As of January 1, 2017, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) and the Center for Integrated Area Studies (CIAS) have merged under the Center name, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) (in Japanese Tonan Asia Chiiki Kenkyu Kenkyusho).

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Visual Documentary Project Website Launched url: https://vdp.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/

Documentary forms for application of IPCR: Selected Collaborative Researches and Publications in 2017 have just been available online. This year’s application deadline is on the March 21, 2017. http://www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/www/2016/en/research/open_recruitment/

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Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol. 54, No.2 has been published.

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Newsletter 74号 Autumn 2016 Newsletter 73号 Spring 2016 [ Read More ]

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I am pleased to announce our new article at the Young Academic’s Voice forum for 1 December 2016 on “Reel Justice: Filipino Action Movies in a Time of Killing”, by Janus Isaac Nolasco who is a University Researcher at the Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman. He is also Managing Editor of Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia. Here it is: https://kyotoreview.org/yav/reel-justice-filipino-killing/ You can also visit our Facebook page to read this article, and past articles… https://www.facebook.com/kyotoreview?ref=hl

The 35th Philippine National Book Awards, Cirilo F. Bautista Prize for Best Book of Short Fiction in English: “Recuerdos de Patay and Other Stories” by Caroline S. Hau (UP Press) Manila: The University of the Philippines (UP) Press  

(from left to right) Dr.Wen Chin Chang (The Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences (RCHSS), Academia Sinica), Dr. Hisashi Shimojo (CSEAS)         I am very honored to receive this prestigious awards. My paper examined how an increasing number of person who cross borders between Vietnam and Cambodia have affected the local politics in the Mekong Delta, Southern Vietnam since the end of the Cold War. I wrote this paper in order to understand the changes in these two countries in this quarter century from the perspective of the human mobility of ordinary people, based on fieldwork sources.         I am very delighted to receive this unexpected award. I am most grateful [ Read More ]

The Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University proudly presents the new issue (20) of Kyoto review (September 2016) which focuses “Memory and History” of Southeast Asia. We have five articles by Vatthana Pholsena, Taylor M Easum, Boreth Ly, Malinee Khumsupa & Sudarat Musikawong, and Anne Yvonne Guillou–all are translated into Japanese, Thai and Bahasa Indonesian. We are delighted to have Dr Penny Edwards (University of California at Berkeley) as guest editor. This issue, as usual, also includes a section of book reviews, and a column–Young Academic’s Voice (YAV), as a platform for young researchers to voice their opinions on all things Southeast Asia, with one article per month. [ Read More ]

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Call for Panel/Paper Proposals: Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA) Conference 2017 “Unity in Diversity: Transgressive Southeast Asia” SEASIA2017 » http://www.seasia2017.arts.chula.ac.th

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS (CSEAS POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP) Japan-ASEAN Platform for Transdisciplinary[ Read More ]

Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol. 54, No.1 has been published.

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Call For Applicants Southeast Asia Seminar 2016　[Deadline: August 4th 2016]　http://www.cseas.kyoto-u[ Read More ]

2016 Visual Documentary Project: POLITICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 【Deadline: September 1, 2016】 Visual Documentary Project 2016 » Facebook »

I am pleased to announce our Special Feature for 1 June 2016 (there is no “Young Academic’s Voice for the month of June), on “Nonviolent Action: The Ultimate Sacrifice” which discusses the act of self-immolation and its links to the religious movements in the region”, written by CJ Hinke who is a co-founder of the Nonviolent Conflict Workshop (NVCW) and Thailand Peace Pledge against military conscription in Bangkok, Thailand. Here it is: http://kyotoreview.org/issue-19/nonviolent-action-the-ultimate-sacrifice/ You can also visit our Facebook page to read this article, and past articles… https://www.facebook.com/kyotoreview?ref=hl

I am pleased to announce our new article at the Young Academic’s Voice forum for 1 May 2016 on “The good child’s duties: childhood in militarized Thailand”, written by Dr Giuseppe Bolotta who is a Post-Doctoral Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. Here it is: http://kyotoreview.org/yav/childhood-militarized-thailand/   You can also visit our Facebook page to read this article, and past articles… https://www.facebook.com/kyotoreview?ref=hl  

Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol.53 No.2 http://kyoto-seas.org/

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Call for Papers CHILDREN ON THE MOVE: MIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN ASIA Overview: 　　　　Children and youth comprise an increasing segment of people on the move. According to UNICEF (2012), approximately 33 million international migrants, or 16% of the total migrant population, are under the age of 20. Among these, middle and late adolescents (15-19 yrs.) represent the largest group of young migrants in 2012. 　　　　Nevertheless, the involvement of children and youth in cross-border migration has been given little attention when compared to that of adults. Children have, for a long time, featured only marginally in the study of migration and have remained hidden within larger groups such as families [ Read More ]

Newsletter 74号 Autumn 2016 Newsletter 73号 Spring 2016 [ Read More ]

Date: December 12-13, 2015 Venue: Kyoto International Conference Center map » Organized & S[ Read More ]

Selected Collaborative Researches and Publications in 2017 Since its establishment in 1963, CSEAS[ Read More ]

The augmented edition of the database has the data of Institute of Social Sciences Information (Vietnam) and Southern Library of Social Sciences (Vietnam). And the version has functions for smart devices (smart phone and tablet) http://www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/www/2016/info/db/sealib/

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IPCR Annual Report 2015: International Program of Collaborative Research-CSEAS has just been published. Lists »

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I am pleased to announce our new article at the Young Academic’s Voice forum for 1 December 2015 “Myanmar Oil and Gas: Managed by the People for the People” written by Piti Eiamchamroonlarp, who is a PhD Candidate at the School of Law, Aberdeen University. Here it is: http://kyotoreview.org/yav/myanmar_oil_gas/

Ten students and two faculty members of Kyoto University visited the eastern Bhutan. Throughout the study tour, dynamic changes of climates, vegetation, and livelihood were observed in the altitude range about 900 – 3800 m. After arriving in Trashigang District, they made presentations about Japanese cultures in Sherubtse College and the students in Sherubtse College made a presentation about history and culture of Bhutan. After that, the students participated in the classes of Driglam Namzhag (Bhutanese Etiquette) and the students of Sherubtse performed traditional and modern dances. The students of Kyoto University together with the five Sherubtse college students conducted field studies in Kanglung, Trashigang, Radhi and Bartsham. In Kanglung, [ Read More ]

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University is proud to present a contemporary art exhibit showcasing moe than 30 pieces of work by Yu Hyang Lee. The exhibit will take place from November 17 (Tue) to 26 (Thurs), 2015 in the lobby of the Inamori Foundation Memorial Building. Yu Hyang Lee was born in Seould, South Korea in 1946. She apprenticed and learned Chinese brush paintings under the renowned artist Wei-Yi Chi. She combines eastern East Asian styles with Western contemporary art forms to create a unique vision. Her art works have been featured on book covers as well as event posters. In May 2013, her solo exhibition titled [ Read More ]

Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol.53 No.1 http://kyoto-seas.org/

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I am pleased to announce our new article at the Young Academic’s Voice forum for 1 October 2015 on “Arrested Development” Why and how the Thai junta disciplines labor, written by Kriangsak Teerakowitkajorn who is currently a PhD student in Geography at Syracuse University. Here it is: http://kyotoreview.org/yav/why-how-thai-junta-disciplines-labor/ You can also visit our Facebook page to read this article, and past articles… https://www.facebook.com/kyotoreview?ref=hl

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We have received a message from the Scopus Title Evaluation Support Team that the review process of Southeast Asian Studies is complete and Scopus Content Selection & Advisory Board (CSAB) has advised that Southeast Asian Studies will be accepted for inclusion in Scopus. We will be included in Scopus after the content has been processed for indexing.   Southeast Asian Studies http://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scopus

2015 Visual Documentary Project: Human Flows – Movement in Southeast Asia – 【Deadline: December 20, 2015】 Visual Documentary Project 2015 » Facebook »

I am pleased to announce our new article at the Young Academic’s Voice forum for 1 July 2015 on “Civil Discourse and Civil Society: The Dysfunctional Culture of Thai Academia”, written by “A. Scientist” (The author of this pieces writes under a pseudonym and currently works at a Thai university in a teaching capacity)..   Here it is: http://kyotoreview.org/yav/dysfunctional-thai-academia/   You can also visit our Facebook page to read this article, and past articles… https://www.facebook.com/kyotoreview?ref=hl

