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The aim of the course is to enable students to critically analyse the problems and future prospects of human rights work in East and South-East Asia. Focus is placed on the cultural, social, economic and political factors that prevent or promote the protection for human rights in different societies in East and South-East Asia. Differences and similarities with regard to problems and policies conc

https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosm33-human-rights-east-and-south-east-asia - 2025-12-13

Have you ever wondered why economic differences in Asia are so striking? Why is extreme poverty next to immense wealth? Why does subsistence farming persist in the shadows of hyper modern city skylines? In this course you may find some answers. You will learn how supply chains transform the global economy and shape the landscape of economic development. We will apply spatial concepts and tools in

https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosm32-east-and-south-east-asias-role-global-economy - 2025-12-13

East and Southeast Asia have the largest Internet population in the world in absolute numbers. It is also at the forefront of digital developments in many fields, including entertainment, e-commerce, artificial intelligence and big data. The region encompasses a diverse digital landscape that reflects divergent histories, cultures, and socioeconomic and political realities. In this course, we stud

https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosm35-digital-east-and-south-east-asia-cultural-social-and-political-transformations - 2025-12-13

The aim of the course is to enable students to pose questions and design studies of social (in)justice and social (in)equality in East and South-East Asia that are linked to current theoretical discussions. Contemporary theories have tended to go beyond normative (western) definitions in favour of formulating justice and equality as a substantial result of social relations and in relation to globa

https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosm36-social-justice-and-equality-east-and-south-east-asia - 2025-12-13

In this course we offer an interdisciplinary study of key theories of socioeconomic development in present-day East and South-East Asia. Since the middle of the twentieth century, Asian countries have been at the forefront of developmental revolutions and the site of developmental ‘miracles’, making the region a perfect lens for analysing and understanding the emergence of our current global devel

https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosm34-development-theories-and-issues-east-and-south-east-asia - 2025-12-13

Genom dina studier om Öst- och Sydöstasien lär du dig att beskriva, förklara och förstå den sociala, politiska och ekonomiska utvecklingen i regionen och i enskilda länder. På våra enstaka kurser och på vårt masters program möter du lärare som är engagerade i både undervisning och forskning och har bred erfarenhet från regionen. Vi fokuserar på olika länders utveckling men studerar även regionens

https://www.ace.lu.se/masters-programme-asian-studies/studera-asien-i-lund - 2025-12-13

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION 8 April - 29 May 2019 The photos on display in the exhibition were selected form nearly 100 submissions in our contest "Visualizing Asian Cities".  This photo contest challenged students to investigate Asian cities and come up with images that reveal new and interesting aspects of cities that differ from traditional images in the media and conventional tourist images. The id

https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/selected-past-events/visualizing-asian-cities - 2025-12-13

selected photographs What maybe comes to most people’s minds are Asian cities as a mix of traditional and modern (a contested dichotomy to be true) in terms of both the built environment and practices/urban life (for example in terms of religious practices). The photographs also show this. But history and heritage are complex, they include domestic/local as well as colonial history, and heritage n

https://www.ace.lu.se/traditions-and-heritage - 2025-12-13

selected photographs Dreams and creativity was the topic for the third category. Dreams can be individual and collective and shared by a whole generation, and they are often shaped by socio-economic realities of different times and places. Cities can be sites of dreams for migrants who move there but their dreams might not be fulfilled. Cities are also often seen as creative places as they attract

https://www.ace.lu.se/dreams-and-creativity - 2025-12-13

selected photographs Hidden places tell us something about the diversity of city life, how places, and people, may have been forgotten or marginalised in the urbanisation process, or how places can be appropriated for diverse activities and uses outside of the sight and control of the authorities. These places may also reveal the other sides of busy tourist sites. But hidden places can also refer

https://www.ace.lu.se/hidden-places - 2025-12-13

Subject librarians for Asian Studies Andrea MervikTelephone: +46 46 222 83 97E-mail: andrea [dot] mervik [at] htbibl [dot] lu [dot] seStaff web page Mia Nilsson (currently on leave of absence)Telephone: + 46 46 222 03 58E-mail: mia [dot] nilsson [at] htbibl [dot] lu [dot] seStaff web page at the Centre  HT libraries Open to Lund University students and staff and the general public

https://www.ace.lu.se/contact-your-subject-librarian - 2025-12-13

In your studies of East and South-East Asia you will learn to describe, explain and understand the social, political and economic development in the region and in individual countries. In our stand-alone courses as well as in our master's programme you will meet teachers who are engaged in both teaching and research and have broad experience from the region.We focus on the development of different

https://www.ace.lu.se/education - 2025-12-13

During the fourth semester you have the possibility to travel to Asia to carry out fieldwork and collect material for your master's thesis. You can choose to do the fieldwork on your own or to be affiliated with one of the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies’ academic partners in Asia, currently Fudan University, China, Waseda University, Japan, and Thammasat University, Thailand. If you

https://www.ace.lu.se/education/about-programme/fieldwork-asia - 2025-12-13

https://www.ace.lu.se/masters-programme-asian-studies/learn-more-about-our-masters-programme-asian-studies - 2025-12-13

Admission requirementsBachelor’s degree (a Swedish Kandidatexamen) in the social sciences or humanities. Oral and written language proficiency in English equivalent to English 6/B.When to applyApplication opens: 16 October 2025Application deadline: 15 January 2026Notification of results:  26 March 2026Our programme on the application websiteDirect link to our programme in the University Admissions

https://www.ace.lu.se/education/about-programme/apply-our-programme - 2025-12-13

Study contemporary Japan! This course examines contemporary Japanese society, focusing on issues such as politics, pop culture, demographic change and environment. We go beyond media stereotypes and internet cliches to get a deeper understanding of what Japan is and where it's going. This course provides you with basic knowledge of key issues of present-day Japanese society. The focus is on post-C

https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosb55-contemporary-japanese-society - 2025-12-13

This course will give you insight into contemporary South-East Asia and its dynamic developments. The course addresses the region’s political systems and developments, socio-economic issues and struggles, the role of religion, and different aspects of contemporary culture. Apart from addressing broader regional issues it also analyses the situation in more detail in specific countries, such as for

https://www.ace.lu.se/masters-programme-asian-studies/free-standing-courses/contemporary-south-east-asian-societies - 2025-12-13

This online course provides foundational knowledge on the Chinese political system and the political developments since the initiation of economic reforms in 1978. It analyses a number of key issues and challenges that characterise Chinese contemporary society, including. environmental issues, socioeconomic development, and issues related to regional differences and social inequalities.The course

https://www.ace.lu.se/education/stand-alone-courses/cosb30-china-today-political-developments-societal-issues-and-global-influences - 2025-12-13

The PhD in East and Southeast Asian Studies is a four-year programme consisting of 240 credits. It combines courses (60 credits) with a thesis (180 credits). East and Southeast Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that focuses on present-day social, political, and economic issues and developments and can include a range of topics concerning phenomena and processes in the region as a whole

https://www.ace.lu.se/education/doctoral-studies-east-and-south-east-asian-studies - 2025-12-13

Here we have gathered some of our lagrer past events such as photo exhibitions and Focus Asia events for example. Ingemar Ottosson giving a talk at the "Sweden-Japan 150 years" in November 2018. For information on upcoming events please see our calendar

https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/selected-past-events - 2025-12-13