[Call for Papers] 2011 Conference on Decentralization and Democratization in Southeast Asia.

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In 2011, the Freiburg Southeast Asia Study Group will organize an international conference on decentralization and democratization in Southeast Asia with a special section on 10 years of decentralization in Indonesia.

The conference will take place from June 15-17, 2011 in Freiburg, Germany. 

Please refer to this online link : www.southeastasianstudies.uni-freiburg.de/...

The post-Cold War period has witnessed major shifts in the quest for more democratic and more decentralized governance structures in Southeast Asia.
With its „big bang" decentralization program launched in 1991, the Philippines spearheaded these changes. A decade later, in 2001, Indonesia embarked upon an even more ambitious decentralization and democratization process and has now become one of the biggest democracies in the world. Also Vietnam is undergoing a decentralization process since the late 1990s, albeit more incrementally than Indonesia and the Philippines.

Yet, democratization and concomitant governance reforms in the region are fragile as the 2006 coup and recent political unrest in Thailand suggest.
Decentralization reforms have to contend with the resistance of major veto players ranging from the central bureaucracy to the military and entrenched local elites. This resistance is intertwined with cultural (re)constructions, identity politics and popular representations. The outcome of this renegotiation of governance structures, economic patterns and cultural identifications is by no means clear. It often leads to unexpected results which are not always in conformity with the objectives of the reformers. This conference is devoted to the scholarly analysis of these changes and a debate about the developments ahead.

A special section of the conference is devoted to commemorate and analyze 10 years of decentralization in Indonesia. After a decade of decentralization, it is time to evaluate and to assess decentralization's achievements and shortcomings within economy and political processes as well as for social and cultural discourses.

The conference pursues an interdisciplinary approach and intends to bring together scholars from economics, political science, public administration, anthropology, history, and related disciplines. It is organized by the
Freiburg Southeast Asian Study Group at the University of Freiburg (www.southeastasianstudies.uni-freiburg.de).

You are cordially invited to submit an extended abstract (300 words) online by the 15th of February 2011 at this website.

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[Emploi] Junior Professorship (Assistant Professor, W1) in Southeast Asian Studies - Goethe Univ. Frankfurt.

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" The Faculty of Linguistics, Cultural and Civilization Studies, Art Studies, Goethe University Frankfurt, invites applications for the following position :

Junior Professorship (Assistant Professor, W1) in Southeast Asian Studies

We are looking for a candidate with expertise in one or more of the following fields: the languages, literatures, media, modern and contemporary history of insular Southeast Asia (mainly Indonesia and /or Malaysia).

We expect an outstanding doctoral thesis, methodologically sound expertise on modern insular Southeast Asia evidenced by relevant publications and teaching experience, very high proficiency in Indonesian / Malay, English, and ideally German as well as the willingness to engage in cooperative research and teaching activities including the Interdisciplinary Center of East Asian Studies (IZO) at Goethe University.

The initial appointment is for three years and can be renewed for another three years upon positive evaluation. The designated salary for the position is based on "W1" of the German university scale or equivalent. Goethe University is an equal opportunity employer which implies that applications from women are specifically encouraged.

For further information regarding the general conditions for professorship appointments, please see : http://www.uni-frankfurt.de/aktuelles/ausschreibung/professuren/index.html.

Applications including a CV, a list of publications and taught courses, a copy of the doctoral diploma and up to three research articles should be sent until 31 March 2011 to Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Dean of the Faculty of Linguistics, Cultural and Civilization Studies, Art Studies, Mertonstr. 17-21, 60325 Frankfurt am Main, E-Mail : Dekanat-FB09[at]em.uni-frankfurt.de. "

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[Publication] Irasec - L'Asie du Sud-Est 2011.

Nouvelle publication de l’Irasec

L’ASIE DU SUD-EST 2011
Les événements majeurs de l’année
sous la direction de
Arnaud Leveau et Benoît de Tréglodé

L’Asie du Sud-Est a plutôt bien résisté à la crise économique et financière internationale. La croissance est répartie à un rythme élevé. Des signes de crise à d’autres niveaux font néanmoins leur apparition ou exacerbent d’anciennes tensions. Les problèmes de gouvernance, de gestion des ressources naturelles, la faiblesse des systèmes éducatifs et des marchés intérieurs, l’absence de réformes et l’instabilité politique de certains pays pourraient compromettre à terme le développement de la région. L’Asie du Sud-Est hésite encore sur la voie à prendre, au risque de faire jouer les réflexes nationalistes et les tentatives de repli sur soi.

Établissant une rétrospective des principaux événements de l’année 2010, ce livre aide à mieux comprendre les grands enjeux de l’année 2010 dans une région de près de 600 millions d’habitants qui, plus que jamais, joue un rôle d’interface entre les grands pôles asiatiques. Grâce au travail de terrain tout au long de l’année d’une vingtaine de chercheurs et d’experts européens et asiatiques, Asie du Sud-Est 2011 offre un décryptage contemporain d’une actualité asiatique complexe, dense et dynamique.

L’ouvrage propose également de nombreux outils pratiques sur l’Asie du Sud-Est : une chronologie détaillée de l’année, les adresses des différents centres de recherche francophones et internationaux, une liste des formations et des centres de documentation relatifs à l’Asie du Sud-est, une bibliographie des principaux ouvrages publiés au cours de l’année, ainsi qu’un référencement des meilleurs sites Internet institutionnels et communautaires sur la région.

