{"id":996,"date":"2017-02-22T15:07:42","date_gmt":"2017-02-22T06:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/ipcr\/?p=996"},"modified":"2017-02-22T15:08:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T06:08:35","slug":"fy2016iv-6endo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp\/ipcr\/en\/fy2016iv-6endo\/","title":{"rendered":"IV-6. “The Urban Dynamics and Stratification in the Global Cities in Southeast Asia” (H28 FY2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"
This series of workshops seeks a new framework to analyze, both theoretically and empirically, recent urban dynamism and stratification within Southeast Asia\u2019s global cities. Cities such as Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and Manila, where compressed changes are typically observed, reveal multilayered internal structures. We aim to create an academic arena for young academics from various disciplinary backgrounds, such as area studies, economics, and political science, and use this opportunity to plan future joint projects on Southeast Asian mega cities.<\/p>\n
Urbanization in Southeast Asia has been rapidly growing in tandem with that in other areas around the world. Large cities in Southeast Asia have become global hubs of finance, production, and consumption; the urban network connecting them has been expanding. These cities are experiencing \u2018compressed changes\u2019 in economy and society, followed by multilayered stratification. They have proved to be different from the kind of cities described in the \u201cAsian Mega City\u201d book series (Osaka City University Project) based on research in the 1990s.<\/p>\n
This workshop will survey the latest urban theories and conduct empirical analysis, adopting a multi-disciplinary framework. In 2015, we organized three seminars to discuss the theoretical framework and review urban studies literature. In 2016, we will continue literature survey of various disciplines but also use secondary data to analyze urban dynamics, development patterns, and stratification.<\/p>\n
The features and structures of urban economics and society\u2014in other words, economic functions, employment opportunities, and the social situations created therein\u2014are determined not only by domestic but also by international factors. Our theoretical and empirical study will present a new analytical understanding of what is actually happening on the ground in Southeast Asia, using the city as an analytical unit rather than the nation state. After we finish this workshop series, we plan to a) apply for external funding to pursue a larger urban research project and b) publish our findings in both English and Japanese.<\/p>\n
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