Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies

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protesters in Myanmar. photo.

2 Mar 2026 | News

The Centre’s outreach program to Myanmar students impacted by conflict and displacement highlighted in Nature magazine

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27 Feb 2026 | News

Tabita Rosendal has published a new open-access book chapter on the Buddhist diplomacy of former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was President of Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2024, utilized Buddhist diplomacy to ensure his political legitimacy and longevity - similarly to other Sri Lankan...

tofu eaten with chopsticks

12 Feb 2026 | News

Going Plant-forward in China

Our PhD candidate Gina Song Lopez has recently published her article titled “Going Plant-Forward? Dietary Publics and Plant-Based Lifestyle Advocacy in Contemporary China” in Asian...

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10 Feb 2026
Tabita Rosendal was interviewed for France 24 about Panama’s decision to revoke CK Hutchison’s port concessions in Balboa and Cristobal
Panama's decision exemplifies increasing pressure exerted by the US on Latin American countries, and could spell trouble for Beijing's strategic interests in the region
2 Feb 2026
The Centre announces 1 fully funded PhD position in East and South-East Asian Studies.
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. ...
27 Jan 2026
Chontida Auikool has received her doctorate degree
On Tuesday, 27 January, Chontida Auikool successfully defended her dissertation "Aceh Chinese Negotiated Belonging: Memory, Place, and Identity"
26 Jan 2026
Modalities of Bureaucratic Violence: Bordering via Civil Documentation in Myanmar
New article by Elizabeth Rhoads, co-authored with Natalie Brinham, Kathy Win, and Nan Tinilar Win
22 Jan 2026
Cambodia's 2025 and beyond
New article by Kimhean Hok in East Asia Forum
21 Jan 2026
Introducing our first NEST Scholar: Dr. Minyoung Kim
We are delighted to welcome Dr. Minyoung Kim, who will contribute to Korean Studies teaching and research at the Centre.
9 Jan 2026
Ming Gao and Tabita Rosendal have published an article in The Conversation about China's durian diplomacy
China's relationship with durian has transformed dramatically, offering opportunities and challenges for Southeast Asian countries
7 Jan 2026
Two new episodes of the Nordic Asia Podcast
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.
16 Dec 2025
Astrid Norén-Nilsson discusses the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict on France 24
"The Debate" on "Cambodia-Thailand border conflict: Why the escalation despite Trump-brokered deal?
26 Nov 2025
Two new episodes of the Nordic Asia podcast
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 ...