L’Asie du Sud-Est 2011 : Les événements majeurs de l’année
Arnaud Leveau et Benoît de Tréglodé
Les Indes savantes, Paris, 2011, 409 pages

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Édition asiatique disponible chez Carnets d’Asie,
Librairie Francophone du Cambodge et de Thaïlande.
ISBN : 978-616-90282-9-1
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Disponible le 10 février en France
ainsi que sur fnac.fr et amazon.com
ISBN : 978-2-84654-272-2

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IRASEC c/o French Embassy | 29, Sathorn Tai Road, Bangkok 10120 Thaïlande | Tel: (66) 026 27 21 87 | www.irasec.com
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Call for Papers - Southeast Asia : art, cultural heritage and artistic relations with Europe/Poland

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The International Conference
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: ART, CULTURAL HERITAGE,
AND ARTISTIC RELATIONS WITH EUROPE/POLAND
www.sztukaorientu.pl/congress ; www.orient.uw.edu.pl/sea

September 29 – October 1, 2011
The Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology
26, Konopnickiej St., Krakow, Poland

The Polish Society of Oriental Art is organising its 14th conference : South-East Asia : Art, Cultural Heritage and Cultural Relations with Europe / Poland which will be held September 29th – October 1st, 2011 in Krakow.
This conference will be held at the time of Poland’s presidency in the European Union and is connected with the activity of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) organisation.

Poland has a long-standing tradition of research in Asian studies, including the region of South-East Asia, and of participation in restoration of art monuments there (especially in Cambodia and Vietnam). Some institutions in Poland have been involved in stimulating academic interest in South-East Asian culture and art, such as the Faculty of Oriental Studies of the University of Warsaw, the Institute of Oriental Philology of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow and the Institute of Study and Restoration of Artistic Works of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun as well as the Asia and Pacific Museum in Warsaw.

Interest in the culture of this region has been growing among art historians, art restorers, museologists, orientalists, ethnologists, theatre, dance, music and film scholars.
Closing date for submissions is 31 March, 2011. Registration information here.

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[Euroseas] Call for papers - 2nd Italian conference on Southeast Asian Studies

Seconda conferenza italiana di studi sul Sud Est Asiatico / 2nd Italian Conference on Southeast Asian Studies

Milano, 29/30 Aprile 2011

Appello a contributi / Call for papers

L'Itaseas, Italian Association for Southeast Asian Studies, organizza la Seconda Conferenza Nazionale di studi sul Sudest Asiatico. Chiamando a raccolta e a confronto la sempre crescente comunità scientifica nazionale, la conferenza mira a consolidare le reti di collaborazione esistenti e a stabilirne di nuove, locali e internazionali.
> > Si invitano gli studiosi, in particolare i giovani studiosi, a inviare un abstract di circa 2500 battute, in italiano o in inglese ai coordinatori della sezione prescelta fra le tre proposte entro l'8 marzo 2011.

Itaseas, Italian Association for Southeast Asian Studies,  organizes the Second National Conference in Southeast Asian Studies. The conference aims to gather the growing national scientific community and establish  new local and international networks.
> > Interested researchers should send a 400 words abstract in English or Italian to the panel convenors, according to their disciplinary field. Young scholars are encouraged to participate. Deadline for the submission of abstracts: 8th march 2011.
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Sezioni / Panels :

- Sviluppo economico fra "miracoli" e crisi / Economic development between "miracles" and crises
  Coordina Pietro Masina, Università di Napoli l'Orientale

- Le scienze sociali : persone, luoghi, storie / Social sciences : People, places, stories
  Coordina Silvia Vignato, Università di Milano-Bicocca
- Spazi e anfratti linguistici e letterari / Linguistic and literary fields and niches
  Coordinano : Antonia Soriente, Università di Napoli l'Orientale
                       Marco Ceresa, università Ca' Foscari (Venezia)

[Publication] Falcon - L’imposteur de Siam.

Alain Forest

Le destin de ce jeune Grec parti d’Europe sur les navires de la Compagnie anglaise des Indes est proprement fabuleux : après des années passées à faire du commerce entre Java, le Tonkin et le Siam, le jeune homme se fixe dans ce dernier pays. Apprenant rapidement la langue, il devient favori puis conseiller et ministre du tout puissant roi de Siam. Ce au moment où Louis XIV s’intéresse à ce pays, envoyant flotte, corps expéditionnaire, missions diplomatiques et jésuites… L’aventurier grec va jouer un jeu dangereux entre ambassadeurs, religieux et soldats français, courtisans et moines siamois jaloux de son pouvoir... Un récit historique passionnant, mais aussi un travail de recherche : tout est véridique, ce qui n’est pas le moins étonnant.

ISBN : 978-2-84654-233-3

Éditions Les Indes savantes

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[Publication] Moussons/ La santé : miroir des sociétés d'Asie du Sud-Est.

Les Publications de l'université de Provence (PUP) et l'Institut de recherche sur le Sud-Est Asiatique (IRSEA)
ont le plaisir de vous annoncer la parution du dernier numéro (thématique) de la revue
MOUSSONS - Recherches en science humaines sur l'Asie du Sud-Est/Social Science Research on Southeast Asia

La santé : miroir des sociétés d'Asie du Sud-Est
(sous la direction de Laurence Husson)

L’Asie du Sud-Est présente bien des spécificités par rapport à ses deux dominants voisins la Chine et l’Inde et se révèle être un terrain d’investigation très porteur en matière de santé, de maladie et de soins pour les sciences humaines. Pluralisme médical particulièrement riche (coexistence de la médecine traditionnelle et de la médecine moderne occidentale) ; systèmes de santé coloniaux et post-coloniaux ; épidémie de VIH-sida ; techno-science et biopouvoir sont des thèmes abordés de manière novatrice dans ce numéro thématique de référence.

