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Methodology School in empirical research methods in November

Southeast Asian Studies at Freiburg University is organizing a methodology school in empirical research methods between 7 November and 9 November 2014. The workshop is open for students and young scholars of all disciplines, independent of their research focus.

Lecture | Stefan Rother Guest Lecture at the National University of Singapore

On August 7th, Stefan Rother will hold a guest lecture at the Asia Research Institute at the National University of Singapore. His lecture is titled 'From the Ground Up: The Space for Southeast Asian Migrants’ Rights Activists in the Global Governance of Migration'

Lecture | Anna Fünfgeld on "State and Coal in East Kalimantan (Indonesia)", July 24th

As the last lecture in the series on resource conflict at the Arnold-Bergstraesser-Institut in Freiburg, Anna Fuenfgeld will present her research on the topic.

Collaborative Colloquium | New Southeast Asian Nationalism

The next Collaborative Colloquium will take place on Monday, 21 July from 4 to 6 PM at the Institute of Ethnology.

Participation of Prof. Rüland at the 2014 German Asia-Pacific Business Association Conference "Understanding the ASEAN Economic Community"

Prof. Rüland participated in a panel at the conference of the OAV on 23 June 2014 at the Haus der Commerzbank in Berlin. The event convened academics, diplomatic practitioners as well as representatives of the business community to discuss different aspects of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)

CALL FOR PAPERS | Translocal Spatial Practices, Urban Transformations: Migration and Mobile Urbanism in South and South-East Asia

From 14 to 16 January 2015, the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) will host an interdisciplinary workshop.

Publication | Methodology and Research Practice in Southeast Asian Studies edited by Mikko Huotari, Jürgen Rüland and Judith Schlehe

We are proud to announce the publication of the Compendium "Methodology and Research Practice in Southeast Asian Studies" edited by three of our project members and leaders: Mikko Huotari, Prof. Jürgen Rüland and Prof. Judith Schlehe.

Event | Collaborative Colloquium on Southeast Asia, June 30th

On 30 June from 4 to 6 pm, the next Collaborative Colloquium will take place. It will focus on the subject of "Jokowi or Prabowo? Ghost from the Past vs. Future Hope"

Event | Collaborative Colloquium on Southeast Asia, May 26th

On Monday, May 26th, from 6 to 8 PM, Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Freiburg will hold its first Collaborative Colloquium of this semester.

Guest Lecture | Dr. Ross Tapsell (ANU, College of Asia and the Pacific) - The Indonesian Media and the 'Jokowi Phenomenon', July 15th

On July 15th, 2014, Ross Tapsell will hold a lecture at the Institute of Ethnology at Werthmannstraße 10, 1st floor from 10 to 12 AM

New Project | Social Identities in Contemporary Indonesia

"Social Identities in Contemporary Indonesia; a new framework of studying Asia" is a collaborative project, run by a team of researchers from The Australian National University and University of Freiburg, and sponsored by Australia's Group of Eight (Go8) universities and the German Academic Exchange Service.

Lecture Series | Entwicklungswelten im Wandel

In May and June 2014, the Colloquium Politicum lecture cycle at the University of Freiburg will include a lecture series on Change in the Global South. Some of the featured lecture will touch upon themes related to Southeast Asia.

Prof. Rüland at the Friends of Europe Policy and Practice Roundtable on April 28th

Prof. Rüland was a participant in the first session of the Policy and Practice roundtable in Brussels on the topic of "Indonesia: Today and Tomorrow". Find an abstract of the session as well as the complete program of the roundtable below.

Guest Lecture | Prof. Benjamin Reilly (Murdoch University, Australia), April 30th

In this guest lecture, Prof. Reilly will address the issue of Democracy in Southeast Asia. His lecture is held under the title: "Patterns of Democracy in Southeast Asia - The Shadow of China" The lecture will take place on April 30th in HS 3042, KG III from 6 to 8 pm.

EUROPEAN SPRING ACADEMY | Regional Integration in the 21th Century: EU and ASEAN in comparison

From May 5 to 15, the European Spring Academy will convene in Otzenhausen, Germany for an in-depth discussion of comparative regional integration in the EU and the ASEAN. Prof. Jürgen Rüland form the University of Freiburg will be present for a panel on EU-ASEAN relations.

LECTURE | Prof. James L. Fox, June 4th

Defining critical differences but also the significant similarities of Eastern Indonesia and the Austronesian-speaking world is the focus of the upcoming lecture of James L. Fox the Institute of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Freiburg

Teaching | Courses on Southeast Asia in the Summer Term 2014

The departments of Political Science, Cultural and Social Anthropology and Economics at the University of Freiburg are offering several courses on Southeast Asia in the upcoming summer term.

Teaching | Language Courses in Bahasa Indonesia and Thai in the summer term

The University of Freiburg offers two beginner courses in the summer term. Both an introductory course in Bahasa Indonesia as well as advanced Thai course will be taught. Both courses are free of charge. Applicants welcome!

New Website | Center for Transcultural Asian Studies at the University of Freiburg

The newly created Center for Transcultural Asian Studies at the University of Freiburg has recently launched its website.

Call for Papers, ASEASUK 28th Annual Conference 2014

As a part of the 28th Annual Conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Studies in the UK (ASEASUK), there is a call for papers for the panel "Illiberal Pluralism in Southeast Asia's Economic Reform Experience"