SEASIA 2015 Conference(2015/12/12-13): Online Registration Open! About SEASIA 2015 » Online Registration »

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The objectives of this exchange plan are; 1.Learning the latest technology and current conditions about the academic information infrastructure, 2.Promoting the exchange opportunities between young librarians and researchers about library informatics in Japan and Thailand, 3.Introducing viable technology without a large scale infrastructure 4. Understanding Japan’s academic information infrastructure based on the corporation of the public and private sectors together. We invited 10 Thai young librarians and researchers from all over Thailand. They will visit some libraries, archives, institutes which have practiced and taken advantages of the unique features themselves. About JST’s “SAKURA Science Plan” (http://ssp.jst.go.jp/EN/outline/index.html#M1)   [The 8th day] June 23th, 2015   [The 7th day] June 22th, 2015 [ Read More ]

I am pleased to announce our new article at the Young Academic’s Voice forum for 1 June 2015 on “China’s Three-Pronged Strategy on Regional Connectivity” by Sanchita Basu Das who is an ISEAS Fellow and Lead Researcher (Economic Affairs) at the ASEAN Studies Centre, ISEAS, Singapore. Here it is: http://kyotoreview.org/yav/chinas-three-pronged-strategy-on-regional-connectivity/ You can also visit our Facebook page to read this article, and past articles… https://www.facebook.com/kyotoreview?ref=hl

http://kyotoreview.org/yav/the-challenging-circumstances-and-future-prospects-for-thai-rice-farmers/ kyoto Review »

Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol.52 No.2 http://kyoto-seas.org/

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Recuerdos de Patay and Other Stories has been published Caroline S. Hau. 2015 Recuerdos de Patay and Other Stories Manila: The University of the Philippines (UP) Press

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CSEAS Fellowship for Visiting Research Scholars 2017-2018 The Center for Southeast Asian Stud[ Read More ]

Selected Collaborative Researches and Publications in 2017 Since its establishment in 1963, CSEAS[ Read More ]

The objectives of this exchange plan are; 1.Learning the latest technology and current conditions about the academic information infrastructure, 2.Promoting the exchange opportunities between young librarians and researchers about library informatics in Japan and Vietnam, 3.Introducing viable technology without a large scale infrastructure 4. Understanding Japan’s academic information infrastructure based on the corporation of the public and private sectors together. We invited 10 Vietnamese young librarians and researchers from all over Vietnam. They will visit some libraries, archives, institutes which have practiced and taken advantages of the unique features themselves. About JST’s “SAKURA Science Plan” (http://ssp.jst.go.jp/EN/outline/index.html#M1) Program (http://www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/www/2016/en/event/20150202-03-2/)   [The 8th day] Feb. 10th, 2015   [The 7th day] Feb. [ Read More ]

Center Report in English/Japanese CSEAS publishes a report in both English and Japanese every two y[ Read More ]

IPCR Annual Report 2014: International Program of Collaborative Research-CSEAS has just been published. Lists »

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  IPCR : Joint Research and Publication List »   Type I : Field-based Area Studies by Using Field Stations and Liaison Offices Subject of Research Project Leader Term International Collaborative Research of Mekong Giant Catfish Conservation MITSUNAGA, Yasushi 2014- 2015 Anthropological Study of Network Construction of Hainanese Chinese in Indonesia YOKOTA, Sachiko 2014- 2015 Chinese Commercial Network from 1930’s to 1950’s Batavia-Jakarta IZUMIKAWA, Hiroshi 2013- 2014 International Migration to Thailand from its Neighboring Countries: What Impact Will Economic Integration Make? YAGURA, Kenji 2013- 2014   Type II : Intensive and Strategic Area Studies in Collaboration with CSEAS Visiting Fellows Subject of Research Project Leader Term Comparative Study of Traditional [ Read More ]

CSEAS Newsletter No.70|Autumn2014 has been published. Newsletter No.70|Autumn2014 PDF » CSEAS NEWSLETTER »

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Date: November 22-25, 2014 Venue: Siem Reap, Cambodia Title: "Connectivity in Southeast Asia" [ Read More ]

