inside the household … Continue reading
Knowledge/Nation: The Humanities and the Social Sciences in Postcolonial India
Knowledge/Nation brings together reflections on how the social sciences and allied interdisciplinary fields have evolved in the country, and where we can go from here. It explores how India has … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
