One of my earlier papers in Geography Compass (Economic section)—"New Spatial Logics in Global Cities Research: Networks, Flows and New Political Spaces"— has been selected as one of five most downloaded papers in the journal and relaunched in a new virtual issue. In conjunction with the upcoming Fourth Global Conference on Economic Geography, the virtual... Continue Reading →
Talk for Dunman High School’s Distinguished Speakers Series, 15 July 2015
It was my pleasure to meet senior high humanities students of Dunman High School and those from other junior colleges who attended the Distinguished Speakers Series event held on 15th July 2015 (Performing Arts Centre, Dunman High School). My thanks to Mrs Grace Bok who invited me to speak on the topic of "Singapore as... Continue Reading →
Research project: Tracking the movement of economic geographers into business and management
This is a call for support with a project on the movement of economic geographers into business and management. IN THE BUSINESS OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY: TRACKING THE MOVEMENT OF ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHERS INTO BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT Project website: www.egrg.rgs.org/business-of-econ-geog Recent years have witnessed a noticeable migration of economic geographers from Departments of Geography (or Geography programmes more broadly... Continue Reading →
New publications on offshore finance and financial citizenship
I have a new paper on financial citizenship (co-authored with my former student TAN Choon Hang) that is now in press with Geoforum. The final corrected proof version of the paper is available for free download until 4 August 2015, no subscription or registration required. Please use this link. (The link below brings you to... Continue Reading →
Call for papers: Financialisation of everyday life (4th GCEG, Oxford 2015)
CALL FOR PAPERS Fourth Global Conference on Economic Geography (Oxford, 19-22 August 2015) Session: Financialisation of everyday life Organisers: Shaun French (University of Nottingham), Karen Lai (National University of Singapore) Increasing consumption of financial products and the growing acceptance of financial logics (particularly in the context of dwindling state-welfare benefits) are normalising risks and risk-taking... Continue Reading →
Call for papers: Global Production Economies (Fourth Global Conference on Economic Geography, 2015)
CALL FOR PAPERS Fourth Global Conference on Economic Geography, Oxford, 19-22 August 2015 http://www.gceg2015.org/ Global Production Economies Sponsored by the Global Production Networks Research Centre at the National University of Singapore (GPN@NUS http://gpn.nus.edu.sg/) The Global Production Network (GPN) approach is a useful analytical tool for economic geographers seeking to unpack the networked nature of the global... Continue Reading →
GPN Centre website
The Global Production Networks Centre (GPN@NUS) website is now live. http://gpn.nus.edu.sg Click on the above link to find out more about our work on global production networks and development in Asia and the research team. We are currently working hard to develop the Centre’s core research programme. There will be a launch event on 26 January... Continue Reading →
GE1101E/GEK1001 updated
The module information (topics, schedule, assignments etc.) for GE1101E/GEK1001 Geographical Journeys: Exploring World Environments, Semester 2, AY2014/2015 has been updated here. As with previous years, the module will be taught by myself and Professor Alan Ziegler. More detailed information and updates will be posted on IVLE. Please check for any changes to class schedule closer to the... Continue Reading →
GE3201 The Service Economy module updated
The module information (topics, schedule, assignments etc.) for GE3201 The Service Economy, Semester 2, AY2014/2015 has been updated here. For next semester, the module will be taught by myself and Professor Neil Coe. More detailed information and updates will be posted on IVLE. Please check for any changes to class schedule closer to the CORS... Continue Reading →
Talk at Beijing Normal University, 17 November 2014
I will be giving a talk at the School of Geography, Beijing Normal University (北京师范大学，地理学与遥感科学学院) on Monday 17 November 2014. Details are listed below. Financialisation, financial citizenship and the state: The case of banking reforms in Singapore 金融化，金融公民与国度：新加坡银行业改革的案例研究 Dr Karen Lai (National University of Singapore) Monday 17 November 2014, 10.00am to 12.00pm School of Geography,... Continue Reading →
Karen P.Y. Lai 