Title: The Writer as Artist and Citizen Speaker: Dr. Miguel Syjuco, International Writer-in-Reside[ Read More ]

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I am pleased to announce the new article in our Young Academic’s Voice forum for 1 November, on “Contesting for EMB Reform in Three Southeast Asian Authoritarian Regimes”, by Elvin Ong who is a PhD graduate student in the Department of Political Science at Emory University. Here it is: http://kyotoreview.org/yav/contesting-for-emb-reform-in-three-southeast-asian-authoritarian-regimes/ You can also visit our Facebook page to read this article, and past articles… https://www.facebook.com/kyotoreview?ref=hl

Associate Professor Mario Lopez and Dr. Jafar Suryomenggolo have published a special issue on Scandals and Corruption in Southeast Asia in Asian Politics & Policy volume 6 issue 4 (October 2014). The issue can be accessed from the link below. (ECS-ID, SPS-ID) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aspp.2014.6.issue-4/issuetoc

Date: 24 October, 2014 Venue: University of California-Berkeley Co-Organizers: University of Ca[ Read More ]

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  On August 28, 2014, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, welcomed a delegation of professors and scholars from Universitas Pattimura, Ambon. The delegation was headed by Dr. Rohny. S. Maail. Accompanying Dr. Maail were prof. Dr. S.E.M. Nirahua, Sh., M. Hum, prof. Dr. Johanis F. Rehena. M. Kes, Dean of the faculty of Health, Ir. Daud Ilela BSE, DiPl. Eng, MT Dekan, Ir. Hansje Matakupan, M.Si, Dean of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science and prof. Dr. Pieter Kakisina, S.Pd., M.Si, Dean of the Mathematic and Natural Science Faculty. Information sharing and discussions for potential collaborations were discussed with CSEAS Director Kono Yasuyuki and Vice Director Hayami [ Read More ]

I am pleased to announce the new article in our Young Academic’s Voice forum for 1 September, on “Dead Body Politics: Forensic Medicine and Sovereignty in Siam”, by Quentin (Trais) Pearson. Trais Pearson received his Ph.D. in History from Cornell University in August 2014. He is currently the Andrew W. Mellon Post-doctoral Fellow in Asian History at Wheaton College in Norton, MA. Here it is: http://kyotoreview.org/yav/dead-body-politics-forensic-medicine-and-sovereignty-in-siam/ You can also visit our Facebook page to read this article, and past articles… https://www.facebook.com/kyotoreview?ref=hl

We proudly present Issue 16 of the Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia on the fun and interesting topic of “Comics in Southeast Asia”. In Japan, comics, or manga, have their unique storyline and style. The medium includes all kinds of works in a broad range of genres: action-adventure, romance, sports, historical drama, comedy, science fiction and fantasy, mystery, suspense, detective, horror, and sexuality among others. Manga has long been hugely popular among the Japanese and it is widely read by people of all ages. As manga gained a significant worldwide audience, it is true to say that interest in research on comic studies has also reached a global scale. But [ Read More ]

On August 18, 2014, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, was part of the university-level MOU signed between Kyoto University and the Universiti Brunei Darussalam. The signing ceremony was held in Kyoto University, with President Matsumoto representing Kyoto University. Dato President Haji Zulkarnain bin Haji Hanafi headed the UBD delegation. CSEAS is the main sponsor of this university-level MOU, with Director Kono Yasuyuki present at the ceremony. The two other sponsors of the MOU are the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies and the Institute of Advanced Energy.       Universiti Brunei Darussalam：http://www.ubd.edu.bn/

I am pleased to announce the new article in our Young Academic’s Voice forum for 1 August, on “Northwest Vietnam’s Coffee Boom and Food Security”, by Tuyen Nghiem from Center for Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (CRES), Vietnam National University at Hanoi; Written in collaboration with Kono Yasuyuki, Derector of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies. Here it is: http://kyotoreview.org/yav/northwest-vietnams-coffee-boom-and-food-security/ You can also visit our Facebook page to read this article, and past articles… https://www.facebook.com/kyotoreview?ref=hl

Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol.52, No.1 has been published. http://kyoto-seas.org/2014/07/japanese-journal-of-southeast-asian-studies-vol-52-no-1/

