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18 June 2013: Prof. Rüland participated in the public hearing on EU relations with ASEAN and Southeast Asia

On 18 June 2013, Prof. Rüland participated in the hearing organized by the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament on “Foreign Policy Considerations in EU Relations with ASEAN and Southeast Asia”, in Brussels. Prof. Rüland contributed a statement on “ASEAN Citizens’ Rights: Rule of Law, Judiciary and Law Enforcement.”

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27 May 2019 - Lecture with Arif Havas Oegroseno, Ambassador of Indonesia to Germany

On Monday, 27th of May, Arif Havas Oegroseno, Ambassdor of Indonesia to Germany, will be holding a talk on "Indonesia's Environmental Challenges: Policy Response - Climate and Energy Management".

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29 October 2018 - Lecture on “Coal, Palm Oil and Indigenous Rights in Kalimantan, Indonesia”.

29 October 2018 - Lecture on “Coal, Palm Oil and Indigenous Rights in Kalimantan, Indonesia”.

The event will include two talks given by representatives of the Indonesian NGO, “WAHLI”. The screening of the short version of the documentary film “Asimetris” made by “Watchdoc” and an Introduction and discussion on sustainable palm oil seals hosted by “Watch Indonesia!”.

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Colloquium politicum: Spotlight Südostasien - Aktuelle Entwicklungen in Indonesien und im Südchinesischen Meer

In corporation with the Chair for International Politics, the South East Asian Studies Programme Freiburg, the Landeszentrale für politische Bildung Freiburg and the Carl-Schurz-Haus/Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut e.V. Colloquium politicum: Spotlight Südostasien - Aktuelle Entwicklungen in Indonesien und im Südchinesischen Meer

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Colloquium politicum | Federalism and Ethnic Conflict with Prof. Donald L. Horowitz

Federalism is usually seen as a way to mitigate ethnic discontent in divided societies by devolving power to relatively homogeneous units that can run their own affairs. In fact, it can perform many additional, generally unrecognized ameliorative functions in such societies.

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60th Annual ISA Convention

Anna Fünfgeld, Maria-Gabriela and Jürgen Rüland participated in the 60th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association (ISA), held at Toronto, 27-30 March 2019.

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The Indonesian Way: ASEAN, Europeanization and Foreign Policy Debates in a New Democracy

Jürgen Rüland spoke at the International Relations Department of Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, on "The Indonesian Way: ASEAN, Europeanization and Foreign Policy Debates in a New Democracy," 15 September 2017.

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LPB: Südostasien: Insights on the Asian Tigers

Friday 24 March 2017 - Sunday, 26 March 2017 Miriam Licking, Jennifer Stapornwongkul and Jürgen Rüland speak at the Seminar of the Landeszentrale für Politische Bildung at Studienhaus Wiesneck

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Christian von Lübke at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS)

Christian von Lübke was invited to speak at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University on 2 October 2017.

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Lecture | Prof. Rüland on ASEAN and Indonesian Foreign Policy at the University of Indonesia

On Wednesday, 11 March, Prof. Rüland will give a talk on "ASEAN and Indonesian Foreign Policy: Domestic Discourses and Indonesian Images of Regionalism"

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Jürgen Rüland at the Indonesian Conference for SEA studies

Jürgen Rüland is a keynote speaker at the Indonesian Conference for Southeast Asian Studies, at the Gadjah Mada University Jakarta, from September 27th to 29th 2017.

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Mixed methods workshop at the Asian Social Research Center

Jürgen Rüland conducted a workshop on „mixed methods” at the Asian Social Research Center, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, on 25 September 2017.

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SEA-Talk 14 - Conference by Prof. Judith Schlehe

Conference by Prof. Judith Schlehe on Student Mobility and Knowledge Migration in Indonesia on April 7

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Research Seminar at the Asian Social Research Center

Judith Schlehe and Vissia Ita Yulianto present preliminary research findings on “Waste as an Environmental Disaster. Socio-Religious Practices at the South Coast of Java,” on 25 September 2017.

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Jürgen Rüland talked at the Institutskolloquium

On Wednesday, 23 November 2016, Jürgen Rüland (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg) spoke in Tübingen at the Institutskolloquium about "The Indonesian Way: ASEAN, Europeanization, and Foreign Policy Debates in a New Democracy"

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ACADEMIC & POLICY ROUNDTABLE | “How East and Southeast Asia Cope with the Global Economic and Financial Crisis”

ACADEMIC & POLICY ROUNDTABLE | “How East and Southeast Asia Cope with the Global Economic and Financial Crisis”

In 2012, the BMBF-sponsored Southeast Asia Study Group at Freiburg organizes an Academic and Policy Roundtable on the Global Economic and Financial Crisis and the responds of (South)East Asian nations. The Roundtable will take place at January 27th, 2012 in Berlin (Germany).