Plus d'informations : Sommaire du numéro.

Pour toute demande d'abonnement ou d'achat au numéro : Bon de commande.

[Appel à communications] Victims, survivors, mourners, re-constructors :

Southeast Asian responses to massive social destruction

Southeast Asia Research (SEAR) Special Issue

 

Deadline for proposals: 15th january 2011
Deadline for submission of full articles (max. 10.000 words, abstract and bibliographical references included): 15th March 2011
Abstract should be about 400 words long and clearly state a theoretical issue and the context it is going to be examined within. The result of the proposal will be communicated within 5 days from the deadline of submission.

In the last decades Southeast Asia has experienced civil wars as well as major “natural” disasters (typhoons, earthquakes and tsunamis). This issue of SEAR focusses on the aftermath of such massive collective deaths, especially seen in the long period. We examine what happens after environmental, social and human destruction has happened with its load of psychological, physical and social suffering. More precisely, we are interested in how Southeast Asian societies live after catastrophes, what processes they go through in order to make sense of the disaster and to cope with the destruction.
We would like to call the applicants’ attention onto a few common themes: *Social resilience* (including the discussion of the concept); *Categories of suffering*; *Policies of memory*; *Helping and being helped*.

The core of this special issue consists of papers presented in 2010 6th Euroseas Conference (Gotheborg, 27th-29th August). We would now like to invite more scholars to contribute to the issue. The schedule is tight as the publication is expected in june 2012.
Contributions about all Southeast Asian areas will be fully considered, but we especially encourage scholars writing about peninsular and insular Southeast Asia.

For further information contact the guest editors : Anne Guillou (researcher, CNRS, Paris, France) and Silvia Vignato (lecturer, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Italy)

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[Internet] Southeast Asia Digital Library - International Directory of Southeast Asia Librarians.

 

"The Southeast Asia Digital Library began work in 2005 as a result of funding provided by the United States Department of Education's TICFIA (Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access) Program. The project is based at Northern Illinois University Libraries in DeKalb, Illinois, USA and collaborates actively with the Committee on Research Materials on Southeast Asia (CORMOSEA) [http://www.cormosea.org/] and partner institutions.

The 2005 award supported eight major initiatives :
* Upgrades to an online bibliographic index at Thammasat University (Thailand), creating an interface to access the index and providing a full-text article delivery service;
* Digitization of palm leaf manuscripts from Northeastern Thailand at Khon Kaen University (Thailand).
* Creation of an archive of historical photographs covering a century of life in Cambodia, in partnership with Arizona State University;
* Provision of training seminars for librarians at the University of San Carlos' Cebuano Studies Center (Philippines), covering the latest techniques in preservation, conservation, and digitization, resulting in the creation of an online archive of images and textual materials;
* Creation of a video archive of contemporary Indonesian television programming, in partnership with the University of Hawai'i, Manoa;
* Digitization of rare early printed works in the vernacular languages of the region, in collaboration with the British Library and Vietnamese Nom Preservation Foundation;
* Creation of a video archive of interviews with former political prisoners in East Timor, in partnership with the Living Memory Project (Australia);
* Conversion of the Berita Database at Ohio University, a collection of journal articles and other resources from Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, to a free-use resource.

In 2009, the Southeast Asia Digital Library received a second round of funding from the TICFIA program, supporting the development of nine new initiatives. These include :
* Digitization of Buddhist murals and cloth paintings in Thai temples, supported by interpretive materials, in partnership with Chiang Mai University (Thailand);
* Digitization of Vietnamese art objects and criticism, supported by interviews with artists, from the Doi Moi (Renovation) period in Vietnam;
* Digitization of printed Vietnamese Nom materials, in partnership with the Vietnamese Nom Preservation Foundation;
* Development of a bibliographic database of digitized Islamic manuscripts from Indonesia, in partnership with the State Islamic University of Indonesia; (1)
* Digitization of archival photographs and videos discussing and documenting Indonesian literature and culture, in partnership with the Lontar Foundation (Indonesia);
* Creation of a video archive of interviews with surviving victims of the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia;
* Digitization of selected works from the Malay and World Civilization Library, National University of Malaysia;
* Digitization of Buddhist murals in Laos, supported by interpretive materials."

(1) "International Directory of Southeast Asia Librarians, Compiled by Virginia Jing-yi Shih, University of California, Berkeley, February 2009.
[...] This International Directory of Southeast Asia Librarians supersedes the International Directory of Southeast Asia Librarians & Catalogers that I compiled in 1999. It is produced on behalf of the Committee on Research Materials on Southeast Asia (CORMOSEA) which is a committee of the Southeast Asia Council (SEAC) of the Association for Asian Studies. This directory primarily lists the individuals who work with the Southeast Asia collections [... in the countries listed below.] It is my hope that this directory will serve as a useful reference guide to facilitate professional communications and promote international cooperation of Southeast Asia scholarship and librarianship in the future.

Each entry includes the following information as submitted to the compiler : 1) Full name; 2) Job title; 3) Institution address; 4) Telephone number; 5) Fax number; 6) Electronic mail address; 7) Home page (if available); 8) Language expertise (optional) [...]."

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[Source : Southeast Asia Digital Library (SEADL).]