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Kyoto University’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) and Graduate School of Agriculture (GSA) have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Malaysian Forestry Research and Development Board (MFRDB), which governs the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), to further improve their decades-long collaborative studies on forestry and forest products. With this official partnership in place, the institutions will seek to do the following: assess the water and nutrient cycles in tropical forests and forest management-caused impacts on local communities;expand the frontiers of forest ecology and hydrology; and foster academic exchanges and interaction between both institutes. The MoU, effective as of July 3, 2014, was signed at a ceremony held at [ Read More ]

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I am pleased to announce the new article in our Young Academic’s Voice forum for 1 July, on “New Plantation ~ New Hope: Mangrove Plantations for Survivable Societies and Future Earth”, by Andi Amri from the Faculty of Marine Sciences and Fisheries, Hasanuddin University. Here it is: http://kyotoreview.org/yav/new-plantation-new-hope-mangrove-plantations-for-survivable-societies-and-future-earth/ You can also visit our Facebook page to read this article, and past articles… https://www.facebook.com/kyotoreview?ref=hl

It has come to our attention that recently, some fake invitations to international seminars have been sent out using the institutional name and address of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS). At present CSEAS does not know who has been sending these, but they have not been sent from any of CSEAS’s mail accounts. Any mails that are sent out, including official invitations, are always from CSEAS mail accounts. If you receive any suspicious mails that do not come from one of our official mail accounts, please disregard them and inform us via our contact form accessible from the bottom right-hand corner of our homepage. http://www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/www/2016/en/contact/

Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA) website established The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) is proud to announce that it has set up a new website dedicated to a consortium that was established in 2013. The site can be accessed from below. http://seasia-consortium.org/ »

» http://www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/www/2016/en/about/message-from-director/

The urgent symposium about Sumatra on fire was held at Riau University on Mach 21st. Professor Mizuno, the head of research group for the study of Riau and control policy of peatland on fire made a presentation that got media coverage. “Mencari Solusi Tuntas Bencana Asap Riau” by Riau Pos March 21th, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYPmMLmkOUE “Pakar Kehutanan Jepang Petakan Kebakaran Hutan di Indonesia” by ROL REPUBLIKA ONLINE March 22nd, 2014 http://www.republika.co.id/berita/nasional/umum/14/03/22/n2sy50-pakar-kehutanan-jepang-petakan-kebakaran-hutan-di-indonesia “Sikapi Bencana Asap, Unri Gelar Workshop Internasional” by KITA NEWS.COM March 31st, 2014 http://www.kitanews.co/1395422282-sikapi-bencana-asap-unri-gelar-workshop-internasional.html#.Uyz4DmLUszE.facebook

Centre for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University proudly presents the new issue (15) of Kyoto review (March 2014) which focuses mainly on the conflict in the South China Sea. We have five articles by Dr Aileen San Pablo-Baviera, Dr Nguyen Hung Son, Dr Mikael Weissmann, Dr Li Mingjiang and Dr Termsak Chalermpalanupap –all are translated into Japanese, Thai and Bahasa Indonesian. This issue, as usual, also include a section of book review, and a new column–Young Academic’s Voice (YAV), as a platform for young researchers to voice thier opinions on all things Southeast Asia, with one article per month, plus a multimedia video presentation of friends of Kyoto University [ Read More ]

Peat Land Workshop in Riau, Indonesia, 5-6, February, 2014 was introduced on KOMPAS, Indonesian national newspaper on 21 February.

CSEAS Report2013 has just been published on 20 February http://www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/www/2016/en/about/cseas-report/

Documentary forms for application of IPCR: Selected Collaborative Researches and Publications in 2014 have just been available online. This year’s application deadline is on the March 28, 2014. http://www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/www/2016/en/research/open_recruitment/

IPCR Annual Report 2013: International Program of Collaborative Research-CSEAS has just been published.

