Events
City Planning and Governance in Non-Western Contexts
| Date | : | 01 Jul 2024 |
| Time | : | 15:00 – 17:00 |
| Venue | : | Hybrid (Online via Zoom & AS7 06-42) |
| Contact Person | : | LIM, Zi Qi |
Jointly organized by Global Studies Programme, and Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore.
CHAIRPERSON
Dr George Radics, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, National University of Singapore
PROGRAMME
| 15:00 | WELCOME TEA |
| 15:20 | INTRODUCTIONS Dr George Radics | National University of Singapore |
| 15:30 |
PRESENTATIONS
Good Governance in Rhetoric and Reality in Tanzania’s Cities
A Socially Embedded Approach to Corruption and Good Governance in the Philippines
Foreign Discourses of Good Governance in Contemporary China |
| 16:30 | DISCUSSION |
| 17:00 | END |
ABSTRACT
This roundtable will examine facets of development and good governance in three different countries: China, the Philippines, and Tanzania. In China, “good governance” is deeply rooted in Confucianism, but is significantly shaped by foreign discourses. Intertwined with development, corruption and anti-corruption movements will be explored in the Philippines through ethnographic fieldwork. Lastly, the promise of efficiency through privatization, growth through building booms and infrastructural overhauls, will be juxtaposed against the daily realities of those living in the urban landscapes of Tanzania. These three talks will explore aspects of political consensus, cultural logics, trust and mistrust of institutions, and neoliberal development in the context of development and good governance.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Garth Myers is Director of the Center for Urban and Global Studies and the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Urban International Studies. Myers has conducted research in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, South Africa, Finland, and the UK over the past 20 years, and he regularly uses his research to inform his teaching.
Marco Garrido is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago. His work has appeared in the American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces, Qualitative Sociology, and the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research. More recently, he published a book entitled The Patchwork City (University of Chicago Press).
Yipeng Shen is Head of Chinese Language and Culture and Associate Professor of Language and Culture Studies and International Studies at Trinity College. His last book Public Discourses of Contemporary China: The Narration of the Nation in Popular Literatures, Film, and Television was published in 2015 (Palgrave Macmillan). He is currently writing a book on globalization and Chinese youth culture.
REGISTRATION
Admission in free. Please register your interest by completing the registration form at https://forms.office.com/r/aDRqD3Bcut (for in-person participation) or https://www.shorturl.at/7K55D (for online participation).