[Appel à communications] Les évangélismes en Asie du Sud-Est.

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31e conférence de la Société Internationale de Sociologie des Religions (SISR)
Aix-en-Provence (France) 30 juin – 3 juillet 2011
Atelier sur : Les évangélismes en Asie du Sud-Est et en Asie Orientale) : état de la recherche

Si les églises évangélistes et leur dynamique missionnaire suscitent nombre d’interrogations et de recherches monographiques ou transnationales aux quatre coins du globe, leur activité sur le continent asiatique est inégalement recensée et souffre en Asie du Sud-Est, d'une réelle méconnaissance en partie due aux histoires nationales et aux situations politico-religieuses contemporaines locales. Un état des lieux sur cette situation étant nécessaire, nous centrerons particulièrement notre réflexion autour des axes suivants :
Quels réseaux et techniques missionnaires sont mis en œuvre en Asie du Sud-Est? Quelle est la place des migrations intra-, inter- et extra-asiatiques dans ce prosélytisme dynamique? Quels rapports entretient l'évangélisme avec les traditions religieuses et ethniques locales, les régimes coloniaux passés, les religions d’Etat (Islam, bouddhisme Theravada) ? L'évangélisme est-il porteur d'un discours et de pratiques agissant sur le pluralisme et la sécularisation des régimes nationaux?
Cet atelier se veut prospectif, replaçant un ensemble de réalités locales dans les principaux courants de la dynamique évangélique mondiale. Les intervenants traiteront de sujets relatifs au protestantisme évangélique à la fois en Asie du Sud-Est et en Asie Orientale (Chine, Japon, Corée,  Mongolie), afin d'offrir des contrepoints judicieux et au plus près de la circulation inter-asiatique des missionnaires.
Notre atelier est organisé dans le cadre de la 31e conférence de la Société Internationale de Sociologie des Religions (http://conference.sisr-issr.org/), portant sur le thème de « Religion et Economie dans un monde globalisé ».
Les propositions de communications à l’atelier « Evangélisme en Asie du Sud-Est (et Orientale) » doivent comprendre un résumé de 100 à 200 mots en indiquant : le nom du conférencier, l’institution de rattachement, les coordonnées (courriel, téléphone), ainsi que le titre de la communication, la problématique et les mots clefs.
La date limite pour les propositions de communication est le 31 octobre 2010, qui devront être soumises aux responsables de l'atelier :

Pascal Bourdeaux                      
Maître de conference                  
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - Groupe Sociétés Religions Laïcités (Paris)

Jérémy Jammes
Directeur adjoint
Institute of Research in Southeast Asia (IRASEC, Bangkok)

Cet atelier a entre autres pour objectif la publication d’un ouvrage sur la question. Pour ceux qui ne pourront participer à la conférence, nous les invitons à nous faire parvenir avant le 31 octobre 2010 un résumé d’article publiable dans un ouvrage collectif.

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Call for Papers
31st International Society for the Sociology of Religion (ISSR)
Aix-en-Provence (France) June 30- July 3, 2011
Panel: Evangelism in South-East Asia (and East Asia)

An Overview
Though evangelist churches and their missionary dynamism elicit many questions as well as monographic or transnational studies all over the world, their activities on the Asiatic continent are badly assessed and suffer, in Southeast Asia, from a real lack of knowledge, due partly to national histories and local and contemporary politico-religious situations. An inventory of the situation is necessary, for which we will focus our attention on the following subjects:
Which missionary techniques and networks are used in Southeast Asia? What is the place of Asian migrations of all sorts in this dynamic proselytism? What are the links between Evangelism and local religious and autochthonous traditions; between Evangelism and passed colonial regimes; and between Evangelism and state religions (Islam, Theravada Buddhism)? Does Evangelism possess discourses or practices which have any impact on the pluralism and the secularization of national regimes?
This panel aims to be prospective, replacing a group of local realities into the principal streams of the world Evangelism dynamics. The speakers will discuss subjects linked to evangelical Protestantism, both in Southeast Asia and East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia) in order to propose interesting counterpoints and to stay close to inter-Asian missionary circulation.
The 31st Conference of the International Society for the Sociology of Religion (http://conference.sisr-issr.org/) will take place in Aix-en-Provence, France, between June 30 and July 3, 2011. This year’s theme will be “Religion and Economy in a Global World”.
We encourage anyone interested in presenting a paper to our panel “Evangelism in South-East Asia (and East Asia)” to submit a 100-200 word abstract and the author’s name, institutional title/affiliation, and contact information, along with proposed title, thesis/purpose, and key words. Graduate students are highly encouraged to submit proposals.
The deadline for proposals is October 31, 2010. Please submit them to the organizers of the panel:

Dr Pascal Bourdeaux               
Maître de conference                          
Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - Groupe Sociétés Religions Laïcités (Paris)  

Dr Jérémy Jammes
Deputy director
Institute of Research in Southeast Asia (IRASEC, Bangkok)

One of the objectives of this panel is to publish a book on this issue. We invite those who can not attend to this conference to submit us before October 31, 2010 an abstract for a forthcoming publication in a collective book.

