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4 Dec 2024
Release of Anthology 'Feminist Activism in the Post-2010 Sinosphere'
We are excited to announce the release of a new anthology 'Feminist Activism in the Post-2010 Sinosphere: Identifying Issues, Sharing Knowledge, Building Movements' (Bloomsbury Aca...
15 Nov 2024
New publication: Opium of the People? Religious Politics in the Xi Jinping Era
Martin Lavička wrote a chapter in the new edited volume China under Xi Jinping: An Interdisciplinary Assessment, just published by Brill.
13 Nov 2024
New Publication: "The Paradoxical Development of Liberal Governance: International Adoption Policy and Professional Social Work in Authoritarian South Korea, 1953–1976”
Youngeun Koo has published an open-access article in the Journal of Social History on the history of the orphan registry and adoption law, exploring the emergence of modern governa...
4 Nov 2024
Korean translation of Global China as Method
A Korean translation of the book Global China as Method (co-authored by Nicholas Loubere and Ivan Franceschini) has been published.
25 Oct 2024
Congratulations to Astrid and Paul!
Who have both received RJ (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond) Sabbatical grants.
15 Oct 2024
Asia in Focus Issue no. 10 is out now!
The second issue since the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies overtook publication, features another round of thought-provoking articles written by early career scholars.
8 Oct 2024
Q&A Interview with National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR Asia) on Japanese foreign policy
Paul O’Shea was interviewed by NBR Asia on the state of Japan’s foreign and security policy since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
4 Sep 2024
New publication: “The Specter of Potential Foreigners: Revisiting the Postcolonial Citizenship Regimes of Myanmar and India”
New research on Burma and India by Elizabeth Rhoads co-authored with Ritanjan Das at Leiden University, takes a comparative historical approach, tracing citizenship policies in bot...
28 Aug 2024
"Current Dynamics in Southeast Asia: New perspectives in political economy and comparative politics"
Launch of new European seminar series
27 Aug 2024
New publication: "Reimagining Species Relations: A Decade of Studying and Teaching Critical Animal Studies at Lund University"
Our PhD candidate Gina Song Lopez is one of the editors of this new anthology.
28 Jun 2024
Palgrave Handbook of Political Norms in Southeast Asia
Astrid Norén-Nilsson has co-edited a Palgrave Handbook on contemporary political norm dynamics in Southeast Asia.
25 Jun 2024
Do US bases in Japan deter its neighbours? The role of the US Marines on Okinawa in extended deterrence
Paul O’Shea has published a peer-reviewed article in Social Science Japan Journal, analysing the role of US bases in Japan. Do they contribute to deterrence?
12 Jun 2024
Visualising the Post-2000s Inland Tibet Class Generation: female authorship and renegotiation of ethnicity
New research article by Jinyan Zeng.
22 Apr 2024
Viewpoint: A New Round of Restrictions Further Constrains Religious Practice in Xinjiang
Martin Lavička authored a new article published by ChinaFile
17 Apr 2024
Congratulations to our PhD candidate Gina Song Lopez!
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 ...
15 Apr 2024
New Publication: From Women’s Space to Gendering the Public Sphere: Ai Xiaoming’s Practice of Everyday Life and Activism
Jinyan Zeng and Xibai Xu has co-authored a book chapter in Routledge Handbook of Chinese Gender & Sexuality.
10 Apr 2024
Internship position at the Centre open for applications
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 ...
21 Mar 2024
The end of Japanese pacifism: Article in the Conversation co-authored by Paul O'Shea
Paul O'Shea and Sebastian Maslow (University of Tokyo) have published an article in the Conversation on the end of Japanese pacifism.
7 Mar 2024
Article on open access book publishing co-authored by Nicholas Loubere
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 Boo...
22 Feb 2024
The Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies and the Graduate School in Asian Studies joins the Nordic Asia Podcast
Want to stay up-to-date on Asian affairs and research in the Nordics and beyond? Tune in to the Nordic Asia Podcast!