Jamie Doucette
@jamiedoucette.bsky.social
Reader in Human Geography @ University of Manchester. Author of The Postdevelopmental State: Dilemmas of Economic Democratization in Contemporary South Korea (Michigan: 2024, OA). Co-Editor: Developmentalist Cities? (Brill/Haymarket 2019). North sea surfer
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Jamie Doucette
@jamiedoucette.bsky.social
· Nov 14
The Postdevelopmental State
Over the last 25 years, South Korea has witnessed growing inequality due to the proliferation of non-standard employment, ballooning household debt, deepening export-dependency, and the growth of supe...
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It came out in late September, but since I've been off twitter for over a year, I thought I'd announce my new book here. It is also open access so available for free.
I mean, it's fine, but its no Main or Commercial. Then again, haven't lived there for a while but I'm skeptical.
November 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
I mean, it's fine, but its no Main or Commercial. Then again, haven't lived there for a while but I'm skeptical.
If anyone is thinking about attending SASE 2026 and looking for a panel on East Asia, democracy, political economy, here's something i'm putting together. Pop me an email if your interests fit and would like to participate. Feels like SASE might be popular this year as many avoid US-based events.
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
If anyone is thinking about attending SASE 2026 and looking for a panel on East Asia, democracy, political economy, here's something i'm putting together. Pop me an email if your interests fit and would like to participate. Feels like SASE might be popular this year as many avoid US-based events.
As a former Vancouverite, this feels like a flashback to the Idle No More movement of 2012-13.
Honest Government Ad | Watch out, Canada
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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November 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
As a former Vancouverite, this feels like a flashback to the Idle No More movement of 2012-13.
Looks like a very considered, detailed, in depth case study. Nice to see urban research about Seoul like this coming out. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Property rights and redevelopment: Political subjectivity and the limits of the right to the city in Seoul, South Korea
While the right to the city has been widely invoked as a global slogan for more just and equitable urban futures, its applicability across different p…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Looks like a very considered, detailed, in depth case study. Nice to see urban research about Seoul like this coming out. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Jamie Doucette
"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them."
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
Lower migration is bad news for the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe
Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, and that the recent collapse in immigration will harm the UK's economic p...
ukandeu.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them."
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
A few years ago, we were calling this sort of thing 'postdemocracy'. Mosler raises an interesting question of how to label this kind of violence, specifically in a post-Cold War context where 'liberal democracy' has been used as a slogan for some extreme anti-liberal and anti-democratic politics.
[Column] The banality of Korea’s ‘democratic fascism’
Chilling new footage of Cabinet members from the night of Yoon’s martial law declaration shows them nonchalantly perpetrating an act of treason
english.hani.co.kr
November 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A few years ago, we were calling this sort of thing 'postdemocracy'. Mosler raises an interesting question of how to label this kind of violence, specifically in a post-Cold War context where 'liberal democracy' has been used as a slogan for some extreme anti-liberal and anti-democratic politics.
One hopes...
APEC summit was ‘nail in coffin’ for Korea’s election deniers, says conservative commentator
Veteran conservative commentator Cho Gab-je said that last week’s APEC summit showed that Trump has little interest in the conspiracy theories being peddled by Korea’s far right
english.hani.co.kr
November 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
One hopes...
Could be useful for GEOG 10101: Geographies of Globalisation.
London, Nov 6
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Register now ⬇️
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October 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Could be useful for GEOG 10101: Geographies of Globalisation.
Some connections here I was not aware of.
'Blue Labour' and the Thiel Effect: How MAGA Is Making In-Roads Into British Politics
The ideology of the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement, which has transformed politics in the United States, is having an impact in the UK. But how is this influence being transmitted?
bylinetimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Some connections here I was not aware of.
Enjoyed this guest essay in today's NYTimes, combing in the wake of Trump's pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.
Opinion | How a Fringe Movement of Gun Nuts, Backwoodsmen and Free Marketers Paved the Way for Autocracy
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Enjoyed this guest essay in today's NYTimes, combing in the wake of Trump's pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao.
To read:
May God Protect Korea from the Deluge: An Analysis of Protestant Support for Yoon Seok-yeol’s Martial Law (2024)
On 3 December 2024, president Yoon Seok-yeol declared martial law, plunging South Korea into an unprecedented political crisis. While officially justified as a response to alleged communist infiltrati...
www.degruyterbrill.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:23 PM
To read:
This looks really interesting
Excited to dig into Hannah Shepherd's new book, out in December from UC Press:
www.ucpress.edu/books/the-na...
www.ucpress.edu/books/the-na...
October 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
This looks really interesting
I'm sure some enjoyed the @theguardian.com take on Peter Thiel's weird Girardian lectures. There's a pinch on 'bitcoin evangelists' love of Girard's 'mimetic desire' in our Antipode article. While the case is concerned with Busan, I spend a while on broader cyber-libertarian/NRx imaginaries.
October 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I'm sure some enjoyed the @theguardian.com take on Peter Thiel's weird Girardian lectures. There's a pinch on 'bitcoin evangelists' love of Girard's 'mimetic desire' in our Antipode article. While the case is concerned with Busan, I spend a while on broader cyber-libertarian/NRx imaginaries.
Found a recent article of mine linked on this new think tank. Anyone know anything about their origins? From their bios, they seem to be composed of former DC insiders, lawyers, and officials, but influenced by academic work in the tradition of Benjamin, Arendt, Agamben.
INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF STATES OF EXCEPTION
The Institute for the Study of States of Exception (ISSE) fosters critical research and discussion on the link between emergency powers and democratic erosion.
www.statesofexception.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Found a recent article of mine linked on this new think tank. Anyone know anything about their origins? From their bios, they seem to be composed of former DC insiders, lawyers, and officials, but influenced by academic work in the tradition of Benjamin, Arendt, Agamben.
Some here might be interested in the following talk by Professor Chang Kyung-Sup’s for The Korea Society on his book The Risk of Compressed Modernity, Oct 8th, 2025 (21:00 pm in Korea / 8:00 am in US EST)
Korea's Compressed Modernity and Its Risks
Promoting understanding & cooperation between the U.S. & Korea, The Korea Society offers programs, events, & resources on Korean culture, policy & education
www.koreasociety.org
October 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Some here might be interested in the following talk by Professor Chang Kyung-Sup’s for The Korea Society on his book The Risk of Compressed Modernity, Oct 8th, 2025 (21:00 pm in Korea / 8:00 am in US EST)
IMO the Yellow Envelope law, restructuring of the prosecution service, and removal of budget drafting power from the finance ministry are three of the most interesting departures of the Lee administration from business as usual. It will be important to see how all three play out.
[News analysis] Goodbye to Korea’s prosecution service, a scandal-ridden tool of political retaliation
In September 2026, two new agencies will be created to take the place of the current prosecution service, separating powers of indictment and investigation in an effort to prevent abuse of power for r...
english.hani.co.kr
October 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
IMO the Yellow Envelope law, restructuring of the prosecution service, and removal of budget drafting power from the finance ministry are three of the most interesting departures of the Lee administration from business as usual. It will be important to see how all three play out.
Good piece by NYT’s long serving lead Korea reporter Choe Sang-Hun on the Korean workers detained by Trumps ice raid.
‘America Is Not a Safe Place to Work’: Koreans Describe Georgia Raid
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Good piece by NYT’s long serving lead Korea reporter Choe Sang-Hun on the Korean workers detained by Trumps ice raid.
Excellent long read by @koryodynasty.bsky.social in the Guardian. Definitely worth your time this weekend.
‘Men don’t know why they became unhappy’: the toxic gender war dividing South Korea
Toxic masculinity is a global phenomenon, but nowhere is it more virulent than in this hypermodern, connected society. What can other countries learn from this ‘ground zero’ of misogyny?
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Excellent long read by @koryodynasty.bsky.social in the Guardian. Definitely worth your time this weekend.
It was a pleasure to sit in the passenger seat with Laam Hae's driving on the long journey that became this article. It's focused on her extensive work on the topic here, but I had some modest input with the theoretical framing.... 1/4
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It was a pleasure to sit in the passenger seat with Laam Hae's driving on the long journey that became this article. It's focused on her extensive work on the topic here, but I had some modest input with the theoretical framing.... 1/4
“There is a consistent effort to create the appearance of grassroots support,” Clifton noted, “spinning up groups to make it look like there's grassroots support for hard-line policies,” although these groups are actually funded by a few wealthy people.
The woman profiting from spreading anti-China, election fraud conspiracy theories
A number of organizations that have fanned conspiracies about Chinese election meddling in Korea can be tied to a woman who lives in Hawaii
english.hani.co.kr
September 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
“There is a consistent effort to create the appearance of grassroots support,” Clifton noted, “spinning up groups to make it look like there's grassroots support for hard-line policies,” although these groups are actually funded by a few wealthy people.
Lots of details in this story of poor treatment and conditions. What a great way to attract investment.
A US detention diary written with anger... B1 visa workers mocked as "North Korea" | Yonhap News www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
분노로 쓴 美구금일지…B1비자 근로자에 "노스코리아" 조롱도 | 연합뉴스
(서울=연합뉴스) 박영서 이동환 김준태 기자 = 미국 조지아주 배터리 공장 건설 현장에서 일하다 7일간 구금된 근로자들에게 '인권'은 실종된 단...
www.yna.co.kr
September 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Lots of details in this story of poor treatment and conditions. What a great way to attract investment.
Reposted by Jamie Doucette
A US detention diary written with anger... B1 visa workers mocked as "North Korea" | Yonhap News www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
분노로 쓴 美구금일지…B1비자 근로자에 "노스코리아" 조롱도 | 연합뉴스
(서울=연합뉴스) 박영서 이동환 김준태 기자 = 미국 조지아주 배터리 공장 건설 현장에서 일하다 7일간 구금된 근로자들에게 '인권'은 실종된 단...
www.yna.co.kr
September 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
A US detention diary written with anger... B1 visa workers mocked as "North Korea" | Yonhap News www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR2025...
What a mess: 'invest here, bring jobs and investment but not your own high specialized workers who will be arrested by masked police. Go home, no, wait, stay, please don't go... I'm not letting you go...'
Korean workers’ return held up by Trump’s proposal that they stay in US, Seoul says
Foreign Minister Cho Hyun confirmed the reason for the delay in a meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
english.hani.co.kr
September 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
What a mess: 'invest here, bring jobs and investment but not your own high specialized workers who will be arrested by masked police. Go home, no, wait, stay, please don't go... I'm not letting you go...'
Concerning, but not surprising. I'm glad there's a number of people tracking this since the June presidential elections.
Far-right figures are gaining influence, and bending Trump’s ear on Korea, expert says
Andrew Park warned against underestimating “Korean MAGAs” who are attempting to bring the beliefs of the American MAGA movement to Korea
english.hani.co.kr
September 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Concerning, but not surprising. I'm glad there's a number of people tracking this since the June presidential elections.