[Bourses] 2 bourses de terrain Asie du Sud-est - IRASEC

Année 2011-2012

L’Institut de Recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est Contemporaine à Bangkok (Irasec) offre deux bourses doctorales d’aide à la recherche sur le terrain (en Asie du Sud-Est) en sciences politiques, sociologie, histoire (contemporaine), anthropologie ou relations internationales à compter du 1er octobre 2010. Ces bourses sont attribuées pour une durée de 6 mois non renouvelable.
La bourse de l’IRASEC comprend une allocation forfaitaire annuelle de 6 000 euros : bourse de 830 euros / mois + un billet d’avion Paris - Asie du Sud-Est à hauteur de 1 000 euros.
Cette bourse est ouverte à des doctorant(e)s, âgé(e)s de moins de 35 ans, de nationalité française et inscrit(es) dans une école doctorale en France dans une des disciplines suivantes : sciences politiques, anthropologie-ethnologie, sciences économiques, géographie, histoire (contemporaine), sociologie, relations internationales.
Le projet de recherche proposé par le/la doctorant(e) doit nécessairement s’inscrire dans la thématique d’un des axes de recherche suivants de l’IRASEC : « Evolutions politiques et économiques des Etats d’Asie du Sud-Est » « Recomposition de l’islam contemporain », « Sociétés d’Asie du Sud-Est, interrelations et recompositions identitaires ou « Dynamiques régionales en Asie du Sud-Est et relations internationales ».
Le/la doctorant(e) conduira son projet de recherche personnel avec l’appui scientifique et logistique du Centre. En contrepartie, le travail sur le terrain du candidat devra déboucher sur la publication d’un Carnet de l’Irasec (individuel ou collectif).
La pratique courante de l'anglais, écrit et oral, est indispensable, et celle d’une langue asiatique sera appréciée. Une bonne maîtrise des outils informatiques de base est également requise.

Pour plus d’informations sur les activités de l’IRASEC et les programmes en cours, les candidats intéressés peuvent consulter le site internet  (www.irasec.com), ou prendre contact avec Benoît de Tréglodé, directeur de l’Irasec (benoit.de-treglode[at]irasec.com).

Comment faire acte de candidature ?
- Constitution et dépôt du dossier

Le dossier de candidature comprendra :
1) un curriculum vitae détaillé
2) la description du projet de recherche individuel,
3) une lettres de recommandation du directeur de thèse,
4) le cas échéant, une copie des dernières publications.
Il doit être adressé  :
- au directeur de l’Irasec de Bangkok par courriel : benoit.de-treglode[at]irasec.com

Date limite de dépôt ou d’envoi des candidatures : 15 septembre 2010

[Toutes mes excuses pour ce post tardif. En espérant que ce message intéressera quand même quelqu'un malgré ce retard...]

[Publication] Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region.

Hydropower, Livelihoods and Governance

Edited By François Molle, Tira Foran and Mira Käkönen, 2009, Technology & Engineering, 384 p.
April 2009 •  448 pages •  234 x 156mm •  ISBN 9781844077076

The catchment area of the Mekong River and its tributaries extends from China, through Burma/Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and to Vietnam. The water resources of the Mekong region - from the Irrawaddy and Nu-Salween in the west, across the Chao Phraya to the Lancang-Mekong and Red River in the east- are increasingly contested. Governments, companies, and banks are driving new investments in roads, dams, diversions, irrigation schemes, navigation facilities, power plants and other emblems of conventional 'development'. Their plans and interventions should provide some benefits, but also pose multiple burdens and risks to millions of people dependent on wetlands, floodplains and aquatic resources, in particular, the wild capture fisheries of rivers and lakes.
This book examines how large-scale projects are being proposed, justified, and built. How are such projects contested and how do specific governance regimes influence decision making? The book also highlights the emergence of new actors, rights and trade-off debates, and the social and environmental consequences of 'water resources development'.
This book shows how diverse, and often antagonistic, ideologies and interests are contesting for legitimacy. It argues that the distribution of decision-making, political, and discursive power influences how the waterscapes of the region will ultimately look and how benefits, costs and risks will be distributed. These issues are crucial for the transformation of waterscapes and the prospects for democratizing water governance in the Mekong region.
The book is part of the action-research of the M-POWER (Mekong Program on Water, Environment and Resilience) knowledge network.

Revue de Presse : Histoire de l'art et archéologie en Asie du Sud-est.

 Les dernières nouvelles du côté des musées, de l'archéologie, de l'art et de l'histoire en Asie du Sud-est. Bonne lecture.

2,500-year-old Sa Huynh artefacts found | VNA via Nhân Dân | August 13, 2010
Thousands of Sa Huynh Culture artefacts, some dating back to the fifth century BC, have been discovered at Phu Truong in Phan Thiet after three months of excavations. [...]

Exhibition links Thang Long, Ha Long together | VNA via VOV News | August 13, 2010
An exhibition depicting the close link between the ancient capital of Thang Long and Ha Long Bay over the past 1,000 years of history opened on August 12 in Tuan Chau international resort in the coastal city of Ha Long, Quang Ninh province.[...]

Antique Tombs Found | Tempo Interaktif| August 13, 2010
Ancient tombs have been found in Loram Kulon Village, Jati District, Kudus, by land digger, Surahmat. [...]

Thieves clean up gold collection | Slamet Susanto, The Jakarta Post, Yogyakarta | August 14, 2010
Precious historic collections from the 8th and 9th centuries — ranging from gold jewelry, gold plates and statues — have vanished from Sonobudoyo Museum in Yogyakarta. [...]

Sleuth researches enigmatic Angkor girls | Phnom Penh Post via Khmer NZ (CAAI News Media) | August 20, 2010
FLORIDA-based researcher, publisher and robot manufacturer Kent Davis is rapidly gaining an international reputation as the sleuth of Siem Reap, a new age detective delving into what he sees as one of the greatest mysteries of ancient Angkor Wat – the 1780 images of anonymous and mostly bare-breasted women depicted in carvings throughout the iconic structure. [...]