Associate Professor CHACHAVALPONGPUN, Pavin will give an interview (in studio in Tokyo) to NHK World. The programme will be aired on NHK World at 23:30 on 13th, February. (Re-run will be on BS1 at 3:00 on 26th Feb.and at 17:00 3rd, Mar.) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/asianvoices/index.html

This Seminar call forth an echo and was much-heralded by local papers the next day as following. Riau Pos February 16, 2014 Rewetting Gambut Tanggulangi Asap -Read more: http://issuu.com/riaupos/docs/2014-02-16/37   UTUSANRIAU.CO-Media Informasi Digital February 5, 2014 Kelola Gambut, Pemda Bengkalis Gandeng UNRI CSAS dan Universitas Kyoto dari Jepang -Read more: http://utusanriau.co/?/det/440   GoRiau.com Gudangnya Informasi Riau February 5, 2014 Pemkab Bengkalis Taja Workshop Integrasi Pembangunan HTR Berbasis Penyelamatan Ekosistem Gambut Hadirkan Profesor Universitas Kyoto Jepang- -Read more: http://www.goriau.com/berita/bengkalis/hadirkan-profesor-universitas-kyoto-jepang.html#sthash.3mGMvIZ4.dpuf   Haluan Riau February 6, 2014 Pemkab Taja Workshop Integrasi Pembangunan HTR -Read more: http://www.haluanriaupress.com/index.php/daerah/halaman-32/6312-pemkab-taja-workshop-integrasi-pembangunan-htr-.html   RiauGreen.com February 12, 2014 Pemkab Gandeng Jepang dan RINH -Read more: http://www.riaugreen.com/2014/02/pemkab-gandeng-jepang-dan-rinh.html   Bengkalis 1ne DIGITAL [ Read More ]

Visiting Research Scholar, PHAKDEEWANICH, Titipol’s’s latest article commenting on Thai politics, entitled ” Utopian visions cannot justify Thai democratic sabotage”, which is published on the website of Prachathai : http://www.prachatai.com/english/node/3851

Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies Vol.51, No.2 has been published. http://kyoto-seas.org/ja/2014/01/tonan-ajia-kenkyu-51-2/

Visiting Research Scholar, PHAKDEEWANICH, Titipol is quoted in the article entitled “Protest leader killed during advance voting for Thai polls” by Tan Hui Yee in “The Straits Times” Singapore. http://www.asianewsnet.net/news-56506.html

Associate professor Pavin Chachavalpongpun spoke to the Voice of Russia on 14 January 2014 regarding the “Shutdown of Bangkok” 　  http://voiceofrussia.com/radio_broadcast/25298789/259271980/

Southeast Asian Studies Vol.2, No. 3 has been published. http://englishkyoto-seas.org/

Associate Professor Mario Lopez recently edited a special issue on Sustainable Humanosphere Studies: Towards new models of socio-economic development. It presents multidisciplinary research from scholars who are engaged in sustainability studies in Southeast Asia. This issue’s contributions emphasize the important collaborations that are currently taking place between disciplines to address complex socio-economic transformations in the region. http://www.iias.nl/the-newsletter/newsletter-66-winter-2013

Associate Professor Pavin Chachavalpongpun has published an article “Thai king’s birthday raises questions about monarchy’s role in politics” on the crisis in Thailand in South China Morning Post. http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1373791/thai-kings-birthday-raises-questions-about-monarchys-role

Associate Professor Pavin Chachavalpongpun has published an article “Thai angst and the battle for royal intervention” on the crisis in Thailand in The Japan Times online. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/12/05/commentary/thai-angst-and-the-battle-for-royal-intervention/#.UqUsTY2Jcj9

The Japan Times has published a brief interview that Associate Professor Pavin Chachavalpongun gave to Associated Press on the Thai crisis. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/12/03/asia-pacific/long-standing-divide-between-rich-and-poor-fuels-thai-conflict/#.Up6F_ifNKLQ

Associate Professor Pavin Chachavalpongpun gave a brief interview to AP on the current Thai crisis, emphasising that the anti-government protest movement is simply “a minority that is refusing to play the game of electoral politics and comes up with this discourse of village people being so uneducated they don’t know how to vote “But the reality is, these people (Thaksin supporters) are not stupid. They are politically conscious. They have become awakened.” http://www.9news.com/news/world/366828/347/Long-running-societal-divide-fuels-Thai-conflict

