HYUN BANG SHIN

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Professor of Geography and Urban Studies and Head of Department

Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE, United Kingdom

Contact: h.b.shin[at]lse.ac.uk

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PROFILE

Hyun Bang Shin is Professor of Geography and Urban Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science and serves the Department of Geography and Environment as the Head of Department. Elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, Professor Hyun Bang Shin is an internationally recognised scholar in urban studies whose research has profoundly influenced critical urban theory and practice, particularly in non-Western contexts. His work spans four key areas: gentrification, urban political economy, urban struggles, and the circulation of urbanism. By challenging conventional perspectives, Professor Shin has contributed to reshaping the understanding of contemporary urban transformation, emphasising the socio-political dynamics of cities in rapidly developing regions. From 2018 to 2023, he served as Director of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE, fostering interdisciplinary research on Southeast Asia. He was the Editor and Coordinating Editor of the International Journal of Urban and Regional Research from 2021 to 2024 and a trustee of the Urban Studies Foundation from 2016 to 2023 (inclusive of two years as a treasurer), contributing to global urban scholarship and mentorship. Since 2009, he has co-organised The Urban Salon, a London-based forum for architecture, cities, and international urbanism. Professor Shin’s global impact is reflected in his ranking among the top 2% of the most highly cited scholars (Stanford/Elsevier, 2023-2025). As of the end of December 2025, his Google Scholar exhibits a h-index of 32 and an i10-index of 47, having accumulated more than 5,500 citations.

RESEARCH KEYWORDS

Urban Political Economy, Urban Geography, Urban Studies, Gentrification, Cities, Mega Events as Urban Spectacles, Megaprojects, Asian Urbanism, Global East