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ALMA Research Series - To the ones in need or the ones you need?

ALMA Research Series - To the ones in need or the ones you need? The Political Economy of Central Discretionary Grants: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia

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Anna Fünfgeld and Lukas Maximilian Müller affiliated as visiting scholars at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

Anna Fünfgeld and Lukas Maximilian Müller are currently or have been attached as visiting scholars Scholars at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta. Anna Fünfgeld conducted her research stay in Fall 2017, while Lukas Müller is currently a fellow since January until May.

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Anna Fünfgeld spoke at a conference in Bonn

She took part in the panel "A Coral-free Future? Renewable Energy and Post-Extractivism in the Southeast Asian Context" at the one-day conference: The politics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia.

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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.

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ASEAN-EU realtions: Prof. Jürgen Rüland participated in a public hearing of the European Parliament

ASEAN-EU realtions: Prof. Jürgen Rüland participated in a public hearing of the European Parliament

Prof. Jürgen Rüland participated as a source person in a public hearing on the future of EU-ASEAN realtions held by the European Parliament at 18 June 2013.

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BMBF project extension for two more years

BMBF project extension for two more years

Due to the successful evaluation of the SEA Studies at Freiburg project, the BMBFdecided to extend its sponsorship for another two years (starting from November 2013).

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Call for Papers, ASEASUK 28th Annual Conference 2014

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"

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

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.

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Christian von Lübke at the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) in Leiden

Christian von Lübke joined a one-day authors' workshop on recent economic and political developments in Indonesia and was invited to speak at the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), Leiden/Netherlands on 25 October 2017.

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Cinema | Southeast Asia in the Wednesday screenings of Kommunales Kino Freiburg

Cinema | Southeast Asia in the Wednesday screenings of Kommunales Kino Freiburg

This month the Freiburg arthouse cinema "Kommunales Kino Freiburg" has dedicated it´s wednesday-screenings to movies from and about Southeast Asia.

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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"

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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.

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COLLABORATIVE COLLOQIUM | Upcoming Sessions for Summer Term 2019

The following Summer Term will see us hold a series of collaborative colloquium sessions on various issues related to Southeast Asian Studies, in collaboration with the Centre on Transcultural Asian Studies (CETRAS). We welcome any participation by interested individuals. The collaborative colloquium sessions are designed to foster fruitful and productive discussions in an open atmosphere. Please find the program below:

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COLLABORATIVE COLLOQUIUM | Dr. Markus Mietzner: "Democratic Transitions Compared"

COLLABORATIVE COLLOQUIUM | Dr. Markus Mietzner: "Democratic Transitions Compared"

This colloquium will be presented by Dr. Marcus Mietzner, a guest fellow of Southeast Asian Studies at Freiburg. The talk focuses on the similarities and differences between the democratic transitions in Indonesia and Egypt. Particular attention will be paid to the role of the military in both transitions, with the army in Egypt constituting a much higher obstacle to democratization than its Indonesian counterpart. The importance of the divisions between Islamists and liberals will also be discussed, as will be the quality of electoral management and party organization. (24 January 2012, 6pm, Dpt. of Anthropology, Seminarraum)

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Collaborative Colloquium | Next Sessions on 24 November and 1 December 2015

The next collaborative colloquia will take place on 24 November and 1 December in the Seminarraum Ethnologie at Werthmannstr. 10 (first floor).

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Collaborative Colloquium | Judith Schlehe "Akademische Süd-Süd Pilgerschaft"

The lecture will take place on 26 April 2016. Time: 6.15 pm - 8pm Location: Seminarraum, Institut für Ethnologie - Werthmannstraße 10, 1st floor.

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Collaborative Colloquium | Upcoming session on 12 December

The upcoming session of the Collaborative Colloquium will focus on the preparation of the screening of "The last Communist"

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Collaborative Colloquium | Upcoming session on 12 January

The next session of the regular collaborative colloquium will consist of a viewing of Amir Muhammad's movie 'The last communist'.

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Collaborative Colloquium | Upcoming session on 2 February

The next collaborative colloquium will take place on 2 February at 4 PM at the Seminarraum, Department of Anthropology.