Associate Professor Pavin Chachavalpongpun talk to Wall Street Journal, giving his opinion on the role of the mob leader, Mr Suthep Thuagsuban, former deputy prime minister of Thailand–someone who had troubled past himself but today volunteers to clean up Thai politics. http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304579404579233980418286764

Associate Professor Pavin Chachavalpongpun gave a brief interview to The Time on the current Thai crisis. He criticies the planned establishemnt of the so-called “people’s parliamnet” and adds that the current sitation is unpredictable and fragile. http://world.time.com/2013/12/02/thailand-on-brink-as-protesters-issue-48-hour-ultimatum/

We are delighted to annouce a new article in the column Yong Academic’s Voice at Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, titled “Tamnan Krasue: Constructing a Khmer Ghost in a Thai Film, by Benjamin Baumann, a PhD Candidate at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin’s Institute for Asian and African Studies. http://kyotoreview.org/issue-14/tamnan-krasue-constructing-a-khmer-ghost-for-a-thai-film/

Associate Professor Pavin Chachavalpongpun was interviewed by Bloomberg and talks about the political unrest in Thailand. Members of the lower house voted 297 to 134 to reject a petition to censure Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, according to a live broadcast of the vote. Pavin spoke from Bangkok on Bloomberg Television’s “Asia Edge.” http://www.bloomberg.com/video/yingluck-may-choose-to-dissolve-thai-parliament-ZpSkSaNNRhmJdpGZGAiJJA.html

Associate Professor Pavin Chachavalpongpun has published an article on the unfurling crisis in Thailand in the Asia Sentinel. http://www.asiasentinel.com/politics/thailand-protest-suthep-thaugsuban-monarchy/

Associate Professor Pavin Chachavalpongpun’s article, “Thai amnesty bill stirs a new round of unrest” was published on The Japan Times online. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2013/11/18/commentary/thai-amnesty-bill-stirs-a-new-round-of-unrest/#.UorWvY2Jcj9

We have uploaded PDF files of Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol.51. No.1. http://kyoto-seas.org/2013/07/japanese-journal-of-southeast-asian-studies-vol-51-no-1-2/                                

  We are pleased to annouce the new article in our Young Academic’s Voice forum for November, on Cambodian politics, by a rising Cambodian scholar, Dr Vannarith Chheang. “The 5th Cambodia elections: a turning point for the democratic process” http://kyotoreview.org/uncategorized/the-5th-cambodia-elections-a-turning-point-for-the-democratic-process/

On the 11 October 2013, representatives from nine leading research institutions in Southeast Asia met at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) Kyoto University, to sign a charter creating a Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA). Shimizu Hiromu, Director of CSEAS visited the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) on the 1 October 2013 to receive the first signature. More details can be read in an article (in Japanese) published in The Daily Jakarta Shimbun.  

This is an announcement for Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visit Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation “Construction of a Global Platform for the Study of Sustainable Humanosphere” 2013. Application period: between Thursday, September 26 – 10am on Friday, October 11 2013. 　  For more details, please see the following website.

On 18 September 2013, the results of a research project entitled “East-West Cultural Corridor” conducted by Prof. Shibayama Mamoru (Professor of Center for Integrated Area Studies (CIAS) Kyoto University, Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University, Professor of Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University), were introduced in Kyoto Shimbun, one of Kyoto’s Newspapers (Japanese only). The results arise from a Joint Research project “Study on East-West Cultural Corridor―From Myanmar to Thailand and Cambodia 2012-2013″ funded by the International Program of Collaborative Research (IPCR) Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) Kyoto University. The research results can also be accessed on Kyoto University’s website. “Ancient and Medieval East-West Cultural Corridor From Myanmar to [ Read More ]

CSEAS is happy to announce that Associate professor, Pavin Chachavalpongpun has an article which is carried in “Politics of Palm oil” in YaleGlobal one world.

The Japanese Ministry of Education (MEXT) gave CSEAS an “S” ranking, one of the highest obtainable for its IPCR program in an interim appraisal for 2013. This was on the grounds that CSEAS embraces a multidisciplinary approach to area studies and contributes to the development of young researchers through publishing collaborative research results.

