News & Events Archive
Digital tandem research: “Witnessing Corona among Indonesian and German Youth”
The Departments of Anthropology at the University of Freiburg, Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta and University of Indonesia in Jakarta organize student tandems in order to explore experiences and understanding of everyday life of young people in Asia and Europe in the times of Corona. The project is integrated in Judith Schlehe’s seminar on Youth Cultures in Indonesia in the Summer Term 2020.
Freiburg conversations on tafsir and transregional Islamic networks
Hosted by Majid Daneshgar and Johanna Pink.
Indonesian-based Webinar on 'Ecology, Pandemic, and Ethics'
Judith Schlehe gives a talk in an international webinar on 6 July 2020
German Institute for International and Security Affairs, SWP: Risking Another Rohingya Refugee Crisis in the Andaman Sea
Kutupalong – which, located near Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, is the biggest refugee camp in the world with an estimated 700,000 inhabitants – has just witnessed its first coronavirus death. The 71-year-old victim was among at least 29 Rohingya refugees in the camp who had recently tested positive for the virus. An article from Felix Heiduk and Antje Missbach.
East Asia Forum: Pitfalls of competitive connectivity in Asia
Geopolitical competition between the United States and China is most tangible in Asia. In 2011, Washington responded to China’s growing influence in the region with its ‘Pivot to Asia’. Two years later, Beijing countered with its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) — a US$1 trillion infrastructure development program connecting Asia with Europe via land, sea and the polar route. An Article from Jürgen Rüland
Zoom-Seminar paper on Youtube:„The Javanese Qur’an. Scripture, Teaching, and Translation".
Johanna Pink gave a talk in an international Zoom-Seminar on April 23, 2020. You can find it on Youtube.
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
Dissertation Prize for Mirjam Lücking. German Anthropological Association gives distinction to thesis on the “Arabic world” of Indonesia
The German Anthropological Association (DGSKA) has bestowed its first Dissertation Prize on Dr. Mirjam Lücking. Lücking, a cultural anthropologis, receives prize money of 1,000 euros for her doctoral thesis, “Indonesians and their Arab World. Guided Mobility among Labour Migrants and Mecca Pilgrims.”
Conference “Democratic Backsliding in Asia: Resilience, Responses, Revival,” University of Heidelberg and Bertelsmann Stiftung, 8 and 9 December 2019.
Jürgen Rüland presented a paper titled “Democratic backsliding and foreign policymaking in Southeast Asia: The Case of Indonesia” at the international conference “Democratic Backsliding in Asia: Resilience, Responses, Revival,” University of Heidelberg and Bertelsmann Stiftung, 8 and 9 December 2019.
International Conference “Cambodia and ASEAN Regionalism, in the Context of Indo-Pacific”
Jürgen Rüland presented a paper at the International Conference “Cambodia and ASEAN Regionalism, in the Context of Indo-Pacific”, Phnom Penh on 8 August 2019.
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 University of Freiburg's Southeast Asia Research Group was awarded a workshop grant by the global university consortium AC21
The international workshop will focus on the theme "Constructing the 21st-Century Silk-Road: Southeast Asia in the Race for Connectivity and Geopolitical Interests"
Gerrit J. Gonschorek presented at the 2nd Annual Sustainability and Development Conference at the University of Michigan (11th-14th of October), Ann Arbor, USA.
On the 13th of October 2019 he presented his paper “Subnational Favoritism in Development Grant Allocations-Empirical Evidence from a Decentralized Country.
International Conference “Cambodia and ASEAN Regionalism, in the Context of Indo-Pacific”
Jürgen Rüland presented a paper at the International Conference “Cambodia and ASEAN Regionalism, in the Context of Indo-Pacific”, Phnom Penh on 8 August 2019.
Lukas Maximilian Müller convened a panel at the 2019 EuroSEAS Conference in Berlin on Friday, 13 September 2019
At this year's EuroSEAS conference, Lukas Maximilian Müller convened a panel on "ASEAN Decision-Making and Policy Change in Southeast Asia" and gave a talk titled "Who drives ASEAN's Connectivity Agenda?".
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".
Tandem Research between the University of Freiburg and Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta continues in 2019
The international and interdisciplinary tandem-research-cooperation between the Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta and the University of Freiburg will be continued in Spring 2019. Four Indonesian students of cultural anthropology will come to Freiburg in May 2019 and conduct field research with students from Freiburg University under the theme "Anthropology of Environmental Activism".
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).
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:
Asia Dialogue | Southeast Asia's competitive sub-regionalism
8 April 2019, Jürgen Rüland about overlap and superfluity of sub-regional fora in Southeast Asia.
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.
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.
The Jakarta Post | No “decisive” departure from ASEAN in Indonesian policy
15 March 2019, Jürgen Rüland about Indonesia and it’s commitment towards ASEAN
Lukas Maximilian Müller spoke at the 6th annual CLMV Conference of the Asia-Europe Environment Forum in Luang Prabang, Laos
On 27 March 2019, Lukas Maximilian Müller gave a presentation at the 6th annual CLMV Conference of the Asia-Europe Environment Forum in Luang Prabang, Laos
Lukas Maximilian Müller spoke at the National Kick-Off Workshop of SWITCH Asia Phase II on SCP in Lao PDR
On 28 March 2019, Lukas Maximilian Müller gave a presentation at the National Kick-Off Workshop of SWITCH Asia Phase II on SCP in Lao PDR
Lukas Maximilian Müller spoke at the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand
On 22 March 2019, Lukas Maximilian Müller gave a presentation at the Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.
"It still can be hacked" – of activism, art, and power in contemporary Indonesia
Institutskolloquium: Lukas Ley (Heidelberg) 15.01.2019, 18:15 - 20:00, Seminarraum des Instituts für Ethnologie, Werthmannstr. 10, 1. OG
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.
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
