A Jakarta-based essay newsletter in serial form, examining urban life in Indonesia through personal observation, from labour and minimum wage to smart city projects and digital payments. Each issue is a long-form argumentative piece, often part of a trilogy, offering a critical, socially minded perspective on cities.
Website: https://www.jakartaurbanfabric.asia/
Sinocities offers place-based analysis of China's cities, technology policy and geopolitics, written by an urban planning PhD. Readers get original research, maps and a companion data project tracking where innovation such as AI, chips and autonomous vehicles is happening in China.
A personal essay newsletter mixing politics, books and film criticism, from reflections on book-banning and reading habits to a first-hand account of working for Senator Lindsey Graham. It rewards readers who want opinionated, well-researched cultural and political commentary with a personal angle.
A sociologist's blog analysing Turkish politics, economics and society, including inflation statistics, social media dynamics and Istanbul's housing history. Posts combine original data visualizations with personal, theory-informed commentary.
A Turkish sociologist's personal blog and newsletter, mixing weekly commentary on Turkish social media debates and political loyalty tests with transcripts of podcast and video talks on new urban sociology and his book on the subject. Readers get a sociologist's reflective take on everyday Turkish public life and urban theory.
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