Published 23 September 2019 Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson has co-guest edited a special issue on Social Movements in Cambodia in the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs. Main text: The special journal issue assesses the role of contemporary social movements in negotiating change in relations between the Cambodian state and its citizens. Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson has co-authored the special issue In

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Published 8 October 2019 Stefan Brehm and Jesper Svensson published an article on the impact of Chinese environmental model cities on best practice diffusion in Asia Pacific Journal of Regional Science. The article analyses the impact of the ‘environmental protection model city program’ on promoting best practice in urban environmental governance. The spatial econometric analysis uncovers patterns

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Published 13 November 2019 The Asia Library The Centre invites Ph.D. students with a focus on East and South-East Asia to spend one month at the Centre during the spring of 2020. We are able to pay for accommodation at the University Guest House for one month for up to four PhD candidates who needs housing, and will in addition provide office space, access to the library, as well as possibilities

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Published 25 November 2019 Astrid Norén-Nilsson On 21 November, Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson gave a talk at the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre, London School of Economics. Dr Norén-Nilsson spoke on processes of elite formation within Cambodian civil society today as well as patterns of interaction between civil society elites and other elites, building on ongoing research for a comparative project

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Published 10 December 2019 Nicholas Loubere's book "Development on Loan: Microcredit and Marginalisation in Rural China" has been published open access by Amsterdam University Press. Key to China's plans to promote rural development is the de-marginalisation of the countryside through the incorporation of rural areas into the urban-based market-oriented financial system. For this reason, Chinese d

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Published 18 December 2019 The placement of the position is to be divided between the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies and the Division of Human Rights. The candidate needs to have written a Ph.D. thesis with a focus on some aspect of Human Rights in East and South-East Asia. Very good and documented knowledge of English is required as well as relevant knowledge in an Asian language, d

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Published 4 February 2020 The programme is four-year long (240 credits) and combines courses (60 credits) with a thesis (180 credits). East and South-East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that focuses on present-day socio-political issues and developments and can include a range of topics concerning phenomena and processes in the region as a whole as well as in individual countries. T

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Published 24 February 2020 Marina Svensson has published an article entitled “Chinese universities: restrictions on academic freedom and global implications.” The article is included in the volume China: Shifting Power and Human Rights Diplomacy edited by David Ismangil, Karen van der Schaaf and Stijn Deklerck, and published by Amnesty International.  The article discusses Chinese academic develop

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Published 2 March 2020 The travel group Ggumtle Airplane recently ‘landed’ at Lund University to discuss core values in education and their relation to wider values in society with the students at the Centre of East and South-East Asian Studies. On the 16th of January 2020, the Centre of East and Southeast Asian Studies of Lund University had the pleasure to welcome a South Korean delegation consi

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Published 13 March 2020 The Centre announces research periods of 20 per cent up to 50 per cent for a maximum of five months during fall 2020. The applicant should have a focus on a country or region in East and South-East Asia. Preference is given to projects that fall within the Centre’s prioritised research areas: Digital Asia; human rights and social justice; and global challenges and internati

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Published 20 March 2020 Lund University is following the Government and Public Health Authority’s recommendations regarding measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus and has therefore decided that education and examinations should be conducted using online alternatives (distance education) from 18 March. On this page we have gathered some useful information on how this affects opening hours

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Published 20 April 2020 Interview with Marina Svensson, Professor of Modern China Studies here at the Centre. The Corona-crisis has started discussions on Chinese social media that have been quiet for a long time. Voices are now demanding freedom of the press, and the doctor exposing the virus to the world has been called a whistle-blower. This says Marina Svensson, Professor and Director at the C

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Published 2 June 2020 Applications are now open for 2 postdoctoral fellowships in China’s, Japan’s, and/or Korea’s contemporary society at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University. Starting date 1 October 2020, or by agreement. DutiesThe person employed is expected to work independently but should also cooperate with other researchers at the Centre. The postdoctoral fellow

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Published 24 June 2020 Marina Svensson has published a chapter in the volume The Heritage Turn in China: The Reinvention, Dissemination and Consumption of Heritage Marina Svensson has published a chapter in the volume The Heritage Turn in China: The Reinvention, Dissemination and Consumption of Heritage (Amsterdam University Press) edited by Carol Ludwig, Linda Walton, and Yi-Wen Wang.The title of

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Published 4 September 2020 Astrid Norén-Nilsson Dr Astrid Norén-Nilsson has co-authored an article on civil society elites in Cambodia published in the journal Politics and Governance. The title of the article is "Pathways to Leadership within and beyond Cambodian Civil Society: Elite Status and Boundary-Crossing". It addresses elitisation in Cambodian civil society and how such processes relate t

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By coordinator [at] lmc [dot] lu [dot] se (Valeria Naters) - published 2 May 2023 The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies has chosen the Theme "Sound of Democracy" for work 1 September 2023 – 30 April 2024. We extend a big congratulations to the researchers who will be included in this Theme and who are also active in the Sound Environment Centre's research network. The Theme Sound of Democra

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Published 7 March 2022 Our alumnus Jóhan Martin Christiansen participates in this exhibition at Portland Museum of Art https://www.portlandmuseum.org/triennial

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Published 11 March 2022 Our alumna Carolina Sandvik participates in this exhibition. https://malmo.se/Aktuellt/Artiklar-Malmo-stad/2022-03-10-Stor-oppningsh… https://www.facebook.com/events/464613082054582

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Published 14 March 2022 January 22–March 19, 2022 https://www.artforum.com/picks/joao-penalva-88071 http://gfilomenasoares.com/en/Fernand_Lantier_e_outros

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Published 14 March 2022 Congratulations to Amin Zouiten winner of the Tempo Sound Award with his film Nadir. Anne Gry Friis Kristensen was sound designer and student Malthe Møhr sound recordist. The prize consists of SEK 60,000 to be used in Momento Studio. Motivation: https://tempofestival.se/2022/03/12/arets-vinnare-pa-tempo/

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