The many faces of Angkor Wat | The Cambodian Daily, via www.devata.org | August 2010

In 1927, Sappho Marchal, the 23-year-old daughter of Henri Marchal who was over­seeing restoration of monuments at Angkor Wat at the time, published a book on the hair­styles, clothes and jewelry of 1,737 sculptures of women she had located on the walls and columns of Angkor Wat.
And until recently, no archeologist or historian at Angkor had wondered why so many nearly life-size images of human beings filled the 12th century monument and why these sculptures were only of women, said Kent Davis, a researcher and publisher of DatAsia Press. [...]

Unearthed artefacts handed to museum | Viet Nam News | August 17, 2010

DIEN BIEN – More than 28,400 artefacts unearthed at six excavation sites in the Son La Hydro-electricity Plant reservoir have been handed over to the Dien Bien Museum.
The objects, unearthed by Viet Nam Archaeology Institute graduates, have been identified as being from the Palaeolithic era (around 20,000 years ago) to Neolithic (3,000-4,000 years ago). They were found at Huoi So, Tua Thang communes and Muong Lay town of Dien Bien District. [...]

Life, death and magic: 2000 years of Southeast Asian ancestral art | 13 August – 31 October 2010 | National Gallery of Australia

Life, death and magic: 2000 years of Southeast Asian ancestral art is the first major exhibition of animist art from Southeast Asia to be held in Australia. The works of art originate from Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, Taiwan, East Timor, Brunei, Thailand, Cambodia and southern China. For thousands of years, communities in these areas have created remarkable art expressing the region’s most ancient and enduring spiritual beliefs and social organisation. The exhibition celebrates the antiquity and continuity of animism as the inspiration for exquisite objects in bronze, stone, wood, gold and fibre. [...]

Remnants of a relationship | The Hindu | T.S. Subramanian | Août 19, 2010
Trade and commerce between medieval Tamil and Malay rulers were discussed at a recent meet in Malaysia.
The relationship that existed between the Bujang Valley in the present-day Malaysia and the Pallava and the Chola kingdoms in Tamil Nadu from 5th century Common Era (CE) to 12th century CE came under the spotlight at a recent conference on ‘Bujang Valley and Early Civilisations in South-East Asia,' held at Kuala Lumpur. [...]

Ancient city opens doors for millennial celebration | Thanh Nien News/Lao Dong | August 20, 2010
An area studded with royal palace relics at Thang Long Royal Citadel will be opened to the public during Hanoi’s millennial anniversary in October. [...]

Retracing the sailing bravado of Filipino ancestors | Daily Express | August 22, 2010
Kota Kinabalu: They were the first Filipino group to climb Mt Everest from its north face and reach the top not just once but three times! Now they have decided to test their mettle on something equally extraordinary. [...]

Cabinet Agrees To Make Lenggong Valley in Perak Heritage Site | Bernama | August 25, 2010
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 (Bernama) -- The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Information Communication and Culture Ministry’s plan to make the Lenggong Valley in Perak a World Heritage Site after George Town in Penang and Melaka. [...]

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[Publication] Les "fiancées" vietnamiennes en Chine.

Caroline GRILLOT

VOLÉES, ENVOLÉES, CONVOLÉES...
Vendues, en fuite ou re-socialisées : les « fiancées » vietnamiennes en Chine
(STOLEN, VANISHED, WEDDED Sold, Runaway, or Re-socialized: the Vietnamese “Brides” in China)

Préface de (Preface by) Dr. Élisabeth ALLÈS

Chargée de recherche au CNRS
Directrice du Centre d’étude sur la Chine moderne et contemporaine Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Paris)

(Research Fellow at CNRS, Director of the CECMC at EHESS Paris)

Avant-propos de (Foreword by) Dr. Pierre LE ROUX
Ethnologue spécialiste de l’Asie du Sud-Est, superviseur scientifique de cette enquête commanditée par l’Institut de recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine
(Social anthropologist, Specialist in Southeast Asian issues, Scientific Supervisor of this survey sponsored by IRASEC)