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Collaborative Colloquium | Upcoming session on 3 November and beyond

This semester, the topic of the collaborative colloquia will be "Contentious Politics: Communism in Southeast Asia". The first session will take place next monday, 3 November, with a guest lecture by Patrick Hesse (History, Humboldt University Berlin).

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First and Second Collaborative Colloquium on November 18 and December 4

First and Second Collaborative Colloquium on November 18 and December 4

The first and second Collaborative Colloquia of the semester will focus on a set of related topics. The first colloquium on the 18th of November will discuss the role of "Music and Fieldwork ind Southeast" Asia. The second colloquium on the 4th of December zooms in on the question of "Why is Burmese pop music so bland and so popular". The second colloquium will be presented by Prof. Ward Keeler of UT Austin.

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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.

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COLLOQUIUM | Interdisciplinary Assessments of Area Studies (23 may 2012, 4pm - 5.30pm, Seminarraum Ethnologie)

The second Collaborative Colloquium of the semester will augment the preparation for the "Methodology in Southeast Asian Studies" conference at the end of the month.

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COLLOQUIUM| James J. Fox: "History Repeats Itself: Current Threats to Indonesia's Rice Production"

COLLOQUIUM| James J. Fox: "History Repeats Itself: Current Threats to Indonesia's Rice Production"

This colloquium will be presented by Prof. James J. Fox from the Crawford School of Public Policy in Australia National University's College of Asia & the Pacific. Dr. Fox is a Professor of Resource Management in Asia-Pacific Program (RMAP) and the Director of the ANU Korea Institute.

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Colloquium Politicum | Prof. Mark Thompson speaks about Democracy and its Discontents in Southeast Asia

Professor Mark R. Thompson (Department of Asian and International Studies (AIS); Director, Southeast Asia Research Centre (SEARC); City University of Hong Kong) will be talking about "Democracy and its Discontents in Southeast Asia" as part of the University's Colloquium Politicum

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Colloquium Politicum Spotlight | Southeast Asia at the University of Freiburg

Colloquium Politicum Spotlight | Southeast Asia at the University of Freiburg

With SPOTLIGHT, the Colloquium politicum wants to specifically highlight programs and interdisciplinary research with an international focus and outreach. As regards Southeast Asia, the University of Freiburg pursues an interdisciplinary concept of research. In the frame of the Southeast Asian Studies Programme, national and international guest scholars regularly present their findings and discuss current issues.

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Colloquium | "When All the Ancestors Spoke Poetry: An Analysis of the Sacred Narratives of the Rotenese and Their Significance" (24 June 2013)

Colloquium | "When All the Ancestors Spoke Poetry: An Analysis of the Sacred Narratives of the Rotenese and Their Significance" (24 June 2013)

ROOM CHANGED! NEW ROOM: 1023 (KG I) ---------------- This colloquium will be presented by Prof. James J. Fox from the Crawford School of Public Policy in Australia National University's College of Asia & the Pacific. James Fox is a Professor of Resource Management in the Asia-Pacific Program (RMAP) and the Director of the ANU Korea Institute.

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CONFERENCE | Methodology in Southeast Asian Studies (29-31 May 2012)

CONFERENCE | Methodology in Southeast Asian Studies (29-31 May 2012)

Leading international scholars will join us in this second conference organized by the Southeast Asian Studies Program at the University of Freiburg. Please contact us if you are interested to participate as a guest.

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Conference | "Religion, Tradition and the Popular" (Freiburg, 8-10 November 2012)

Conference | "Religion, Tradition and the Popular" (Freiburg, 8-10 November 2012)

The current worldwide resurgence of religion goes hand in hand with new religious practices, forms of articulation and mass mediatization as well as idiosyncratic references to the past. This interdisciplinary conference will focus on the popularization of religions in Europe, Asia and the transcultural, global space. We are especially interested in the interconnection between the making of religion, tradition and the popular.

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Conference | Stefan Rother at EURA-NET Conference in Bielefeld

On 13 June 2014, Stefan Rother participated as a member of the academic advisory board at the EURA-NET Conference. The project is funded by the EU's 7th Framework Program for the period 2014-2017 under the title of "Transnational Migration in Transition: Transformative Characteristics of Temporary Mobility of People"

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Upcoming conferences at the University of Copenhagen and University of Göttingen

The University of Copenhagen and the University of Göttingen are hosting a conference and a summer school in October and August, respectively. See below for more information

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Courses on Southeast Asia in the Winter Term 2013/14

Courses on Southeast Asia in the Winter Term 2013/14

Every semester Southeast Asian Studies at Freiburg University offers several student courses on SEA, as well as courses on some of the region´s languages.

