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At a time of increasing political polarizations and global challenges, including climate change and geo-political tensions and wars, and cut-backs in funding for studies on East and South-East Asia in many countries in Europe as well as in the United States, in-depth and context-specific expertise on the countries and cultures in East and South-East Asia is more important than ever. There is an ur

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/centre-east-and-south-east-asian-studies-has-released-its-strategy-2025-2027 - 2026-04-19

Martin Lavička, visiting research fellow at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, co-edited a new publication published by the Palacký University Press. Ideas on the (human) body, gender, and identity lie at the core of many socio-political issues and cultural trends in Asia today, while also inspiring innovative research on artistic expression from Asia's past. By focusing on socio-po

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/martin-lavicka-co-edited-new-publication-titled-embodied-entanglements-gender-identity-and-corporeal-0 - 2026-04-19

The latest issue of the Made in China Journal has been published with a special section on journalism in China today Is journalism in China dead? As state control grows and old outlets vanish, new forms are emerging—from citizen exposés to cross-border investigations. This issue explores journalism's reinvention in the People’s Republic of China from a variety of perspectives.Read the issue here (

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/made-china-journal-volume-9-issue-2 - 2026-04-19

On the position of filmmaker as feminist, this article investigates the documentarian’s strategies of dealing with the cruelty in activism and the cruelty suffered by women in Chinese context. On the position of filmmaker as feminist, this article investigates the documentarian’s strategies of dealing with the cruelty in activism and the cruelty suffered by women in Chinese context. It analyses th

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-research-filmmaker-feminist-jinyan-zeng - 2026-04-19

On Tuesday, 3 June, Tabita Rosendal successfully defended her dissertation "Fragmented Power: The Reception of China's Foreign Policy Strategies in Sri Lanka." This dissertation presents a theory on China’s “Fragmented Power” in foreign politics by examining the reception of the “Belt and Road” Initiative in Sri Lanka. This initiative, which exemplifies Xi Jinping’s assertive foreign policy, has s

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/tabita-rosendal-has-received-her-doctorate-degree - 2026-04-19

Youngeun Koo writes for The Conversation on Korean-Swedish international adoption history. South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and Swedish Adoption Commission have released their three-year investigations into the country’s international adoption practices, revealing severe human rights violations.Youngeun Koo uses the case of Tak-Un Kim—a four-year-old boy who went missing and was s

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/south-korea-finally-reckoning-its-decades-long-foreign-adoption-scandal - 2026-04-19

Julia Olsson has published an article in East Asia Forum on how Japan has been tackling its vacant housing problem through policy reforms and awareness campaigns, offering lessons for policymakers worldwide. Japan’s problem of vacant homes has drawn global media attention, but the situation may not be as dire as once predicted. While a 2015 report estimated a vacancy rate of 20.1 per cent by 2023,

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-publication-seeing-glass-half-full-amid-japans-vacant-housing-crisis - 2026-04-19

The latest issue of Asia in Focus - issue no. 11 has just been published. This issue features three thought-provoking articles on anti-cult measures, student protests, and shadow education. In this issue you will find three thought-provoking articles that in different ways relate to students and education: "Anti-Cult Measures at Universities in Japan: The Production of Knowledge on Religion as a C

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/asia-focus-issue-no-11-out-now - 2026-04-19

We are happy to announce a call for papers for the next issue of the Asia in Focus journal—published by the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University—with a planned publication date in early summer 2026. Submission deadline: November 14th We are happy to announce a call for papers for the next issue of the Asia in Focus journal—published by the Centre for East and South-East As

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/call-papers-asia-focus-issue-no-12 - 2026-04-19

Gina Song Lopez has published an article in the International Journal of Taiwan Studies examining the development of a ‘new’ vegan movement in Taiwan over the past decade. The article examines the emergence of a new cohort of animal rights and vegan advocacy actors in the wake of the socially receptive period that followed the Sunflower Movement. The paper introduces the activists and organization

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/going-vegan-taiwan-animal-liberation-and-climate-activism - 2026-04-19

