Kearrin Sims published in Globe magazine

ICS PhD student Kearrin Sims has had an article published in Southeast Asia Globe magazine. Kearrin’s article, entitled 'Playing Dirty', discusses how everyday Laotians are finding that joining the Asian Century comes with hidden costs.

The article is available on the Southeast Asia Globe website (opens in a new window) or the printed version can be downloaded as a PDF (opens in a new window)(665KB).

Kearrin's PhD work examines the growth of East Asian, specifically Chinese, investment and development assistance in the small, land-locked country of Laos. His interests are around the ways in which 'the rise of Asia' and growing Asian regional connectivity are re-shaping prevailing development discourses and practices within Laos. Kearrin has spent more than 10 months in Laos during his candidature and has published across a number of different mediums.

The first spread of Kearrin Sims' article in Globe magazine. Includes a photo of a Chinese construction truck driving through a small village in Laos.

14 March 2013

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