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DAAD program extension 2014-2017: "From Tandem to Teamwork"

DAAD program extension 2014-2017: "From Tandem to Teamwork"

Under the new title "From Tandem to Teamwork. A Training Model for Fieldresearch across Cultural and Disciplinary Boundaries" the DAAD approved to support the collaboration between the departments of Anthropology and Political Science at ALU, Freiburg, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta and further Indonesian universities from 2014 to 2017.

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Democratizing ASEAN and the Role of the European Union

Democratizing ASEAN and the Role of the European Union

BMBF Academic and Policy Roundtable. Organized by the Southeast Asian Studies Program at Freiburg University Sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (30 September 2013, Berlin)

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Dr. Wawan Masudi will conduct a workshop in Freiburg, 7 December 2017.

Dr. Masudi of the Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (PSSAT) at the Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, will be presenting his paper "Contestation between state-society in coastal-based economy in Local Indonesia." The presentation will take place in room 101 (Breisacher Tor), Thursday 7 December, 2 p.m.

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EADI Prize for Excellence in Development Research for Anne-Kathrin Weber

Anne-Kathrin Weber, member of the International Relations Chair and the Southeast Asian studies group was awarded the EADI Prize for Excellence in Development Research. She received the award for her paper "Why Companies Go Green - A Constructivist View on Corporate Sustainability Activities in the Forest Sector." The paper was submitted to the European Association for Development Research and Training Institutes' (EADI) Nordic Conference held in Bergen at 21-23 August 2017. The paper, inter-alia, also draws from experiences in Indonesia.

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Anna Fünfgeld, Maria-Gabriela Manea and Jürgen Rüland spoke at the General Conference of the European Consortium of Political Research in Hamburg, 22-25 August

Anna Fünfgeld presented papers on "Energy Infrastructure as Multi-Scalar Challenges of ASEAN Connectivity" and "Just Energy? Social Justice and the Indonesian Coal Sector". Maria-Gabriela Manea and Jürgen Rüland spoke on “Localizing Parliamentary Oversight: A Comparative Area Studies Approach to Military Reform in Indonesia and Nigeria”. Jürgen Rüland co-chaired (with Patrick Köllner, GIGA Hamburg) the section on “Comparative Area Studies” and presented a paper on “Context, Concepts and Comparison in Southeast Asian Studies” (co-authored with Mikko Huotari, MERICS, Berlin).

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Lecture Series | Entwicklungswelten im Wandel

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.

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ERIA - IFRI Conference on "What can the ASEAN Community contribute to South East Asia and the World?"

The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Insitute Francais des Relations Internationales (IFRI) held a conference on "What can the ASEAN Community contribute to South East Asia and the World?" on 18-19 January 2016 in Paris, France.

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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.

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Event | Visit of DAAD-sponsored Indonesian delegation

On 12 December 2014, a DAAD-sponsored delegation of Indonesian university and think tank scholars will visit the University of Freiburg. The FRIAS Research Focus program "Dynamic Alignments and Dealignments in Global Southeast" Asia provides the program for the delegation.

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Exhibition | "The Act of Living" at KoKi Freiburg

On the ocassion of the 50th anniversary of the mass killings of communists in Indonesia in late 1965, the center for Southeast Asian Studies in cooperation with the "Kommunale Kino Freiburg" organizes a photo exhibition which can be visited for free at the KoKi beginning the 14th until the 24th of July. There will be an opening ceremony on the 14th starting at 6 pm, which will be followed by a screening of the movie "The Women and the Generals".

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Fall School in Empirical Research Methods

Southeast Asian Studies at Freiburg University is convening a methodology school on empirical research methods between 29 October and 31 October 2015.

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Fellowship | Markus Mietzner (ANU)

From November 2014 until March 2015, Markus Mietzner will hold a fellowship at Southeast Asian Studies at Freiburg on the research topic of 'Localizing democracy in Indonesia'

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FIELDTRIP | Prof. Rüland carried out a fieldtrip for Singapore University project "Integration through Law"

Within the context of the National University of Singapore project "Integration through Law", from 13th-23rd March 2012 Prof. Jürgen Rüland took a fieldtrip to Singapore for research purposes.

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First FRIAS Lunch Lecture on Thursday, 23 April

The presentation of "Disparities in local development and political competition in the Philippines" will be given by FRIAS Senior Fellow Prof. Joseph J. Capuno, Economics, University of the Philippines

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Freiburger Horizonte: Towards a Pacific World Order?