The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies at Lund University is pleased to announce the launch of the NEST (Nordic–Lund Emerging Scholars Teaching Program in Korean Studies), generously supported by the Yang Won Sun Foundation. The NEST program is designed to help early-career scholars gain teaching experience and networking opportunities in an international academic environment. It aims to

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/call-applications-early-career-visiting-scholar-korean-studies - 2026-04-19

Apply by 30 November The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies at Lund University is now accepting applications for Visiting PhD Research Fellowships for the spring 2026 term.Visiting PhD Research Fellows have the opportunity to join the Centre’s vibrant research community, access Lund University’s library resources, and present their work in seminars or lectures during their stay.Applicati

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/call-visiting-phd-research-fellows - 2026-04-19

Astrid Norén-Nilsson has co-edited a special focus section in the Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (SOJOURN) on the local impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in Cambodia. The Special Focus section comes out of research for a Swedish Research Council-funded project on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the prospects for inclusive development in authoritarian settings,  a project of whic

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-publication-special-focus-section-sojourn-local-impacts-covid-19-cambodia - 2026-04-19

Interested to learn more about AI and jounalism in China and  music and Mongolian identity?  Listen to two PhD projects hosted by Ning Ao, PhD candidate at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies. In the first episode Ning Ao discusses  AI and journalism with Joanne Kuai, who recently finished her PhD at Karlstad University and now is a Research Fellow in the School of Media and Communica

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/two-new-episodes-nordic-asia-podcast - 2026-04-19

"The Debate" on "Cambodia-Thailand border conflict: Why the escalation despite Trump-brokered deal? In this episode of "The Debate", Astrid Norén-Nilsson was one of four guests invited to debate the return to fighting between Thailand and Cambodia, the root causes of the conflict, and the prospects for a cessation of hostilities. Watch the episode here on France24 (new window)

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/astrid-noren-nilsson-discusses-cambodia-thailand-border-conflict-france-24 - 2026-04-19

Interested to learn more about Kyoto?  Listen to two podcasts hosted by Julia Olsson, PhD candidate at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies. In the first episode Julia talks with Dr. Chiara Rita Napolitano, a Postdoctoral Researcher at Kyoto University, on Japanese traditional urban dwellings, known as "machiya" (町家), and the attached concept of "seikatsu bunka" (生活文化, culture of every

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/two-new-episodes-nordic-asia-podcast-0 - 2026-04-19

China's relationship with durian has transformed dramatically, offering opportunities and challenges for Southeast Asian countries In the article, Ming and Tabita trace the rising popularity of durian in China, showing how this multibillion-dollar trade has offered political and economic opportunities for Southeast Asian countries, many of which seek further Chinese investment. At the same time, f

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/ming-gao-and-tabita-rosendal-have-published-article-conversation-about-chinas-durian-diplomacy - 2026-04-19

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Minyoung Kim, who will contribute to Korean Studies teaching and research at the Centre. NEST (Nordic–Lund Emerging Scholars Teaching Programme in Korean Studies) supports early-career Korea-focused scholars by providing opportunities to develop teaching experience and strengthen research networks across the Nordic region.Our first NEST Scholar has just arrived and

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/introducing-our-first-nest-scholar-dr-minyoung-kim - 2026-04-19

New article by Kimhean Hok in East Asia Forum The article assesses emerging state reforms and key development trends in Cambodia, examining how recent infrastructure and digital initiatives reflect shifting approaches to economic governance and state capacity, as well as the opportunities and constraints these changes pose for the country’s longer-term development trajectory.Focusing on projects s

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/cambodias-2025-and-beyond - 2026-04-19

New article by Elizabeth Rhoads, co-authored with Natalie Brinham, Kathy Win, and Nan Tinilar Win The article examines bordering via bureaucratic violence in Myanmar in relation to civil documentation. It categorizes bureaucratic encounters into five modalities of bureaucratic violence: deferred citizenship and higher evidentiary burdens; negative discretion in administrative decision-making; dena

https://www.ace.lu.se/article/modalities-bureaucratic-violence-bordering-civil-documentation-myanmar - 2026-04-19