Published 16 August 2017 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 South

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Published 3 October 2017 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 tarif

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Published 3 October 2017 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-E

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Published 5 October 2017 Photo: Uri Tours/Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) Read what our researcher Dr. Paul O’Shea has to say about the North Korea crises. You can find the article here  (in Swedish)The article was published in Lund University's new newsletter, called "Apropå", aimed at journalists and members of the interested public as a way to highlight research in relation to topical events.   

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Published 6 October 2017 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

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Published 31 October 2017 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 im

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Published 13 November 2017 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 f

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Published 20 November 2017 Do Chinese cities compete for investments with lax environmental law enforcement? This article by Stefan Brehm and Jesper Svensson offers a tentative answer by analysing political and economic factors shaping spatial patterns of compliance with environmental transparency legislation. Do Chinese cities compete for investments with lax environmental law enforcement? The he

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Published 18 December 2017 Niall Duggan speaking at the alumni event on October 20, 2017 Niall Duggan graduated from the Masters Programme in Asian Studies in 2007. He is now the Director of the MSC International Public Policy and Diplomacy at Department of Government, University College Cork, Ireland (UCC). Why did you decide to study the Master’s programme in Asian Studies at Lund University?Aft

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Published 13 December 2017 Associate Professor Erik Mobrand from the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University, will be a visiting scholar at the Centre from January to mid-February 2018. Trained in political science, Erik has a regional focus on Korea and China. His research and teaching areas cover development studies, democracy in Asia, and alternative approaches to As

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Published 18 December 2017 Grants awarded from the Swedish Research Council. Dr Astrid Norén Nilsson at the Centre has together with Professor Anders Uhlin received a grant from the Swedish Research Council. They will over the coming three years work on a project on civil society in Cambodia and Indonesia.Dr Darcy Pan from the department of anthropology at Stockholm University was also awarded a g

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Published 9 January 2018 Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson has written a country review on Cambodia in a new book titled "Routledge Handbook of Civil Society in Asia". The chapter examines competing understandings of Cambodian civil society through the prisms of civil society and the state; the role of the international donor community; and the re-emergence of historical civil society. In conclusion, it is

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Published 19 January 2018 Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Stefan Brehm and Nicholas Loubere have co-authored an article on the Chinese social credit system for The Conversation. The Chinese government’s ongoing attempts to create a social credit system aimed at rating the trustworthiness of people and companies is often depicted as something uniquely Chinese. In this article Stefa

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Published 22 January 2018 Photo by Nicholas Loubere Nicholas Loubere at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, shares some reflections on the major achievements as well as the downsides of China’s reform period ahead of the upcoming conference “Assessing 40 Years of Reform and Opening in China” What have been the major changes in China since the reform and opening, both for society as a

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Published 2 March 2018 Ji Fangfang Associate professor Ji Fangfang from the Institute of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Beijing, is a visiting scholar at the Centre during March. Her research focuses on Internet publicness in China and media globalization. Her stay at the Centre is funded by the Birgit Rausing Language Programme.

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Published 5 March 2018 The Centre invites Swedish and Nordic Ph.D. students with an interest in East and South-East Asia to spend 1-2 months at the Centre during the fall 2018. While we are not able to offer any funding we will provide office space, access to the library, as well as possibilities to organize research seminars.Interested Ph.D. students should submita CV,a short project description

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Published 12 March 2018 John Hennessey and Professor Alexis Dudden John Hennessey who graduated from the Centre in 2011 successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis at the Linné University, Växsjö on 9 March . The thesis studies Japanese colonial history and is entitled, Rule by Association: Japan in the Global Trans-Imperial Culture, 1868–1912.Professor Alexis Dudden, University of Connecticut, was the

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Published 3 May 2018 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 Stefan Brehm. On 12 May 2008, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit Wenchuan county, Sichuan province. Felt as far as Beijing, the tremors caused horrific damage: 69,229 people died and 17,923 went missing. Yet, the aftermath o

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Published 4 June 2018 Photo by Larissa Stünkel The Centre has received two grants that will strengthen its work on Korea during the coming academic year. Beginning in September and running through to March, the grant from the Academy of Korea Studies will fund eight guest lectures on different aspects of Korean society, such as politics, digital developments, popular culture and international rela

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Published 18 June 2018 See what our researcher Dr. Paul O’Shea has to say about the recent developments Two articles on this issue have recently been published, one on the Lund Univeristy website, you can find the article here (in Swedish) and one in the Sydsvenskan newspaper here (also in Swedish). For an English translation of the text in Sydsvenskan, please see here (PDF).For more information a

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