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The importance of interdisciplinary research about Asia

In the latest issue of Lund University Magasin, Centre Director Marina Svensson talks about the importance of interdisciplinary research about East and South-East Asia. In a period of rapid changes and new developments after Donald Trump was elected president scholars with knowledge about China and Japan will play an increasingly important role.You can read the full article in the Lund University

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/importance-interdisciplinary-research-about-asia - 2025-10-25

Meet alumna Emilija Zabiliute

In our course Contemporary South Asian Societies we have the pleasure of having one of our former students, Emilija Zabiliute, as a lecturer. Emilija was a student on our masters programme between 2008-2010 and received her PhD from the University of Copenhagen in 2016.  Could you please tell us a bit about yourself?I have started studying South Asia, namely India, since my BA studies in classical

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/meet-alumna-emilija-zabiliute - 2025-10-25

Book by Dr Nicholas Loubere

Dr. Nicholas Loubere is one of the co-editors of the book Understanding Global Development Research: Fieldwork Issues, Experiences and Reflections recently published by SAGE. The volume opens up new perspectives on conducting fieldwork in the Global South. Following an interdisciplinary and intergenerational approach, it brings into dialogue reflections on fieldwork experiences by leading scholars

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/book-dr-nicholas-loubere - 2025-10-25

Three new Associate Senior Lecturers

The Centre has recruited three Associate Senior Lecturers working in respectively the fields of contemporary Japan, South-East Asia and China. Paul O’Shea completed his Ph.D. at the University of Sheffield in 2012, and most recently served as a lecturer at Aarhus University between 2013-2016. He focuses on the international relations of East Asia, in particular Japan and its relations with China a

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/three-new-associate-senior-lecturers - 2025-10-25

Developments make research into Cambodian politics even more urgent

In the recent issue of the Lund University Research Magazine (Fokus Forskning) with the theme "Is the world becoming a better place?" there is an article about our researcher Astrid Norén-Nilsson and her research on politics in Cambodia. You can read the article here (in English) or here (in Swedish)And you can find our more about Astrid's resarch here on her personal web site 

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/developments-make-research-cambodian-politics-even-more-urgent - 2025-10-25

Article by Prof. Marina Svensson

Marina Svensson has a new article entitled “The Networked China Researcher: Challenges and Possibilities in the Social Media Age,” published in Asiascape: Digital Asia, 4 (2017), pp. 76-102. Abstract of articleThe internet has opened up new possibilities for scholars to gather data and, in general, to stay updated on rapidly changing developments in the Chinese society. Social media has added yet

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/article-prof-marina-svensson - 2025-10-25

Democracy and Human Rights in East and Southeast Asia: Developments and Challenges

Our recent event "Democracy and Human Rights in East and Southeast Asia: Developments and Challenges" was filmed by UR (Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company) and is now available for viewing on there site UR Play. Click the links below to see each speaker as well as the panel discussion. Everything is in English and has Swedish sub titels. Democracy and Development in Southeast Asia: China’s L

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/democracy-and-human-rights-east-and-southeast-asia-developments-and-challenges - 2025-10-25

Figuring out the Chinese internet puzzle

In the recent issue of the Lund University Research Magazine (Fokus Forskning) with the theme ”The digital society” Professor Marina Svensson talks about the ”Digital China” research project. The project started in 2013  and aims to explore the ways in which the internet has impacted on Chinese society: what is the internet used for, how are Chinese citizens adapting to a networked society control

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/figuring-out-chinese-internet-puzzle - 2025-10-25

Conference news: Centre scholars attending the Nordic Association of China Studies (NACS) conference

Nicholas Loubere and Marina Svensson attended the Nordic Association of China Studies conference at Aarhus University, Denmark. At the  13th biennial conference of the Nordic Association of China Studies (NACS), held on June 6 – 8, 2017 at Aarhus University, Denmark,  Marina Svensson gave one of the keynotes entitled The Chinese heritage: Authorized heritage discourse, new voices, and local engage

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/conference-news-centre-scholars-attending-nordic-association-china-studies-nacs-conference - 2025-10-25

New publication by Marina Svensson on documentary film in China.

