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Digital information and communication technology (ICT) changes the information flows between society and government in China. There is, nevertheless, disagreement about whether the changes lead towards increased transparency and accountability, or if informal institutions stifle any move in that direction. Research shows how ICT enables citizen empowerment, on the one hand, but amplifies state sur
https://www.ace.lu.se/research-0 - 2025-11-19
Academic achievements (the student workload) at Lund University are measured according to a credit system. 1.5 credits equal approximately one week of full-time studies. Thus, after one semester of successful full-time studies (participating according to requirements and passing the examinations), you will be awarded 30 credits.Courses at the Centre usually consist of 7.5 or 15 credits each. Cours
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/about-programme/outline-programme - 2025-11-19
To go abroad as an exchange student means that you are studying at one of Lund University's partner universities for one semester of your training. Lund University is ranked as one of the top twenty universities in Europe for student exchange and our partner universities are top 100 universities across the globe. As a student in the Master's Programme in Asian Studies, you have the opportunity to
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/about-masters-programme-asian-studies/exchange-studies - 2025-11-19
Finding the appropriate courses and putting together the study plan is the most time-consuming part of the application.When looking for courses that you would like to take, remember to focus on what you need and want, namely courses at the appropriate level that fits your education and can be credited when you return. Your planned studies should primarily fall within the social sciences unless oth
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/about-masters-programme-asian-studies/exchange-studies/plan-your-studies - 2025-11-19
14-16 April & 12-13 November Shopping Asia: the world consumes Asia, Asia consumes the world.Over the latter half of the twentieth century, Asia has emerged first as the center for global manufacturing and thereafter as a location for rising demand. These histories of changing Asian production and consumption landscapes are tied to shifting dynamics in the structure of global capitalism. The shift
https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/selected-past-events/focus-asia/focus-asia-2015 - 2025-11-19
Credits Each course or programme is measured in credits, using the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS). 60 ECTS credits are equal to the workload of a full-time student over one academic year (i.e. two semesters of study over 40 weeks). 30 ECTS credits are equal to the workload of a full-time student over half an academic year (i.e. one semester of study over 20 weeks). One cre
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/about-masters-programme-asian-studies/credits-and-grading-system - 2025-11-19
Registration and start of the programmeRegistrationThe Centre is located on Sölvegatan 18 B (Nodrum building), 223 62 Lund. Address and map to the Centre Registration will take place on 1 September at the Centre, just outside the student kitchen (there will be signs to guide you). You are welcome to drop by for the registration between 10:00 and 12:00. Bring photo identification (passport or EU I
https://www.ace.lu.se/education/information-students-admitted-our-msc-asian-studies - 2025-11-19
From Traditional Sinology to Contemporary China StudiesMy dissertation dealt with the history and debate on human rights in China during the period 1898-1949. I have since gradually left the field of history of ideas and today mainly work on different issues in contemporary Chinese society. My turn to contemporary China also means a shift in approaches and methods. I thus no longer confine myself
https://www.ace.lu.se/marina-svensson-0/research - 2025-11-19
In the beginning of my teaching career I mainly taught courses on Chinese history and contemporary society for undergraduate students. Since 2004 I mainly teach at the master level and supervise and exam master theses. I also serve as supervisor for Ph.D. students and as external examiner for Ph.D theses.Although my research focus is China, my teaching today also addresses other Asian countries. A
https://www.ace.lu.se/marina-svensson-0/teaching - 2025-11-19
2-3 May Scholars, activists and filmmakers: The multiple roles of film in and on AsiaThis workshop brought together scholars, activists and filmmakers from Asia and beyond. The participants discussed their different views of and experiences with film, including using films as a research tool, documenting and engaging with social issues, developments and injustices in and through film, and appropri
https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/selected-past-events/focus-asia/focus-asia-2016 - 2025-11-19
spring and fall 2017 The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies actively participated in the Lund University 350th Anniversary celebrations during 2017 and organized several academic events during the thematic weeks where researchers at the Centre, other scholars at Lund University, as well as invited international scholars discussed timely topics. Activities organized during the spring se
https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/selected-past-events/lu350 - 2025-11-19
10 March 2017, Nedre Palaestra. This event addressed recent political developments and the human rights situation in selected countries in East and Southeast Asia. Scholars from the region and Lund University discussed recent positive developments as well as setbacks and increasing repression. The event also addressed the role of scholars and the situation for academic freedom in the region. T
26 April, Nedre Palaestra, Lund Asia has the largest Internet population in the world in absolute numbers, and it is also at the forefront of digital developments in many fields, including governance, entertainment, and e-commerce. The region however contains a diverse digital landscape that reflects its different political and socio-economic realities. The average percentage of the population tha
https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/selected-past-events/lu350/digital-asia-visions-transformations-and-engagements - 2025-11-19
The limits and prospects of nerd politics in IndonesiaJohn Postill, Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University, MelbourneIn this paper I draw from recent anthropological fieldwork to track the rise of a new class of political actor in Indonesia in the post-Suharto era: politicised nerds. These are ICT or media specialists of various kinds (e.g. geeks, hackers, tech journalists, in
Scholars at other institutions at Lund University and at other universities working on East and Southeast Asia can be affiliated with the Centre in different capacities and ways. They are not employed but take part in different activities or are involved in research collaborations with scholars at the Centre. They might also be visiting researcher at the Centre. Affiliation doesn't necessarily imp
https://www.ace.lu.se/research/affilated-researchers - 2025-11-19
This workshop discusses the domestic and global aspects of China's environmental challenges. It provides insights into individual perceptions, behaviors and realities in both rural and urban China, as well as addresses different policies and government actions. The scholars pay attention to how environmental issues are related to inequalities in society, and how individuals, communities and local
https://www.ace.lu.se/chinas-environmental-challenges-domestic-and-global-implications - 2025-11-19
The Centre and its staff members are involved in a number of networks related to the field of Asian Studies. For further information about these various networks, please see each network. European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS)The purpose of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS) is to promote and foster all scholarly activities related to Chinese Studies in Europe.EACS serves
https://www.ace.lu.se/about-centre/associations-and-networks - 2025-11-19
The Centre publishes a newsletter a few times a year that provides information about developments at the Centre and upcoming events etc. Subscribe to our newsletter To receive information on upcoming events and activities Read previous newsletters 2025 Newsletter 2, September 2025Newsletter 1, February 2025 Close 2024 Newsletter 2, October 2024Newsletter 1, January 2024 Close 2023 Newsletter 1, Se
https://www.ace.lu.se/about-centre/newsletters - 2025-11-19
26 october Financial Inclusion in Asia: Discourse and Discontent Since its initiation in the 1970s, the modern microfinance movement quickly became the most popular and best-funded development intervention worldwide, promising to reduce poverty and underdevelopment on a scale unprecedented in human history. However, since the mid-2000s, microfinance’s lustre has been tarnished due to a number of h
https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/selected-past-events/focus-asia/focus-asia-2017 - 2025-11-19
23 - 25 January 2018 2018 marked the fortieth anniversary of the initiation of China’s ‘Reform and Opening’ period. Over these four decades the country has seen economic, social and cultural transformation on a scale and at a speed unprecedented in human history. Over these four decades the country has seen economic, social and cultural transformation on a scale and at a speed unprecedented in hum
https://www.ace.lu.se/activities/selected-past-events/assessing-40-years-reform-and-opening-china - 2025-11-19
