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The limits and prospects of nerd politics in IndonesiaJohn Postill, Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow at RMIT University, MelbourneIn this paper I draw from recent anthropological fieldwork to track the rise of a new class of political actor in Indonesia in the post-Suharto era: politicised nerds. These are ICT or media specialists of various kinds (e.g. geeks, hackers, tech journalists, in
Scholars at other institutions at Lund University and at other universities working on East and Southeast Asia can be affiliated with the Centre in different capacities and ways. They are not employed but take part in different activities or are involved in research collaborations with scholars at the Centre. They might also be visiting researcher at the Centre. Affiliation doesn't necessarily imp
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This workshop discusses the domestic and global aspects of China's environmental challenges. It provides insights into individual perceptions, behaviors and realities in both rural and urban China, as well as addresses different policies and government actions. The scholars pay attention to how environmental issues are related to inequalities in society, and how individuals, communities and local
https://www.ace.lu.se/chinas-environmental-challenges-domestic-and-global-implications - 2025-10-01
The Centre and its staff members are involved in a number of networks related to the field of Asian Studies. For further information about these various networks, please see each network. European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS)The purpose of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS) is to promote and foster all scholarly activities related to Chinese Studies in Europe.EACS serves
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The Centre publishes a newsletter a few times a year that provides information about developments at the Centre and upcoming events etc. Subscribe to our newsletter To receive information on upcoming events and activities Read previous newsletters 2025 Newsletter 2, September 2025Newsletter 1, February 2025 2024 Newsletter 2, October 2024Newsletter 1, January 2024 2023 Newsletter 1, September 2023
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26 october Financial Inclusion in Asia: Discourse and Discontent Since its initiation in the 1970s, the modern microfinance movement quickly became the most popular and best-funded development intervention worldwide, promising to reduce poverty and underdevelopment on a scale unprecedented in human history. However, since the mid-2000s, microfinance’s lustre has been tarnished due to a number of h
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23 - 25 January 2018 2018 marked the fortieth anniversary of the initiation of China’s ‘Reform and Opening’ period. Over these four decades the country has seen economic, social and cultural transformation on a scale and at a speed unprecedented in human history. Over these four decades the country has seen economic, social and cultural transformation on a scale and at a speed unprecedented in hum
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Digital China 2013-2017
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Chontida Auikool Doctoral student E-mail: chontida [dot] auikool [at] ace [dot] lu [dot] se Profile in the Research Portal Dr. Stefan Brehm Senior Lecturer Phone +46 46 222 03 22 E-mail: stefan [dot] brehm [at] ace [dot] lu [dot] se Profile in the Research Portal Dr. Nicholas Loubere Senior Lecturer Phone +46 222 0360 E-mail: nicholas [dot] loubere [at] ace [dot] lu [dot] se Profile in the Resea
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This project ran 2013-2018 and was funded by the Swedish Research Council. China is today one of the most networked societies in the world with the largest number of Internet users and the biggest mobile phone market. By the end of 2013, 618 million Chinese people, i.e. 45.8 per cent of the population, now have access to the Internet. China has also embarked on an extensive strategy of informatiza
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Centret är engagerat i att främja en stark forskningsmiljö med målet att bli en ledande institution i Europa. Centret fungerar som mötesplats för forskare vid Lunds universitet med intresse för Öst- och Sydöstasien och samarbetar i att utveckla gemensamma forskningsprojekt. Centret engagerar sig i samarbete med forskare vid andra universitet genom bland annat gemensamma forskningsprojekt och välko
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Focus Asia är en serie öppna föreläsningar som Centrum för Öst- och Sydöstasienstudier organiserat regelbundet meellan 2004 och 2018.Syftet med dessa offentliga föreläsningar var att erbjuda alla som är intresserade av att höra Europas bästa forskare i öst- och sydöstasienstudier talar om viktiga ämnen i öst- och sydöstasien idag.
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7 December China’s role in Southeast AsiaThis one-day symposium investigated the multiple roles that China plays in Southeast Asia with particular focus on how China influences political and democratic development in the region. It also addressed domestic challenges within China to the country’s assertive development strategy connecting China with Southeast Asia. Focus Asia 2018 Download the pr
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12 november 2018 On 12th November 2018 the Centre hosted a speciel event, featuring special guest talks on the historical, cultural, and economic exchanges between Sweden and Japan. There was also a performance of the traditional Japanese shakuhachi, a bamboo flute, as well as some Japanese (and Swedish!) refreshments. 13:00-13:15 Welcome and Introduction 13:15-13:35 Ingemar Ottosson (Lu
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Researchers from the IIIEE are running or contributing to a diversity of blogs. Input to the blogs come from research project blogs to personal blogs as well as blogs stemming from expert networks. For the IIIEE, blogs are a space to discuss critical sustainability matters for society whether be it challenges and possible solutions. IIIEE Energy blogResearch project blog on Global Warming, Climate
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Research project blog on Global Warming, Climate Change, Sustainability and Energy Futures. Full list of the IIIEE Energy blog posts2025Rethinking Energy Communities: Beyond Place-Based Participation by Jenny Palm - May 2025Increasing energy efficiency in residential building renovations by Katharina Reindl - April 2025Lund’s Local Climate Policy Council by Lilly Diamant - April 20252024“Transiti
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Research blog on aspects of lifestyle together with policies and socio-economic structures on all levels from international to local. Full list of 1.5 Lifestyle project blog posts2024Visions of a 1.5° future: Citizen responses - Jan 20242023Tackling inequality for social and climate justice - Fighting for a better world in a time of worsening crises - Dec 2023Keeping warm while aiming for 1.5° lif
https://www.iiiee.lu.se/communication/blogs/15-lifestyle-project-blog - 2025-10-01
Research network blog on perspectives on technological and energy transitions and changes to systems. Full list of POLET Network blog posts: Can UK eliminate emissions from residential heating by deploying heat pumps as fast as Finland? - Aug 2020 Towards a post-oil Alberta - May 2018 Norwegian-funded research focuses on the dark side of energy transitions - Mar 2018 Early history of wind power in
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Research project blog on the sharing economy in cities. Full list of the Urban Sharing project blog posts: 8th IWSE2023 – Call for paper - Nov 2022 Day 5 – Mobile research lab in Seoul - Oct 2022 Day 4 – Mobile research lab in Seoul - Oct 2022 Day 3 – Mobile research lab in Seoul - Oct 2022 Day 2 – Mobile research lab in Seoul - Oct 2022 Day 1 – Our mobile research lab in Seoul has started! - Oct
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