Published 8 August 2017 A doctoral training seminar will be organized on the 10th of November at the University of Helsinki. Submit abstract by August 18. Full papers are due October 27. The doctoral training seminar is open to all PhD candidates in Finnish Universities who write their thesis about Asia (society, politics, economy, business, culture, history, law). PhD candidates are encouraged to

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/asianet-doctoral-training-seminar-helsinki - 2025-02-22

Published 8 August 2017 The Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the Faculty for the Study of Culture invites applications for one postdoctoral and two doctoral positions for ONLINERPOL, a five year research project (2017-22) on political cultures of new media in India and among the diaspora. Deadline for submission is 31 August 2017. Two PhD positionsThe first PhD position focuses on

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/one-postdoc-and-two-phd-positions-available-onlinerpol - 2025-02-22

Published 8 August 2017 The conference "Modes of authority and aesthetics practices from South Asia to Southeast Asia" will be held 23-25 May 2018 at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris, France. Submit abstract by September 30th 2017. The Conference intends to think comparatively about the relationship between aesthetic phenomena and authority in a region, South and South

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-conference-modes-authority-and-aesthetics-practices - 2025-02-22

Published 8 August 2017 The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) offers two separate fellowships opportunities, and are encouraging applications that engage with a number of Invitational Priorities, including those that explore linkages beyond the InterAsian expanse and that emphasize connections between Asia and Africa. SSRC will be accepting applications until September 27, 2017. The first, th

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Published 9 August 2017 Stockholm Culture Festival fills streets and squares with all kinds of cultural events for all ages during five days, 15-20 August 2017. The theme for this years festival is India. It will be the first time that the festival has a theme beyond Europe. The goal this year is to present different aspects of the known and the unknown in a Stockholm city space. Music, street art

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/theme-years-stockholm-culture-festival-india - 2025-02-22

Published 9 August 2017 The University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global Affairs invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Asian Studies with focus on gender. Their preference is for scholars working on East and/or South Asia. The successful hire will work closely with the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, one of the constituent institutes of the Keough School, in f

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/available-position-assistant-professor-asian-and-gender-studies - 2025-02-22

Published 9 August 2017 Meredith College seeks qualified candidates for a tenure track assistant professorship in the Department of History, Political Science, and International Studies. Ideal candidate will offer teaching and research strengths in modern Chinese history and one or more of the following fields: South Asia, 20th century world, Middle East, Africa, women’s history, international or

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-assistant-professor-asian-history - 2025-02-22

Published 9 August 2017 Stanford University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor or a tenured Associate Professor faculty position focused on law and legal institutions of Islam and/or Muslim societies in any time period. Submit application before 15 October. The successful applicant for this position will be jointly appointed in the Stanford Law School and one of the follow

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-assistantassociate-prof-law-and-legal-institutions - 2025-02-22

Published 9 August 2017 Martin Chautari (MC) is organizing the Chautari Annual Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal on 22-23 April 2018. The aim of this conference is to promote research culture in the humanities and social sciences in Nepal. Submit abstract before 20 November. MC invites submission of abstracts of research papers or abstracts of the theme-based panels from eligible researchers or insti

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-paperspanels-chautari-annual-conference-nepal - 2025-02-22

Published 9 August 2017 Cornell University from atop McGraw Tower looking southeast; Barnes Hall, Sage Hall, Source: sach1tb, https://www.flickr.com/photos/sach1tb/274991658/ The 2017 Sri Lanka Graduate Conference will be held on October 13-14 at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The conference theme is “Sri Lanka: Critical Reflections on Legacies of Authority and Difference.” Submit proposa

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Published 14 August 2017 The conference 'Examining the Processual in Kinship and Family in South Asia', will be held at the Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad 1-2 February 2018. The deadline for submission is 31 August 2017. Within kinship today, the idea of being related and constructing relatedness has been revived through the insightful essays by Marshall Sahli

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/call-papers-conference-kinship-and-family-south-asia - 2025-02-22

Published 15 August 2017 By Tubantia https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Faculteit_der_Sociale_Wetenschappen_Leiden.jpg, via Wikimedia Commons Faculty of Humanities, Leiden Institute for Area Studies is looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Buddhist Studies/Digital Humanities. Applications must be received no later than 15 September 2017. The fellow will join the ERC-funded Open Phi

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-postdoctoral-fellow-buddhist-studiesdigital-humanities - 2025-02-22

Published 15 August 2017 Wesleyan University’s Department of Religion invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Religion, with a focus on Buddhist Studies, beginning July 1, 2018. The Department is seeking scholars who specialize in East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, or Southeast Asia, and who are capable of applying their methods to other religious cultures or traditions. T

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-assistant-professor-buddhist-studies - 2025-02-22

Published 23 August 2017 Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) is seeking to fill two faculty positions for its interdisciplinary research programme on Climate Change Mitigation and Development. The programme focuses on building an interdisciplinary understanding of the challenges to and solutions for achieving low-carbon, local environment-friendly and equitable develop

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/faculty-positions-available-climate-change-mitigation-and-development - 2025-02-22

Published 23 August 2017 Photo: Amir Nabizadeh SASNET researcher Admir Skodo was interviewed by the Taiwanese newspaper United Daily News Global about Ung i Sverige, the protest movement started by unaccompanied minor asylum seekers from Afghanistan.

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Published 24 August 2017 Photo: Sage Encyclopaedia of Social Research Methods SASNET researcher Admir Skodo has been commissioned to write an entry on idealism in the Sage Encyclopaedia of Social Research Methods.

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Published 24 August 2017 Photo: The Institute for Security & Development Policy On May 11, 2017, researchers from all over Sweden focusing on East Asia (and Asia in general) gathered in Stockholm. The conference, organized by the Institute for Security & Development Policy and the European Institute of Japanese Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics, aimed to create opportunities to discuss

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/videos-and-conference-report-isdps-conference - 2025-02-22

Published 24 August 2017 The Department of History at Salisbury University is accepting applications for the position of Assistant Professor of History (South Asian History specialization).  This is a full-time tenure-track position. Teaching load is 3-3 to include World Civilizations, upper-division undergraduate, and graduate courses for our M.A. in History program. Salisbury University faculty

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-assistant-professor-history - 2025-02-22

Published 24 August 2017 The Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, has been authorized to fill a tenure-track faculty position in Tamil Studies at the level of Assistant Professor. The expected start date is July 1, 2018. The Department seeks candidates with native or near-native ability in written and spoken Tamil and who can ideally work with both c

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/position-available-assistant-professor-tamil-studies - 2025-02-22

Published 29 August 2017 Between 2004 and 2005 Lund University published the Swedish journal Chakra: tidskrift för indiska religioner. The journal published peer-reviewed articles and book reviews on religions on the Indian subcontinent. The founding editors of Chakra were Associate Professor Kristina Myrvold and Dr. Katarina Plank. The four issues of the journal are now republished on our website

https://www.sasnet.lu.se/article/online-republication-chakra-marks-first-step-toward-creating-nordic-journal-south-asian-studies - 2025-02-22