Résumé de l’ouvrage
Elles vivent discrètement dans les bourgades et villages chinois du Yunnan et du Guangxi, à la frontière de leur pays d’origine. Migrantes clandestines, femmes abusées, des Vietnamiennes de tous âges tentent de vivre décemment une existence d’épouse et de mère, malgré elles en marge de leurs communautés d’origine et d’accueil. Si leurs consœurs des bordels frontaliers attirent l’attention, ces infortunées ne suscitent guère l’intérêt. Héritières d’un turbulent passé de conflits, de négoce et d’alliances matrimoniales entre Chine et Vietnam, poussées par la pauvreté et le désir d’émancipation, elles contribuent pourtant à résoudre un grave problème que la Chine subit depuis peu, conséquence de la politique de contrôle des naissances et de l’exode rural : le manque de filles, et donc d’épouses pour nombre de paysans. Au-delà des explications faciles : difficultés économiques, déséquilibres démographiques, trafic humain, cette enquête inédite donne la parole à ces femmes dont l’image ambiguë sert un discours local ambivalent. Fruit d’enquêtes menées très récemment autour de plusieurs postes frontaliers, les témoignages et situations nourrissant cet essai expriment la complexité d’un fait social existant de manière floue entre flux migratoires, transactions commerciales et déséquilibres sociaux, typiques d’Extrême-Orient et surtout de cet espace frontalier en devenir. Prétendre saisir ces vies souvent réduites à l’impasse, précaires, existant en marge du monde, impose de se confronter au terrain, à l’écoute des épreuves individuelles, sans parti-pris ni compromission, et avec humilité.
Abstract
They live quietly in the villages and towns of China’s Yunnan and Guangxi provinces, which border their country of origin. Undocumented migrants, abused women, Vietnamese women of all ages try to live decent lives as wives and mothers, isolated from their home communities. If their “sisters” from border brothels attract attention from researchers, these unfortunates do not generate much interest. The product of a turbulent history of conflict, trade, and alliances between China and Vietnam, but also driven by poverty and hope, these women have recently helped provide a local solution to one of China’s major demographic issues: the lack of girls and thus spouses in rural areas resulting from China’s family planning policies and rural-urban migration. Stolen, Vanished, Wedded goes beyond the structural explanations for these women’s existence—economic difficulties, demographic imbalance, human trafficking—and lets them speak for themselves, acknowledging the ambiguity of their identities and the role that these identities play in an ambivalent local discourse. The result of investigations conducted recently, the book’s biographies and descriptions express the complexity of this social phenonemon—a phenomemon complicated by flows of migrations and business transactions, and one that is typical in the developing border regions of East and Southeast Asia. It describes the daily realities of these women’s marginalized and insecure lives by drawing on extensive empirical research conducted without preconceptions or compromise, but not without humility.

L’auteur
Ethnologue d’abord formée à l’Université Paris X-Nanterre puis par la pratique, et sinologue formée à l’Institut des Langues et Civilisations Orientales de Paris (INALCO), Caroline Grillot a effectué plusieurs séjours en Chine où elle a passé plus de dix ans, aux Universités du Shandong (1994-95) et du Sichuan (1998-2000), avec le soutien du ministère français des Affaires étrangères et européennes, puis comme assistante de projet UNESCO à Beijing pour la mise en place de programmes en sciences sociales. Longtemps engagée dans le milieu de la musique indépendante chinoise, elle fut également traductrice de romans chinois pour les éditions Bleu de Chine (Paris) et pour divers projets artistiques. Elle achève un Ph.D. (thèse de doctorat) en anthropologie sociale en co-tutelle, sous la direction conjointe du professeur Lisa Wynn de l’Université Macquarie de Sydney (Australie) et du professeur Pal Nyíri de l’Université Libre d’Amsterdam (Pays-Bas).
The Author
Social Anthropologist (University Paris X-Nanterre) and sinologist (INALCO, France), Caroline Grillot has lived in China for more than ten years. A student at the Universities of Shandong (1994-95) and Sichuan (1998-2000), she was supported by the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. C. Grillot has worked as a program assistant at UNESCO’s Beijing Office on the implementation of several programs in social sciences, and as a translator of Chinese novels for the French publisher Bleu de Chine (Paris). She has also conducted research in the field of Chinese underground music. C. Grillot is now pursuing a Ph.D. in social anthropology under the joint supervision of Professors Lisa Wynn at Macquarie University in Sydney (Australia), and Pal Nyíri at the Free University in Amsterdam (The Netherlands).

Prix public TTC (Selling Price) : 21 €
Langue : français (Language: French)
ISBN : 978-2-7539-0172-8
Date de parution : 14-07-2010

Cet ouvrage est le fruit d'un programme de l’Institut de recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine (IRASEC) publié avec l'appui financier de son Observatoire sur les trafics illicites.
This book has been published with the financial support of the French Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia (IRASEC) and its Observatory on Illicit trafficking in the Mekong sub-Region.
En partenariat avec l’Institut de recherche sur l’Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine (IRASEC, Bangkok, organisme dépendant du ministère français des Affaires étrangères et du CNRS).
In partnership with the French Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia (IRASEC, Bangkok, on behalf of the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and of the French National Centre for Scientific Research)

Ouvrage publié aux Éditions Connaissances et Savoirs - CS - (Connaissances et Savoirs Publishing House).14 rue des Volontaires 75015 Paris (France). www.connaissances-savoirs.com .

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Editions CS  Collection : Sources d'Asie (“Sources of Asia” book series, CS publishing house) dirigée par (book series directors) : Pierre Le Roux & Bernard Sellato

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Autres ouvrages sur l'Asie du Sud-Est parus chez le même éditeur : Hors-collection

[Publication] Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs

Vol 29, No 2 (2010)

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Research Articles
* Civil Society Action and Governance in Vietnam: Selected Findings from an Empirical Survey / Jörg Wischermann.
* Unity-in-Diversity? Regional Identity-building in Southeast Asia / Kristina Jönsson.

Analyses
* Re-examining the Role of Transport Infrastructure in Trade, Regional Growth and Governance: Comparing the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and Central Eastern Europe (CEE) / François Bafoil, Ruiwen Lin.
* Malaysia’s 2008 General Election – Transition from Single-party Dominance? / William Case.
* Jemaah Islamiyah: Of Kin and Kind / Sulastri Osman.

Book Reviews
* Review: Tan, Kevin Yew Lee, Marshall of Singapore. A Biography / Andrew J. Harding.
* Review: Bräuchler, Birgit (ed.), Reconciling Indonesia. Grassroots Agency for Peace / Eva Ottendörfer.

