Areas of Expertise
Community Development, Planning Law and Administration, Anti-racism Planning
Selected Publications
Devlin, Ryan Thomas (2021) “On the Continued Importance of Analytical and Normative Distinctions in Evaluating Informality.” Planning Theory Vol. 20(4)., Devlin, Ryan Thomas (2018) “Asking ‘Third World Questions’ of First World Informality: Using Southern Theory to Parse Needs from Desires in an Analysis of Informal Urbanism in the Global North.” Planning Theory Vol. 17(4). , Devlin, Ryan Thomas (2021) “Winning a Right to the Sidewalk: Political and Organizing Strategies of Street Vendors in New York.” WIEGO Organizing Brief No. 11 Manchester, UK: WIEGO., Devlin, Ryan Thomas (2020) “No Place for Street Vendors: Global Capital and Local Exclusion in an East Asian Immigrant Neighborhood in Queens, New York City.” WIEGO Resource Document No. 17 Manchester, UK: WIEGO.
Recent Courses Taught
History and Theory of Planning, The Informal City, Gentrification and Equitable Development, Introduction to Community Development