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New article on the growing emphasis on ideological and political education at Chinese universities and the Communist Party of China's concerns at a time when young people exhibit new values and ideas.

Marina Svensson has published an article on “Chinese Youth and the Communist Party of China: Cultivating a Loyal Generation through Ideological and Political Education” in a special issue of the journal China: An International Journal. The issue is open access. The article addresses ideological and political education at the university level. It provides an overview of trends among youth, major po

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-article-growing-emphasis-ideological-and-political-education-chinese-universities-and-communist - 2025-10-07

New lecture series!

The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies warmly welcomes you to the Perspective Asia Lecture Series, a platform for scholars and experts from various fields to share their critical insights on the issues, emerging trends, and historical interconnections in the dynamic East and Southeast Asian region. From land issues to queer research methods, the series will cover a wide range of topics a

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-lecture-series - 2025-10-07

Podcast on "Civil Society Elites"

In a new episode of the Nordic Asia Podcast, editors of "Civil Society Elites. Field Studies from Cambodia and Indonesia", Astrid Norén-Nilsson, Amalinda Savirani and Anders Uhlin, discuss their newly published volume. In this podcast, editors of the recently published NIAS Press edited volume "Civil Society Elites. Field Studies from Cambodia and Indonesia", Astrid Norén-Nilsson, Amalinda Saviran

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/podcast-civil-society-elites - 2025-10-07

Chinese Youth: Domestic Issue and Transnational Developments

Marina Svensson has published a new article on “Chinese Youth: Domestic Issues and Transnational Developments”. The article is published in a special issue of Baltic Worlds that deals with youth and authoritarian values in Russia, Belarus, China and different Central Asian countries. You will find the special issue here and Marina's article here 

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/chinese-youth-domestic-issue-and-transnational-developments - 2025-10-07

Podcast feature: Veganism in the Sino-cultural sphere

Listen to our PhD candidate Gina Song Lopez discuss the nuances of veganism and plant-based food advocacy in Taiwan and China. In a recent episode of Our Hen House, an animal advocacy podcast, Gina had a chance to talk to co-host Mariann Sullivan (Adjunct Professor, Cornell Law School) about her doctoral research project. She discussed the distinct history and socio-cultural context of vegan pract

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/podcast-feature-veganism-sino-cultural-sphere - 2025-10-07

The Conversation: Interview with Lund's most read author

Paul O'Shea was recently interviewed about his contributions to the Conversation, and asked to give advice for researchers considering using the platform. The Conversation is a politically independent news site where researchers from member universities write popular science news articles, analyses, and opinion pieces within their areas of expertise, with the support of an editor. Lund University

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/conversation-interview-lunds-most-read-author - 2025-10-07

Interview: Tabita Rosendal discusses the first 10 years of China’s Belt and Road Initiative on Danish state radio

On October 17-18, China’s Belt and Road Initiative celebrated its 10-year anniversary at the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing. How successful has the initiative been so far? Tabita Rosendal, PhD student at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, was invited to evaluate the Belt and Road Initiative’s first ten years on “Orientering Udsyn”, a program on Danish state radio station P1. F

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/interview-tabita-rosendal-discusses-first-10-years-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-danish-state - 2025-10-07

The Centre is joining an EU funded project

The Centre is joining the Horizon Europe Programme, Twinning Call, EU in the Volatile Indo-Pacific Region (EUVIP). The programme is coordinated by Palacký University, and also includes the University of Helsinki and the Catholic University of Louvain. The project analyzes the evolving relationships among major powers and their impact on regional stability in the Indo-Pacific. It also focuses on de

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/centre-joining-eu-funded-project - 2025-10-07

Interview: Tabita Rosendal evaluates China’s efforts in Sri Lanka under the Belt and Road Initiative in Danish newspaper Politiken

China’s Belt and Road Initiative recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. How has the initiative fared in the Global South? Tabita Rosendal, PhD student at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, was interviewed by leading Danish newspaper Politiken during her recent fieldwork in Sri Lanka. In the interview, she evaluates the current state of Sino-Sri Lankan relations under the Belt and

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/interview-tabita-rosendal-evaluates-chinas-efforts-sri-lanka-under-belt-and-road-initiative-danish - 2025-10-07

Welcoming new staff to the Centre

The Centre is welcoming two new staff in 2024. Dr Macario Lacbawan who got his PhD in anthropology at Uppsala University will start a three-year postdoctoral position funded by the Swedish Research Council on 1 February. His research project addresses how the development of smart cities impacts the Aeta indigenous community in the Philippines. Dr Youngeun Koo who got her PhD in Korean Studies at t

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/welcoming-new-staff-centre - 2025-10-07

1-2 fully funded PhD positions in East and South-East Asian Studies.

