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The inaugural Made in China Summer School was held from 17 to 21 July, 2017 at the Venice International University campus on San Servolo—a small picturesque island situated in the Venetian Lagoon. Over five intensive days, fifty-five participants engaged in lively discussions on issues related to Chinese labour, civil society, and rights at the Made in China Summer School. Presentations were given
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/made-china-summer-school - 2025-12-25
Astrid Norén-Nilsson’s book "Cambodia’s Second Kingdom: Nation, Imagination, and Democracy" shortlisted for EuroSEAS Social Science Book Prize. Astrid Norén-Nillson’s book Cambodia’s Second Kingdom: Nation, Imagination, and Democracy (Ithaca: Cornell Southeast Asia Program 2016) has been shortlisted for EuroSEAS Social Science Book Prize for the best academic book on Southeast Asia published in th
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/book-astrid-noren-nilsson-shortlisted-book-prize - 2025-12-25
This chapter by Dr. Paul O'Shea in a new book titled "Feeding Japan: The Cultural and Political Issues of Dependency and Risk" analyses the potential effects of the TPP on Japanese agriculture, and demonstrates how regional geopolitics influences domestic agricultural and rural policy. Japanese agriculture is in a bad way. Massive government subsidies and high import tariffs have failed to stem th
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/trans-pacific-partnership-import-dependency-and-future-food-security-japan - 2025-12-25
The Centre's board adopted a strategic plan for the period 2017-2019 at it latest board meeting on 26 September. The strategic plan outlines the Centre's strategic priorities and goals and builds on the Lund University strategic plan. The Centre is committed to develop cutting-edge research and strengthen its role as a meeting-place for those interested in East and South-East Asia at Lund Universi
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/centres-strategic-plan-adopted - 2025-12-25
Read what our researcher Dr. Paul O’Shea has to say about the North Korea crises. You can find the article here (in Swedish)The article was published in Lund University's new newsletter, called "Apropå", aimed at journalists and members of the interested public as a way to highlight research in relation to topical events.
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/north-korea-crisis-parties-want-maintain-status-quo - 2025-12-25
Listen to the interview of Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson by Prof Duncan McCargo about her book, which was shortlisted for the EuroSEAS Social Science Book Prize 2017. Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson was interviewed by Professor Duncan McCargo for New Books in Southeast Asian Studies on the sidelines of the 2017 EuroSEAS conference at the University of Oxford, where her book "Cambodia’s Second Kingdom" was short
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/cambodias-second-kingdom-nation-imagination-and-democracy-new-books-network - 2025-12-25
The latest issue of "Made in China: A Quarterly on Chinese Labour, Civil Society, and Rights" has been published, with contributions from Nicholas Loubere and Astrid Norén-Nilsson. In today’s globalised and interconnected world, Chinese labour issues have become much more than merely a local matter. With China’s political and economic power increasing by the day, it is imperative not only to asses
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/new-issue-made-china-published - 2025-12-25
At the recent Lund University Homecoming Weekend the Centre arranged an event where we invited three alumni to share their experiences. One of the alumni was Sune Petersen who graduated from the Masters Programme in Asian Studies in 2015 and is now a Project Administrator at DIGNITY - Danish Institute Against Torture. Sune was kind enough to also answer a few questions for us.Why did you decide to
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/meet-alumnus-sune-petersen - 2025-12-25
Do Chinese cities compete for investments with lax environmental law enforcement? This article by Stefan Brehm and Jesper Svensson offers a tentative answer by analysing political and economic factors shaping spatial patterns of compliance with environmental transparency legislation. Do Chinese cities compete for investments with lax environmental law enforcement? The here presented study suggests
Niall Duggan graduated from the Masters Programme in Asian Studies in 2007. He is now the Director of the MSC International Public Policy and Diplomacy at Department of Government, University College Cork, Ireland (UCC). Why did you decide to study the Master’s programme in Asian Studies at Lund University?After finishing my undergraduate programme I had develop a interested in International polit