Marina has a new article (online first, free download) entitled “Digitally enabled engagement and witnessing: the Sichuan earthquake on independent documentary film” in Studies in Documentary Film. The article is part of a special issue she has co-edited on activism and documentary film in China, and the article can be dowloaded hereOne of the films discussed in Marina's article is 1428 (see trail

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-publication-marina-svensson-documentary-film-china - 2025-10-25

Questioning Transcription: The Case for the Systematic and Reflexive Interviewing and Reporting (SRIR) Method

New article by Nicholas Loubere Nicholas Loubere has a new article entitled "Questioning Transcription: The Case for the Systematic and Reflexive Interviewing and Reporting (SRIR) Method," published open access in Forum: Qualitative Social Research, vol. 18, no. 2 (2017).  

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/questioning-transcription-case-systematic-and-reflexive-interviewing-and-reporting-srir-method - 2025-10-25

Made in China Summer School

The inaugural Made in China Summer School was held from 17 to 21 July, 2017 at the Venice International University campus on San Servolo—a small picturesque island situated in the Venetian Lagoon. Over five intensive days, fifty-five participants engaged in lively discussions on issues related to Chinese labour, civil society, and rights at the Made in China Summer School. Presentations were given

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/made-china-summer-school - 2025-10-25

Book by Astrid Norén-Nilsson shortlisted for Book Prize

Astrid Norén-Nilsson’s book "Cambodia’s Second Kingdom: Nation, Imagination, and Democracy" shortlisted for EuroSEAS Social Science Book Prize. Astrid Norén-Nillson’s book Cambodia’s Second Kingdom: Nation, Imagination, and Democracy (Ithaca: Cornell Southeast Asia Program 2016) has been shortlisted for EuroSEAS Social Science Book Prize for the best academic book on Southeast Asia published in th

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/book-astrid-noren-nilsson-shortlisted-book-prize - 2025-10-25

The Trans-Pacific Partnership, Import Dependency, and the Future of Food Security in Japan

This chapter by Dr. Paul O'Shea in a new book titled "Feeding Japan: The Cultural and Political Issues of Dependency and Risk" analyses the potential effects of the TPP on Japanese agriculture, and demonstrates how regional geopolitics influences domestic agricultural and rural policy. Japanese agriculture is in a bad way. Massive government subsidies and high import tariffs have failed to stem th

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/trans-pacific-partnership-import-dependency-and-future-food-security-japan - 2025-10-25

Centre's strategic plan adopted

The Centre's board adopted a strategic plan for the period 2017-2019 at it latest board meeting on 26 September. The strategic plan outlines the Centre's strategic priorities and goals and builds on the Lund University strategic plan. The Centre is committed to develop cutting-edge research and strengthen its role as a meeting-place for those interested in East and South-East Asia at Lund Universi

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/centres-strategic-plan-adopted - 2025-10-25

"Cambodia's Second Kingdom: Nation, Imagination, and Democracy" on the New Books Network

Listen to the interview of Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson by Prof Duncan McCargo about her book, which was shortlisted for the EuroSEAS Social Science Book Prize 2017. Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson was interviewed by Professor Duncan McCargo for New Books in Southeast Asian Studies on the sidelines of the 2017 EuroSEAS conference at the University of Oxford, where her book "Cambodia’s Second Kingdom" was short

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/cambodias-second-kingdom-nation-imagination-and-democracy-new-books-network - 2025-10-25

New issue of Made in China published

The latest issue of "Made in China: A Quarterly on Chinese Labour, Civil Society, and Rights" has been published, with contributions from Nicholas Loubere and Astrid Norén-Nilsson. In today’s globalised and interconnected world, Chinese labour issues have become much more than merely a local matter. With China’s political and economic power increasing by the day, it is imperative not only to asses

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-issue-made-china-published - 2025-10-25

Meet alumnus Sune Petersen

At the recent Lund University Homecoming Weekend the Centre arranged an event where we invited three alumni to share their experiences. One of the alumni was Sune Petersen who graduated from the Masters Programme in Asian Studies in 2015 and is now a Project Administrator at DIGNITY - Danish Institute Against Torture. Sune was kind enough to also answer a few questions for us.Why did you decide to

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/meet-alumnus-sune-petersen - 2025-10-25