The Centre announces 1-2 fully funded PhD positions. East and South-East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that focuses on contemporary phenomena and processes in the region as a whole as well as in individual countries. The subject integrates theoretical and methodological perspectives from area studies with different disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. Application dead

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/1-2-fully-funded-phd-positions-east-and-south-east-asian-studies - 2025-10-07

Policy brief for the European Union Institute by Paul O'Shea

Paul O'Shea has written a policy brief on the deterrent role of US military bases in Japan The US-Japan alliance established over seventy years ago is typically described by leaders on both sides as the ‘cornerstone of peace and security in East Asia.’ While China and North Korea may not share this positive view of the impact of the alliance on the region, the fact is that few alliances in modern

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/policy-brief-european-union-institute-paul-oshea - 2025-10-07

Queering community: The affect of visuality in the Sinosphere

Jinyan Zeng’ research article 'Queering community: The affect of visuality in the Sinosphere' is released in Journal of Chinese Cinemas, on 6 Feb 2024. How do Chinese queer artists respond to the hegemony of Han-centric, patriarchal, and heterosexual norms, and how do they imagine home through a queer and activist lens? This study explores the visual representation of the queer community by vetera

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/queering-community-affect-visuality-sinosphere - 2025-10-07

How Russia's invasion of Ukraine has changed Japan's security policy.

Paul O'Shea and Sebastian Maslow have published a new peer-reviewed article in Policy Studies, analysing Japan's dramatic policy shifts in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Change in Japanese foreign and security policy has long been characterized as “incremental”. However, Japan’s response to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine provides an opportunity to reconsider this paradigm. In th

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/how-russias-invasion-ukraine-has-changed-japans-security-policy - 2025-10-07

The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies and the Graduate School in Asian Studies joins the Nordic Asia Podcast

Want to stay up-to-date on Asian affairs and research in the Nordics and beyond? Tune in to the Nordic Asia Podcast! The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration between the following academic partners: Asia Centre, University of Tartu (Estonia), Asian Studies, University of Helsinki (Finland), Centre for Asian Studies, Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania), Centre for East Asian Studies, Universit

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/centre-east-and-south-east-asian-studies-and-graduate-school-asian-studies-joins-nordic-asia-podcast - 2025-10-07

Article on open access book publishing co-authored by Nicholas Loubere

Nicholas Loubere has co-authored an article on the importance of open access book publishing titled ‘Against Book Enclosures: Moving Towards more Diverse, Humane and Accessible Book Publishing’ Matthew Gandy's Commentary in Area (2023) criticised the decision of the national funder UKRI to mandate that all books resulting from the research that it funds must be published open access (OA) from 2024

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/article-open-access-book-publishing-co-authored-nicholas-loubere - 2025-10-07

The end of Japanese pacifism: Article in the Conversation co-authored by Paul O'Shea

Paul O'Shea and Sebastian Maslow (University of Tokyo) have published an article in the Conversation on the end of Japanese pacifism. The article examines Japan's new role in an increasingly precarious region. The invasion of Ukraine and China's designs on Taiwan have prompted Japan to abandon its low-profile, economy-first approach, seeking instead to shape regional and even global geopolitics. W

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/end-japanese-pacifism-article-conversation-co-authored-paul-oshea - 2025-10-07

Internship position at the Centre open for applications

The Centre for East and Southeast Asian Studies conducts research and teaching on Asia, and is looking for an intern. The successful candidate will contribute to both research and administration at the Centre and for the in-house journal, Asia in Focus. As part of their internship, the candidate will write an article, with feedback from researchers at the Centre, for submission to Asia in Focus (o

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/internship-position-centre-open-applications-1 - 2025-10-07

New Publication: From Women’s Space to Gendering the Public Sphere: Ai Xiaoming’s Practice of Everyday Life and Activism

Jinyan Zeng and Xibai Xu has co-authored a book chapter in Routledge Handbook of Chinese Gender & Sexuality. How do Chinese activists and intellectuals continue to make a social impact under heightened repression? In particular, how do female activists and intellectuals cope with political repression in addition to the structural gender bias already present in Chinese society? This chapter examine

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-publication-womens-space-gendering-public-sphere-ai-xiaomings-practice-everyday-life-and - 2025-10-07