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/meet-alumnus-niall-duggan - 2025-12-25
Associate Professor Erik Mobrand from the Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University, will be a visiting scholar at the Centre from January to mid-February 2018. Trained in political science, Erik has a regional focus on Korea and China. His research and teaching areas cover development studies, democracy in Asia, and alternative approaches to Asian studies. During his sta
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/visiting-scholar - 2025-12-25
Grants awarded from the Swedish Research Council. Dr Astrid Norén Nilsson at the Centre has together with Professor Anders Uhlin received a grant from the Swedish Research Council. They will over the coming three years work on a project on civil society in Cambodia and Indonesia.Dr Darcy Pan from the department of anthropology at Stockholm University was also awarded a grant from the same organiza
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/grants-research-cambodia-and-china - 2025-12-25
Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson has written a country review on Cambodia in a new book titled "Routledge Handbook of Civil Society in Asia". The chapter examines competing understandings of Cambodian civil society through the prisms of civil society and the state; the role of the international donor community; and the re-emergence of historical civil society. In conclusion, it is argued that shifting atte
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/book-chapter-cambodian-civil-society - 2025-12-25
Stefan Brehm and Nicholas Loubere have co-authored an article on the Chinese social credit system for The Conversation. The Chinese government’s ongoing attempts to create a social credit system aimed at rating the trustworthiness of people and companies is often depicted as something uniquely Chinese. In this article Stefan Brehm and Nicholas Loubere argue that Chinese social credit is a phenomen
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/article-chinese-social-credit-conversation - 2025-12-25
Nicholas Loubere at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, shares some reflections on the major achievements as well as the downsides of China’s reform period ahead of the upcoming conference “Assessing 40 Years of Reform and Opening in China” What have been the major changes in China since the reform and opening, both for society as a whole and for the Chinese people? Can you give any
https://www.ace.lu.se/article/nicholas-loubere-china-today-40-years-after-reform-and-opening - 2025-12-25
Pufendorfinstitutet har antagit Tema "Sound of Democracy" för arbete 1 september 2023 – 30 april 2024. Ett stort grattis riktar vi till de forskare som kommer att ingå i detta Tema och som även är aktiva i Ljudmiljöcentrums forskarnätverk. I Temat Sound of Democracy: how everyday sound environments support, reflect and deflect democratic values kommer demokratiska värderingar att utforskas genom v
https://www.lmc.lu.se/artikel/sound-democracy-nytt-tema-vid-pufendorfinstitutet - 2025-12-25
Är det ett tidigt tecken på stress att du inte kan njuta av musik? Finns det sammanhang där buller är bra? Vad skiljer Djungellekan i Helsingborg från en vanlig lekplats? Och vad menas med en ljudmiljö á la carte? Tre forskare och en ljudkreatör samlades för att prata hållbara ljudmiljöer under Hållbarhetsveckan. Som en del av Hållbarhetsveckan vid Lunds universitet arrangerade Ljudmiljöcentrum de
https://www.lmc.lu.se/artikel/hallbara-ljudmiljoer-hur-nar-vi-dit-panelsamtal-under-hallbarhetsveckan - 2025-12-25
Projektets huvudsyfte är att utreda vilken effekt olika sociala aktiviteter, som körsång och vanlig kursverksamhet, har på rösthälsa och allmänt välbefinnande för äldre vuxna. Det är vanligt att rösten försämras och blir svagare med stigande ålder, och vi vill ta reda på om körsång och andra sociala aktiviteter kan motverka detta. Dessutom vill vi undersöka om en simulerad visuell miljö (virtual r
https://www.lmc.lu.se/artikel/deltagare-sokes-till-forskningsprojekt-om-rost-och-valbefinnande - 2025-12-25
Den 19 november 2024 går konferensen Sound Environments av stapeln. Mer information kommer inom kort!
https://www.lmc.lu.se/artikel/save-date - 2025-12-25
Dr. habil. Andreas Broeckmann is an art historian and curator who lives in Berlin. He is currently a Visiting Professor and tutor in our PhD Program in Fine Arts. We asked him a few questions about his work at Malmö Art Academy. What is your role at Malmö Art Academy, and what is you background?Since last year, 2024, I have been working as a tutor in the PhD Program in Fine Arts. By academic train
https://www.khm.lu.se/artikel/get-know-dr-andreas-broeckmann-visiting-professor-and-tutor-our-phd-program-fine-arts - 2025-12-25
