SSR Seminar Series: Climate Justice and Social Work in Urban Margins and the Role of Ecosocial Work: A Case Study of Jjokbang-chon, a Slum Housing Neighbourhood in Seoul, South Korea
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This presentation explores the intersection of climate justice and social work within urban marginalized communities, focusing on jjokbang-chon, slum housing neighborhood in Seoul, South Korea. Drawing on ethnographic research, this presentation examines the ways in which social vulnerability intersects with extreme weather disaster, disproportionately affecting low-income communities, and explores how social work practices respond to these challenges while advocating for community-driven solutions. By situating climate change within broader social and structural contexts, the case study underscores the critical role of social work in promoting climate justice and amplifying the voices of those often excluded from policy and planning processes.
Assistant Professor
University of Kansas
Joonmo Kang is an assistant professor at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare and the co-director of the School’s Climate and Ecological Justice Collaborative (CEJC).
Joonmo’s work examines how environmental change, particularly the accelerating impacts of climate change, shapes the lives of marginalised communities. His research seeks to illuminate the structural conditions that produce climate and environmental injustice and to advance social work practices and policies that meaningfully support communities facing these inequities.
Through community-engaged and ethnographic approaches, Joonmo aims to promote inclusive, equitable, and community-driven pathways towards a climate-resilient society. His work contributes to a growing movement within social work that centres ecological well-being, social justice, and the lived experiences of those most affected by environmental harm.
Assistant Professor,
Lee Kuan Yew School
of Public Policy, NUS
Shin Bin is an Assistant Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. Her research focuses on how built environment interventions and public policy can improve social and health equity. She obtained her PhD and Master in City Planning from the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.