News & Events Archive
Jürgen Rüland spoke at the Conference “China and the EU in the Era of Regional and Interregional Cooperation. The Belt and Road Initiative in Comparative Perspective”
On 16 November 2018, Jürgen Rüland spoke at the Conference “China and the EU in the Era of Regional and Interregional Cooperation. The Belt and Road Initiative in Comparative Perspective” on “China’s Interregional Relations.” The conference was jointly organized by the Free University of Brussels, Institute of European Studies and the ULB Confucius Institute Brussels on 16 and 17 November 2018.
Jürgen Rüland participated in the International Conference on “Forty Years of ASEAN-EU Cooperation: Achievements and the Way Forward”
Jürgen Rüland participated in the International Conference on “Forty Years of ASEAN-EU Cooperation: Achievements and the Way Forward,” organized by the International Relations Institute of Cambodia (IRIC) of the Royal Academy of Cambodia in Phnom Penh on 31 October 2018. He spoke on “Civilian Power Redux? The European Parliament as a Norm Entrepreneur and Parliamentary Diplomacy towards China and Southeast Asia.”
Maria-Gabriela Manea and Jürgen Rüland presented a paper at the 2018 Congress of the German Association of Political Science (DVPW) in Frankfurt
On 27 September 2018 Maria-Gabriela Manea and Jürgen Rüland presented a paper at the 2018 Congress of the German Association of Political Science (DVPW) in Frankfurt. The paper entitled “Civilian Power Redux? The European Parliament as a Norm Entrepreneur and Parliamentary Diplomacy towards China and Southeast Asia” was a contribution to the panel on “Regionalism and Democracy,” chaired by Andreas Grimmel (University of Hamburg) and Jürgen Rüland.
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!”.
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).
Jürgen Rüland spoke at the ASEAN Law Academy
The topic of his speech was "ASEAN as an Actor in International Fora". The ASEAN Law academy was organized by the Center of International Law (CIL) at National University of Singapore from 19-26 July 2018.
Out now: Our Special Issue(s) on “Challenging State Sovereignty: A Multi-level Approach to Southeast and East Asian Migration“
The multi-level dimension of migration governance is gaining increasing attention – and that includes the regional and sub-regional level. As a contribution to this research, Nicola Piper, Jürgen Rüland and Stefan Rother have guest edited a two-part special Issue for the European Journal of East Asian studies (EJEAS).
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.
The University of Freiburg´s research group on Southeast Asia was represented with an institutional panel at the 2nd Philippine International Studies Organization´s (PHISO) Conference on "Re-Thinking Regions in Global International Relations"
In Davos City, Philippines, 23-24 March 2018 Jürgen Rüland presented a paper on "The Geopolitics of Competitive Connectitvity: Power, Institutions and Diminshed Multilateralism in Indo-Pacific Asia;" Anna Fünfgeld on "Energy Infrastructurs as Multi-Scalar Challenges of ASEAN Physical Connectitivty;" Stefan Rother on "Migration Governance through Transnational Connectivity? The Asian Inter-Parliamentary Caucus on Migration;" and Lukas Maximilian Müller on "Governing Regional Connectivity. The Role of the ASEAN Secreteriat and ASEAN´s External Partners."
Jürgen Rüland spoke at the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
On the 21 of March 2018 he gave a speech on "The Geopolitics of Competitive Connectivity: Power, Institutions and Diminished Multilateralism in Indo-Pacific-Asia".
Jürgen Rüland spoke about "The Indonesian Way" at the Southeast Asia Research Centre
On the 19th of March 2018 Jürgen Rüland gave a speech on "The Indonesian Way. ASEAN, Europeanization and Foreign Policy Debates in a New Democracy," at the City University of Hong Kong´s Southeast Asia Research Centre (SEARC).
Günther Schulze and Gerrit J. Gonschorek will speak at the conference "The Indonesian Economy under Jokowi: A New Development Model?" in Singapore
The conference will be hosted by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute on 21 & 22 of March 2018.
Stefan Rother has been invited to the University of the Philippines, Diliman, Manila as a visiting professor
During his stay in February and March 2018, he will give lectures and conduct research on the topic of migration and democracy.
Dr. Stefan Rother will conduct a seminar at the University of the Philippines
He will be speaking about "Linking Migration and Development - which Role for Civil Society?"
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.
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.
Lukas Müller contributed research to the ASEF SDG Implementation Guide
The Implementation Guide for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to provide guidance to policymakers from developing countries on adapting their national planning and implementation strategies to the SDGs and on creating an institutional structure suitable to financing and attaining the SDGs in any given thematic area.
Jürgen Rüland spoke at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
On the 6 of November 2017 he gave a speech at the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre on "ASEAN as an Actor in International Fora: Its Role in the UN and WTO"
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.
Jürgen Rüland spoke at the Workshop “ASEAN at 50: Looking backward and looking forward”
He spoke on “ASEAN as an Actor in the United Nations: Role Concepts, Rhetoric and Cohesion.” The workshop was organized by the NEOMA Business School and Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) in Paris on 26 and 27 October 2017.
Weingartener Asiengespräche 2017
Unfortunately this years edition of the "Weingartener Asiengespräche" had to be cancelled on short notice
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.
World Class Professor Program (WCP)
Prof. Schlehe was invited in September 2017 to visit the Center of Southeast Asian Social Studies at Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta. The invitation was funded by the “World Class Professor Program” of the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia. Prof. Schlehe conducted research on maritime disasters (“Notions of Nature and the Normalization of Danger at the South Coast of Java”). In the Winter term 2017/18 the „Southeast Asian Studies at Freiburg“ group will host a visit of six Indonesian scholars.
Jürgen Rüland and Christian von Lübke spoke at a workshop in Mannheim
Jürgen Rüland and Christian von Lübke spoke at the Workshop “Mixed Methods Approaches to Studying Peace and Conflict,” at the University of Mannheim, 9-10 October 2017. They presented a paper on “Conflict Transformation and Religious Actors: A Comparative Analysis of Indonesia and the Philippines”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Judith Schlehe and Jürgen Rüland at a panel at Gadjah Mada University
Judith Schlehe und Jürgen Rüland participate in a panel discussion on “Latest Updates on Methodology and Research Practice in Southeast Asian Studies,” at the "Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CSASS)” at the Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia,” on September 14th 2017.