  The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University proudly presents a completely renovated Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia website which is now more engaging and user-friendly. We are also launching our fourteenth issue (September 2013) which focuses mainly on the opening up of Myanmar. We have five journal articles, they are from Prof David Steinberg; Dr Sean Turnell and Wiley Bradford; Dr Maitrii Aung-Thwin; Dr Maung Zarni; and Dr Yoshihiro Nakanishi. All journal articles are translated into Japanese, Thai and Bahasa Indonesian. This issue, as usual, also includes a book review section, as well as an exciting new column —Young Academic’s Voice. This is a platform for young [ Read More ]

Charnvit Kasetsiri, Pou Sothirak, Pavin Chachavalpongpun Preah Vihear: A Guide to Thai-Cambodian Conflict and Its Solutions White Lotus Co., Ltd, Bangkok, Thailand Why does the old wound between Thailand and Cambodia since 1962 reopen again in the 2000s? This time it is potentially more dangerous than half a century earlier. This book offers not only the explanations of the conflict — from the legacies of the colonial era to the political situations that led to recent deadly clashes — but also the possible solution to this sensitive issue and how to get there. Cooperatively written with clarity by Thai and Cambodian scholars – a historian, a veteran diplomat, and a [ Read More ]

We will have a maintenance of this website from 12:00-13:00 on Friday, August 30th 2013. We deeply apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you in advance.

Southeast Asian Studies Vol.2, No. 2 has been published.

Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol.51, No.1 has been published.   In 1963 Tonan Ajia Kenkyu was started as a bilingual quarterly journal that reflects the Center for Southeast Asian Studies’ strong commitment to publishing the best of empirically grounded, multidisciplinary, and contemporary research in the natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities. In 2012, our center re-launched Southeast Asian Studies, an all-English journal as a sister journal of Tonan Ajia Kenkyu. Intended for a regional as well as global readership, Southeast Asian Studies is published three times a year. In accordance with the launching of new English journal, Tonan Ajia Kenkyu has been reorganized as Japanese biannual journal. [ Read More ]

28 February-1 March 2014 Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (http://www-archive.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/www/2016/about/access_en.html) Emerging Philippines: New Frontiers, Directions, Contributions In recent years, the Philippines has attracted worldwide publicity as part of the so-called TIMPS (Turkey, Indonesia, Mexico, Philippines) emerging economies, thanks to good GDP growth, a booming stock market, a first-ever investment-grade credit rating, a favorable demographic, an expanding service sector, and remittance-powered domestic consumption. Along with the country’s better-than-expected economic performance, other ground-level developments with local, national, and transnational implications—a deterritorializing and reterritorializing nation, global and regional flows and movements of people and ideas and goods, a contentious civil society, a vibrant cultural and artistic scene, extensive experience with democratization and [ Read More ]

This is an announcement for Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visit Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation “Construction of a Global Platform for the Study of Sustainable Humanosphere” 2013. Please download the fellowship guideline and fill out the application form, and send it as an e-mail attachment to our office. Guideline：PDF file Form：Word file Application period: between Monday, May 13 – 10am on Friday, May 31. For more details, please see the following website. http://brain.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/ For further inquiries, please contact us by email. Thank you and we look forward to your application. Brain Circulation Program Secretariat Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University Room 303, 3rd floor of Common Building, 46 [ Read More ]

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University, Japan, invites applications for two post-doctoral fellowships under its program,“Towards Sustainable Humanosphere in Southeast Asia.”  Southeast Asia, through its regional institution of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), has emerged as a hub for East Asia community-building. The highly diverse societies in this region have undergone rapid social, economic, and political changes that can only be understood if the local-global knowledges and experiences of their peoples, and the ways in which these knowledges and experiences are shaped by, and in turn shape, the ecologies, histories, and social relations in their respective habitats, are fully taken into account. Working within the paradigm [ Read More ]

CSEAS Fellowship for Visiting Research Scholars 2014 The Center for Southeast Asian Studies of Kyoto University is now accepting applications from scholars and researchers who work on Southeast Asia, or on any one of the countries in that region, and are interested in spending time in Kyoto, Japan, in order to conduct research, write, or pursue other scholarly interests in connection with their field of study. Since 1963, more than three hundred distinguished scholars have visited the Center for periods ranging from six months to one year. They have availed themselves of the Center’s considerable scholarly resources and the invigorating atmosphere of scenic Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan and [ Read More ]