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1 Jun 2026
Celebrating our three new doctors!
We are incredibly proud to celebrate Gina, Chontida and Tabita, who on Friday 29 May were conferred their doctoral degrees at Lund University’s annual ceremony in Lund Cathedral.
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6 May 2026
Astrid Norén-Nilsson receives Formas grant
New research project on "Struggles for Peace in a Changing World Order: Insights from the Thai-Cambodian border"
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17 Apr 2026
New open-access article on technocracy in Cambodian politics
In a new Critical Asian Studies article, Kimhean Hok uncovers reform patterns that have significantly strengthened Cambodia’s administrative state while reinforcing authoritarian r...
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15 Apr 2026
Assistant Professor in Southeast Asian Studies specialising in Governance, Justice, and Sustainable Futures
Lund University is recruiting an Assistant Professor (Associate Senior Lecturer) within the Lund University Programme for Global Excellence.
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25 Mar 2026
Gina (Chih-Lan) Song Lopez has received her doctorate degree
On Monday, 23 March, Gina (Chih-Lan) Song Lopez successfully defended her dissertation "Foodscapes of Civil Society: Veg*n advocacy and sustainability transitions in the Sino-cultu...
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2 Mar 2026
The Centre’s outreach program to Myanmar students impacted by conflict and displacement highlighted in Nature magazine
Researcher Dr. Elizabeth Rhoads was recently interviewed in Nature about her work with Myanmar students and educational providers in displacement.
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27 Feb 2026
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...
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12 Feb 2026
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
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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. ...
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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"
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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?
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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 ...
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17 Nov 2025
New publication: Special Focus section in SOJOURN on the Local Impacts of Covid-19 in Cambodia
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.
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