Media
Asia Dialogue | Southeast Asia's competitive sub-regionalism
8 April 2019, Jürgen Rüland about overlap and superfluity of sub-regional fora in Southeast Asia.
Acumen | Stefan Rother on the ASEAN Youth Forum 2014
The Burmese Magazine Acumen has a contribution by our researcher Stefan Rother on the ASEAN Youth Forum.
Badische Zeitung | Christian von Lübke on the elections in Jakarta
Christian von Lübke comments on the results of the governor election in Jakarta.
Badische Zeitung | Where Europe and Asia Meet
Guest contribution by Jürgen Rüland
Badische Zeitung | Jürgen Rüland on newly elected Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
Press comments by Jürgen Rüland on the new President of the Philippines
Badische Zeitung | "Civil Society has to be more involved in the process"
Interview with Prof. Jürgen Rüland on 50 years of ASEAN.
Badische Zeitung | Stefan Rother on negative attitudes towards migrants (German)
Worldwide hostility towards migrants.
Badische Zeitung | Stefan Rother on the Conference on the Global Compact for Migration
Stefan Rother reports from Marrakesh, Morocco, where he took part in the UN Intergovernemental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration
Badische Zeitung | Stefan Rother reports from the World Social Forum on Migration 2012
The fifth World Social Forum on Migrations (WSFM) was held from the 26 until the 30 November in Manila, Philippines.
Badische Zeitung: Stefan Rother reports on the UN General Assembly´s second debate on migration
BZ, 5 October 2013
Jürgen Rüland on the 20th Asia-Europe Meeting
Comment in the Badische Zeitung on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Asia-Europe Meeting - 13th July 2016
Jürgen Rüland on the new President of the Phillipines
Country Profil about the Phillipines in the Badische Zeitung - 30th June 2017
Badische Zeitung | Quote by Markus Mietzner on the election of Indonesian President Jokowi
Markus Mietzner comments on the conditions of Jokowi's recent election.
Conference Report: Methodology in Southeast Asian Studies (Freiburg, 29-31 May 2012)
In 2012, the Freiburg Southeast Asia Study Group organized an international conference on "Methodology in Southeast Asian Studies", which took place May 29-31, 2012 in Freiburg, Germany.
Conference Report: Religion, Tradition and the Popular in Asia and Europe
The conference was held at the University of Freiburg, 8-10 November 2012.
Conference Report on the BMBF Academic and Policy Roundtable 2013
In 2013 the Southeast Asian Studies program at the University of Freiburg organized an Academic and Policy Roundtable on "Democratising ASEAN and the role of the European Union". The roundtable took place in Berlin on September 30, 2013.
DAAD magazine 'NADI' on Freiburg-Yogyakarta Tandem Research
Adityo Nugroho and Freiburg PhD student Evamaria Müller report about their tandem experiences in the Freiburg-Yogyakarta research collaboration project.
Dagens Arena | Stefan Rother on the Global Forum on Migration and Development
The Forum on Migration and Development wasn't just talk.
Development and Cooperation - Stefan Rother on the Global Forum on Migration and Development
Touchy issue
Report on the Workshop of the German Society for Asian Studies' Junior Research Group
From January 14 to 19, the annual workshop of the junior research group of the German society for Asian Studies took place in Freiburg. See below for a german summary by Raphael Susewind.
"Distanzierter Blick auf die Heimat": uni'leben about Emma Mastersons PhD project
The university newspaper uni'leben carries a feature on the Southeast Asian Studies PhD candidate Emma Masterson.
Christl Kessler and Stefan Rother quoted in GMA News: "OAV amendments sought to woo overseas voters"
Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung | Mensch und Insel
Prof. Jürgen Rüland über den Streit um die Spratly-Inseln im Südchinesischen Meer. Quelle: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 12. März 2017, Nr.10, S. 63.
Jakarta Post | Jürgen Rüland writes about ASEAN's connections with other international organizations
The full article titled 'Going global: ASEAN and international organizations' can be read hereafter.
The Jakarta Post | No “decisive” departure from ASEAN in Indonesian policy
15 March 2019, Jürgen Rüland about Indonesia and it’s commitment towards ASEAN
Manila Times | Christl Kessler and Jürgen Rüland mentioned in article on populist christianity
Our populist christianity - by Juan T. Gatbonton
Methodology Conference Concluding Panel (Video)
Concluding Panel of the Conference on "Methodology in Southeast Asian Studies"
Newspaper debate on Vissia Ita Yulianto´s article 'RI-Malaysia relation: All in the family'
The article 'RI-Malaysia relation: All in the family', authored by PhD student Vissia Ita Yulianto has been extensively discussed in the Jakarta Post.
