IAS Research Clusters
The primary focus of the Institute of Asian Studies is to engage in research on Asia. To pursue a rigorous research agenda, IAS organises its research projects into four research clusters, each of which is led by experts in the field.
Urbanisation, Sustainability and Precarity
Investigators:
Infrastructure, mobility, climate change and resilience, economy and investment, social justice, human security, urbanism, place-making, contemporary Borneo, blue urbanism (marine development)
Regionalism and Internationalisation: Borneo and ASEAN
Investigators:
BIMP-EAGA, ASEAN, Border studies, state development, international law, ASEAN Communities (Economic and Social), Industrial and market networks, Nusantara and impacts BRI
People, Environment and Culture
Investigators:
History, Identity formation and culture, biocultural diversity, climate change, Indigenous knowledge and transformations, sense of belonging