On November 18 the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) will host a Panel Discussion on "Towards a Pacific World Order?" as part of the lecture series "Freiburger Horizonte"

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FRIAS Conference on "Alignments and Dealignments in global Southeast Asia", 24-26 June

The FRIAS focus program on Southeast Asia is organizing a conference on “Alignments and Dealignments in global Southeast Asia”, 24-26 June 2015.

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Call for Applications: FRIAS Fellowship Program

Call for Applications: FRIAS Fellowship Program

In the academic year 2014/2015 the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) will organize a one‐year FRIAS Research Focus on "Dynamic Alignments and Dealignments in Global Southeast Asia". As a part of this Research Focus, FRIAS advertises 4 Junior Fellowships and 4 External Senior Fellowships.

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FRIAS Fellowships in the Winter and Summer Terms 2014/2015

In the upcoming Winter and Summer Terms, five internal as well as two external fellows will be hosted by the Freiburg Institute of Advanced Studies for one year. The fellowships are embedded in the FRIAS Research Focus "Dynamic Alignments and De-Alignments in Global Southeast Asia". The internal senior fellows are Prof. Jürgen Rüland, Prof. Judith Schlehe, Prof. Günther Schulze and Prof. Sabine Dabringhaus, the external junior fellows are Agus Suwignyo and Katja Rangsivek. Additionally, Stefan Rother has been awarded an internal junior fellowship.

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FRIAS Junior Researcher Conference from 14 to 16 January

In January, Stefan Rother, Kirsten Hackenbroch and Tabea Bork-Hüffer are convening a conference on the subject of 'Translocal Spatial Practices, Urban Transfomations: Migration and Mobile Urbanism in South and South-East Asia'

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FRIAS Lunch Lecture on Thursday, 02 July

The presentation of "Half a Century of Economic Development in Southeast Asia's Emerging Giant: Continuity and Change in Indonesia" will be given by Prof. Dr. Hal Hill, Southeast Asian Economics, Australian National Economics, Canberra

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FRIAS Lunch Lecture on Thursday, 07 May

The presentation of "The Javanese in Southeast Sulawesi, c. 1930-2014" will be given by Dr. Agus Suwignyo, History, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta

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FRIAS Lunch Lecture on Thursday, 11 June

The presentation of "Islamic (Inter)faces on the Internet" will be given by Dr. Martin Slama, Asian Studies & Cultural Anthropology, Austrian Academy of Science, Vienna

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FRIAS Lunch Lecture on Thursday, 16 July

The presentation of "Singapore - Another History of Chineseness?" will be given by Prof. Dr. Sabine Dabrginhaus, East Asian History, Freiburg University

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FRIAS Lunch Lecture on Thursday, 18 June

The presentation of "Dying for the Nation: State Funerals in Thailand" will be given by Dr. Katja Rangsivek, Southeast Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen

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FRIAS Lunch Lecture on Thursday, 21 May

The presentation of "Presidential Government and Party System Fragmentation in Indonesia" will be given by Dr. Dirk Tomsa, Political Science, La Trobe University

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FRIAS Author Workshop

Challenging State Sovereignty in the Age of Migration: A multi-level approach to Southeast and East Asian migration

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From Tandem to Teamwork: A Training Model for Fieldresearch Across Cultural and Disciplinary Boundaries

From mid-June until mid-July 2017 ten teams of students from Anthropology and International Relations from universities in Freiburg, Yogyakarta and Makassar will collaborate in fieldwork training in Freiburg.

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Gerrit J. Gonschorek worked as a consultant for the World Bank Group in Indonesia

Gerrit J. Gonschorek (Ph.D. Student, Institute of Economic Research, Department of International Economic Policy) just returned from Jakarta, Indonesia, where he worked on a Short-Term-Consultancy (STC) assignment for the World Bank Group (GP Governance, Fiscal Decentralization Unit, World Bank Group, Jakarta Office).

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Prof. Rüland contributes to the GR:EEN Workshop on EU foreign policy at the Free University of Brussels

On 17 and 18 October, Prof. Jürgen Rüland will present a paper at the conference supported by the research project "Global Re-ordering: Evolution through European Networks"

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Guest Lecture | Prof. Guido Sprenger (University of Heidelberg): "Animism in Southeast Asia - New Debates"

Guest Lecture | Prof. Guido Sprenger (University of Heidelberg): "Animism in Southeast Asia - New Debates"

The region of Southeast Asia has been sidelined in recent discussions on Animism. This lecture, to be held on December 11, will elaborate on the analytical concepts relevant to contemporary research on Animism in Southeast Asia.

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