Life Week | Quote by Jürgen Rüland on the Indonesian presidential election
See below for an article in which Jürgen Rüland was quoted on the election of Jokowi in Indonesia in the Chinese publication Life Week.
Radio Dreyeckland | Interviews on the refugee crisis in Southeast Asia
In recent months the refugee crisis in Southeast Asia was in the limelight of the media. Members of the Rohingya minority fled by boat from Myanmar and refugee camps in Bangladesh by the thousands due to inhumane living conditions in their home countries.
Radio Dreyeckland | Anna Fünfgeld interviews Yandry Kuniawan on Jokowi's election
On 20 October 2014, Jokowi will be sworn into office as the new president of Indonesia. This is the third time since Indonesian independence in 1945 that the head of state was directly elected. Anna Fünfgeld, methodology and project coordinator, interviews Yandri Kuniawan, PhD student, on the elections in Indonesia and the political situation in the country.
Report: Stefan Rother at the EU-Asia Dialogue Policy Panel on Migration
The Policy Panel on Migration was held on December 13, 2012 in Manila / The Philippines.
Schwäbische Zeitung | Interview with Stefan Rother
Stefan Rother is interviewed about the UN Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration and its results and consequences.
Suara Merdeka Article on Freiburg-Yogyakarta Tandem Reserach
The Indonesian newspaper published an article talking about the research cooperation of the universities of Freiburg and Yogyakarta.
Conference Report: "Methodology in Southeast Asian Studies"
The interdisciplinary conference on "Methodology in Southeast Asian Studies: Grounding Research - Mixing Methods" was held from the 29 May until the 31 May 2012 at the University of Freiburg.
TED Talk by Krisztina Kis-Katos
Krisztina Kis-Katos held a lecture on Globalization and the poor at a TEDx Conference in Stuttgart in which she challenges conventional wisdom on the relationship between Globalization and the poor.
TEMPO article refers to Southeast Asia related research at Freiburg University
The TEMPO magazine on the role of foreign researchers in Indonesian history quotes Jürgen Rüland and refers to Freiburg University as an important site for research on Indonesia in Germany.
The Jakarta Post | Jürgen Rüland explains why ASEAN needs a regional Parliament
In a guest article Prof. Rüland explains that the existing Asian Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) is merely "a façade of legitimacy" vested with very few rights and meeting only once a year. He argues that ASEAN's decision impact a large part of the Southeast Asian population and therefore the organization needs to "become more inclusive and accountable". In his opinion, one way to achieve this would be a reform of AIPA that would make the parliament more representative and powerful.
UGM and Freiburg University Extend Research Cooperation
The Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Yogakarta, Indonesia, and the university of Freiburg have agreed to extend their research cooperation that already exists since 2004.
Report on the annual Asia Workshop in Weingarten from 8-11 November 2013
Lukas Maximilian Müller reports on the proceedings of the workshop which focused on Asian civil society.
Workshop Report: "Indonesia’s Foreign Policy in the Era Reformasi: New Identities, Changing Interests?"
The workshop was held on 11 July 2011 at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of Singapore University. The workshop participants from Freiburg University were Jürgen Rüland and Paruedee Nguitragool.
PR University Freiburg - Neither a market or a black market In Cambodia Robert John is researching the social, economic and scientific aspects of the trade in sand .
Sand is in demand wherever cities are growing. Robert John has researched all the operations connected with the trade in sand, taking Cambodia, where construction is booming, as his example. And to meet demand, sand sometimes also trickles through dubious channels. John hopes his findings could help to moderate the negative effects of the trade.
The Lowy Institute I The tiny African country making a big case against Myanmar
The plight of the Rohingya has had the world’s attention for years. What made Gambia stand up and do something about it? An article from Antje Missbach and Fransisca Zanker
Schlehe, Judith: Waste and social mobilisation: Anthropological explorations beyond Asia and Europe.
Waste, especially plastic and toxic waste, is a man-made disaster rooted in the historical relations between humans, materials, and environments. An Article from Judtih Schlehe
Imam Ardhianto "Being Religious at the Margin of States Formation: Local Religious Practices, Global Evangelism, and Modern State among Kayan-Kenyah at Upland Central Borneo"
An interview by "Wissenschaftsportal Gerda Henkel Stiftung" about academic culture in Indonesia and Germany as well as his completed Ph.D. research.
