The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to share its latest newsletter.Please scroll down to view the newsletter, or click here to download a pdf version with hyperlinks.
The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) is pleased to share a video interview with Dr. Liam C. Kelley of IAS on Vietnamese History & Area/Asian Studies. For more information about Dr. Kelley, please visit his IAS staff page:https://ias.ubd.edu.bn/liam-kelley/ Articles mentioned in the video: Liam C. Kelley, “The Decline of Asian Studies in the West and the Rise of Knowledge Production in Asia: An Autoethnographic Reflection on Mobility, Knowledge Production, and Academic Discourses,” Research in Comparative and International Education Vol. 15, Issue 3 (2020): 273-290. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745499920946224 Liam C. Kelley, “The Centrality of ‘Fringe History’: Diaspora, the Internet and a…
The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) is pleased to share a video interview with Dr. Lisa Arensen of IAS on post-conflict landscapes and protected areas in Cambodia. For more on Dr. Arensen, please visit her IAS staff page:https://ias.ubd.edu.bn/lisa-arensen/ Articles mentioned in the video: Lisa Arensen (2016). ‘All Newcomers Now’: Narrating Social and Material Aspects of Post-war Resettlement in Northwest Cambodia. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 47, Issue 1: 24-41. doi:10.1017/S0022463415000454 Lisa Arensen (2012). Displacement, Diminishment, and Ongoing Presence: The State of Local Cosmologies in Northwest Cambodia in the Aftermath of War. Asian Ethnology, Vol. 71, Issue 2:…
Please join us at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday 31 March 2021 for a talk by Dr. Nobumichi Teramura (IAS) on “Expanding Asia-Pacific Frontiers for International Dispute Resolution.”For more information, please see the flyer below.
The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) is pleased to share a video of a webinar and book launch entitled: “New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: Webinar & Book Launch.”On 25 February 2021, a panel of experts discussed, in roundtable format, the current and potential repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, for FTAs and international investment in India, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Australia, and in so doing, drew upon their recently published volume, New Frontiers in Asia-Pacific International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (Kluwer 2021).The webinar was chaired by A/Professor Bruno Jetin and Dr Nobumichi…
Please join us at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday 24 March 2021 for a talk by Professor Victor T. King (IAS) and Dr. Magne Knudsen (FASS) on “The Iban of Brunei Darussalam: Case Studies of Change and Response among a Minority Population in Temburong.”For more information, please see the flyer below.
The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 63: How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect the regions? A comparative analysis of the EU and ASEAN by Bruno Jetin. Please see below for details. Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic calls for a collective response at the global and regional level. Otherwise, some nations may be left behind and the potential for the contagion to return remains high. As advanced regional blocs, the EU and ASEAN have a major responsibility to their members for coordinating health protection measures and access to…
On Saturday 6 March, the Institute of Asian Studies will be hosting three seminars. Please see the flyer below for detailed information.
The Institute of Asian Studies (IAS) and the Centre for Advanced Research (CARe) will host a seminar at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday 24 February 2021 on “Does Foreign Aid Promote Foreign Direct Investment in Cambodia?” by Dr. Ly Slesman @ Sulaiman bin Mohd Ali. For more information, please see the flyer below.
The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 61: Illegal Fishing and the Challenges of Maritime Co-ordination in Brunei’s EEZ by Ade Roddiane bin Haji Mohd Rosdi and Paul J. Carnegie.Please see below for details.Abstract: The South China Sea is a significant maritime region both strategically and economically. Its valuable resources provide major economic benefits for the countries of the surrounding region. Maintaining the maritime security of Brunei’ territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) against illegal activity is key to ensuring the long-term viability of its benefits…