GWON SON

PhD Student

PhD program:: XXXIX
email: gwon.son@uniroma1.it




supervisor: Antonetta L. Bruno (Sapienza Università di Roma)
co-supervisor: Hyun Choe (Jeju National University)
co-supervisor (2): Bae-gyoon Park (Seoul National University)

Research: Urban commoning and right to the city: the contemporary urban movements in Seoul and Rome (provisional)

Curriculum East Asia

ABSTRACT
The research project analyzes the urban movements active in the cities of Seoul and Rome. Contributing to the contemporary debate on urban commons, it aims to understand the role and the meaning these movements assume within their respective social contexts. The project also seeks to interpret the everyday and discursive practices of commoning through which these mobilizations claim their right to the city.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
urban movements; right to the city; urban commons; urban commoning; social justice.

CURRICULUM VITAE
11/2023 - . PhD in Asian and African Civilizations course at Sapienza University of Rome.
10/2023. Research assistant at Joongmin Foundation institute in Seoul.
02/2023 - 09/2023. Specialization Abroad scholarship granted by Sapienza University of Rome. Research period at Seoul National University, under the supervision of Prof. Han Sang-Jin.
10/2021. Master's Degree in Applied Social Sciences at Sapienza University of Rome.
12/2017. Bachelor's degree in Sociology at Sapienza University of Rome.

Research products

11573/1741373 - 2025 - De-stigmatizzazione territoriale e pratiche di commoning. Il caso del quartiere romano del Quarticciolo
Cerasoli, Matteo; Messineo, Francesca; Son, Gwon - 01a Articolo in rivista
paper: SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE. (Milano: Franco Angeli) pp. 29-45 - issn: 1971-8403 - wos: (0) - scopus: (0)

11573/1750793 - 2025 - A preliminary study on urban commons and social governance theories in comparison
Son, Gwon - 02a Capitolo o Articolo
book: Hidden Korea. New perspectives on culture, history and society - (9791221818390)

11573/1756216 - 2025 - The commoning of urban space as a practice for commons formation: The case of Gyeonguiseon
Son, Gwon - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 18th korean studies graduate students conference (Napoli; Italia)
book: Korean studies graduate students convention 2024. Conference proceedings - ()



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