Public Media
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
The Jakarta Post | No “decisive” departure from ASEAN in Indonesian policy
15 March 2019, Jürgen Rüland about Indonesia and it’s commitment towards ASEAN
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
Badische Zeitung | "Civil Society has to be more involved in the process"
Interview with Prof. Jürgen Rüland on 50 years of ASEAN.
Badische Zeitung | Christian von Lübke on the elections in Jakarta
Christian von Lübke comments on the results of the governor election in Jakarta.
Jürgen Rüland on the new President of the Phillipines
Country Profil about the Phillipines in the Badische Zeitung - 30th June 2017
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
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.
Badische Zeitung | Jürgen Rüland on newly elected Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
Press comments by Jürgen Rüland on the new President of the Philippines
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.
Badische Zeitung | Stefan Rother on negative attitudes towards migrants (German)
Worldwide hostility towards migrants.
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.
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.
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.
Badische Zeitung | Quote by Markus Mietzner on the election of Indonesian President Jokowi
Markus Mietzner comments on the conditions of Jokowi's recent election.
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.
Dagens Arena | Stefan Rother on the Global Forum on Migration and Development
The Forum on Migration and Development wasn't just talk.
