Published 24 August 2023 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-

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Published 8 September 2023 Image generated by open.ai 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 her

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Published 19 September 2023 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-cul

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Published 10 October 2023 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 a

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Published 30 October 2023 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

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Published 24 November 2023 Screenshot from euvip-project.com website 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 im

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Published 18 December 2023 Xi Jinping. Image made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain 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 fi

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Published 10 January 2024 Macario Lacbawan and Youngeun Koo 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 Philipp

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Published 15 January 2024 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

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Published 26 January 2024 Aerial view of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.* 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 imp

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Published 6 February 2024 Photo by Astrid Norén-Nilsson Astrid Norén-Nilsson has assessed Cambodia's political trends of the past year for East Asia Forum. The article is part of the annual EAF Year in Review series, in which country experts assess the trends of the past year that are likely to affect the year in prospect.The full article is available on the East Asia Forum website 

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Published 8 February 2024 Shitou (far left) and Mingming (far right) on a screening tour in Nanning, Guangxi Province, December 13, 2008. ‘We Want to Watch Queer Film’ is printed on their black T-shirts. Photo courtesy of the artists. 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 Chines

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Published 9 February 2024 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 recon

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Published 22 February 2024 Photo by ConvertKit on Unsplash.com 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 U

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Published 7 March 2024 AI generated image by Adobe Firefly 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

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Published 21 March 2024 Screenshot from the Conversation website. Old friends, new allies: Japan aims to shore up its security in Asia through its own military and a series of regional alliances. Gints Ivuskans/Alamy Stock Photo 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

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Published 10 April 2024 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 submis

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Published 15 April 2024 Ai Xiaoming at the Office for Gender Education and Research at Sun Yat-sen University. Credit: Zeng Jinyan, 31 May 2013. 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 an

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Published 17 April 2024 We are thrilled to share the exciting news of Gina's submission to the 2023-24 International Journal of Taiwan Studies (IJTS) Research Article Competition being awarded the winner of the Social Sciences category. The article titled “Going weigen: Animals, climate, and the new vegan movement in Taiwan” will be published in the IJTS after appropriate revision. You can read mo

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Published 22 April 2024 Photo by Martin Lavička Earlier this year, authorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region passed a revised version of the Xinjiang Regulations on Religious Affairs. The new rules emphasize the Sinicization of religion, ensuring that sites of religious worship, like mosques, reflect “Chinese characteristics and style.” Moreover, they are calling for the cultivation of

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/viewpoint-new-round-restrictions-further-constrains-religious-practice-xinjiang - 2025-06-07