Seminar on Pioneers and Critical Thinkers in Southeast Asian Studies

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a joint seminar with the Academy of Brunei Studies (APB) at UBD on “Southeast Asian Studies: Pioneers and Critical Thinkers” by Distinguished Professor Victor T. King (IAS) and Professor Ooi Kit Gin (APB).This was the first part of a two-part series of seminars on this topic.For more information, please see the flyer below.

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New Book on the Urban Poor and Resettlement in Delhi

Assistant Professor Sanjeev Routray of the Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) has recently published a book with Stanford University Press entitled The Right to be Counted: The Urban Poor and The Politics of Resettlement in Delhi.The official description of the book is as follows:In the last 30 years, Delhi, the capital of India, has displaced over 1.5 million poor people. Resettlement and welfare services are available—but exclusively so, as the city deems much of the population ineligible for civic benefits. The Right to Be Counted examines how Delhi’s urban poor, in an effort to…

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Working Paper on Riverine Communities in Cambodia

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of IAS Working Paper No 71: Reflections on a Livelihood Study of Sesan Riverine Communities in Cambodia and the Challenges of Transdisciplinary Research in the Global South by Ta-Wei Chu and Paul J. Carnegie. Please see below for details. Download the Working Paper Abstract: This paper contends that a state’s political-economic dynamics can have a key influence over the primary aims and rationale of conducting transdisciplinary projects in the Global South (TPGS). By reflecting on fieldwork experiences in the study of dam-induced problems in northeast…

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Seminar on Southeast Asian History

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “Reconceptualizing Southeast Asian History: The Under-recognized Role of the Malay Peninsula, 600-1400” by Associate Professor Liam C. Kelley.For more information, please see the flyer below.

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Seminar on Migration Mobilities in Asia

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) recently held a seminar on “Interdisciplinary Dialogues on Migration Mobilities in Asia – Dialogue #1 Lifestyle Migration.” Facilitated by Senior Professor Koh Sin Yee (IAS), the seminar engaged with the work on mobility in Asia of Dr. Sirijit Sunanta (Mahidol University), Dr. Mayumi Ono (Notre Dame Seishin University), and Dr. Anindita Majumdar (Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad).For more information, please see the flyer below.

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Seminar on Exporting Japanese Legal Ideas to the Mekong Subregion of ASEAN

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) held a seminar on “Exporting Japanese Legal Ideas to the Mekong Subregion of ASEAN” by Assistant Professor Nobumichi Teramura (IAS).For more information, please see the flyer below.

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The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Brunei

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce the publication of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Brunei.Edited by Ooi Keat Gin (Professor, Academy of Brunei Studies, UBD and Honorary Professor, School of Humanities, Universiti Sains Malaysia) and Victor T. King (Distinguished Professor of Borneo Studies, Institute of Asian Studies), this volume presents an overview of significant themes, issues, and challenges pertinent to Brunei Darussalam in the twenty-first century.Multidisciplinary in coverage, the contributions cover topics relating to philology, history, religion, language and literature, geography, international relations, economics, politics and sociocultural traditions. The back-cover description of the…

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Seminar on Cultural Boundaries Among the Dusun of Brunei and the Patani Malays of Mecca

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) together with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) at UBD held a joint seminar on “Why Do Cultural Boundaries Matter: Reflections on the Dusun of Brunei and the Patani Malays of Mecca” by Professor Lian Kwen Fee (IAS) and Dr. Muhammad Arafat bin Mohamad (FASS, UBD).For more information, please see the flyer below.

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New Articles on COVID-19 and Southeast Asia

Victor T. King, Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD), has recently contributed to a special section in the journal, Suvannabhumi, on COVID-19 and Southeast Asia.In addition to writing an introduction to the special section, Dr. King also has an article entitled “Covid-19 and Transitions: Case Material from Southeast Asia,” in which he examines the question of whether the pandemic has created a “new normal” or if the availability of vaccines is leading to a return to the old normal with some modest adjustments.This special section also includes an article by…

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New IAS/Springer “Asia in Transition” Volume on Biocultural Diversity in Southeast Asia

The Institute of Asian Studies at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (IAS @ UBD) is pleased to announce the publication of the latest volume in the IAS/Springer “Asia in Transition” Series, Case Studies in Biocultural Diversity from Southeast Asia: Traditional Ecological Calendars, Folk Medicine and Folk Names edited by F. Merlin Franco (IAS), Magne Knudsen (FASS and IAS), and Noor Hasharina Hassan (IAS).This book has been made open access through the generous support of Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Case Studies in Biocultural Diversity from Southeast Asia demonstrates the linkages between local languages, traditional knowledge, and biodiversity at the landscape level in Asia, providing…

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