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[Offre d'emploi/Job post] National University of Singapore SEAsian studies

The Southeast Asian Studies Programme of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, seeks applications from scholars specializing in Southeast Asia. One appointment will be at the Assistant Professor (tenure track) level; another appointment may be made at either Assistant or Associate Professor level (tenured or tenure track). Areas of specialization are open, but we are looking for candidates who complement the existing strengths of the department. Teaching interests in one or more of the following are particularly desirable: literature, history, ecology and environmental studies, belief and ritual, political economy, and media studies. Applicants should be committed to working and teaching in an interdisciplinary environment with an area studies perspective. Geographical specialization is open, but the department especially encourages applications from candidates who work on the Philippines, Vietnam and other mainland Southeast Asian countries.

Other criteria for the position(s) include teaching experience and evidence of teaching capacity, an active research agenda, and a strong publication record or the potential to develop one. Fluency in a Southeast Asian language is essential.

The successful applicant will be expected to teach at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including large introductory courses and individual student research supervision. Faculty in the programme should also have the ability to relate to students from diverse backgrounds.

Scholars willing to make a long-term commitment to Southeast Asia, including citizens of its countries, are especially encouraged to apply. A Ph.D. is required at the time of application.

To apply, please submit a full CV, names of three referees, and a statement describing your research and teaching interests to the Chair of the Search Committee. If reference letters are available they should be sent directly to the Chair of the Search Committee. Further information about the Southeast Asian Studies Programme is available at http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/sea/. Links to information regarding the University, terms of service, benefits and allowances are available at http://www.nus.edu.sg/careers/.

The appointment(s) will begin on July 1, 2011 at the latest, with a possibility of beginning as early as January 1, 2011. Candidates should submit all application materials by 30 September 2010.

Inquiries and completed applications should be directed to the address below. Only short-listed candidates will be notified of the selection committee’s decision.

Chair of the Search Committee
Southeast Asian Studies Programme
National University of Singapore
3 Arts Link, Singapore 117570
Fax: (65) 6777-6608
Email: seasec@nus.edu.sg

[Publication] Rationalizing Migration Decisions.

Labour Migrants in East and South-East Asia

AKM Ahsan Ullah, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
    *September 2010, Ed. Ashgate, 256 pages
    * ISBN: 978-1-4094-0513-9
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While decisions for working overseas are often based on expectations and promises of better jobs, opportunities, economic gains and, eventually, a better future, such assumptions may not always be realized. Focusing on the question of why migrants, despite not realizing their earlier aspirations, continue to remain as migrants rather than return home, this book provides a unified understanding of the rationalization of the migration decision making. It does so by empirically situating the study in the experiences of Bangladeshi migrant workers in Hong Kong and Malaysia.
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Contents: Foreword; Preface; Part I Setting the Scene: Background migration as a 21st century issue; Theoretical and methodological considerations; Socio-economic and demographic profiles. Part II The Migration Process: Networks and routes used to get to destinations; The finance and cost of migration. Part III Rationalizing Post-Migration Decision: Working and living conditions in the host countries; The dynamics of income and remittance; Rationalization and implications; Bibliography; Appendices; Index.
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About the Author: AKM Ahsan Ullah, a development and human mobility specialist is Associate Director and Assistant Professor at the Center for Migration and Refugee Studies, American University in Cairo. His selected works appear at International Migration, Asian and Pacific Migration Journal and Routledge.
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Reviews : here
This title is also available as an eBook, ISBN 978-1-4094-0514-6

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Publication : Le Tourisme sexuel en Asie du Sud-est

Les marchés du désir
Maja Nazaruk

L'Harmattan. Points sur l'Asie

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Près de trois millions d'enfants sont victimes chaque année d'exploitation sexuelle dans le monde. Cet ouvrage étudie les coutumes sexuelles en Asie par le biais de l'anthropologie culturelle pour comprendre la psychologie sociale du corps et les constructions des identités sociales indigènes. A travers une cinquantaine d'interviews réalisées auprès de victimes, ONG et chercheurs, l'auteur nous livre une édifiante enquête menée au cœur du réseau de prostitution au Cambodge.

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ISBN : 978-2-296-11058-8 • mai 2010 • 212 pages
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Prix éditeur : 20 € / 131 FF

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Séminaire EHESS | CASE Approches anthropologiques de l'Asie du Sud-Est.

CONFÉRENCE DE CENTRE EHESS 2009-2010
CENTRE ASIE DU SUD-EST (CASE, UMR 8170)
Cours de M1-M2, mention AMO

Approches anthropologiques de l'Asie du Sud-Est - IIIe volet
Apprentissage, techniques du corps et sociétés
La prochaine séance aura lieu le mardi 18 mai 2010 de 15h à 17h (EHESS, 54 bvd Raspail, salle 451)

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Annabel VALLARD, Inalco ; Univ. de Rouen

"Savoir-faire et savoir-être dans les pratiques textiles.

Comment le tissage vient aux femmes à Vientiane (RDP Lao)"

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Le programme des séances à venir
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- 25 mai 2010 : Annabel Vallard (Inalco ; Université de Rouen), "Le corps comme source et objet de savoir : l’enseignement du massage au Wat Pho (Bangkok, Thaïlande)."
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- 1 juin 2010 : Elisabeth Luquin (Inalco), "Comment transmettre une technique rituelle ? Le cas de la relation aux ancêtres dāniw chez les Mangyan Patag (Mindoro, Philippines)."
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- 8 juin et 15 juin 2010 : Stéphane Rennesson (Institut Interdisciplinaire d'Anthropologie du contemporain), "Transmission et personne en question : le corps à corps comme plus petite unité d’observation du muay thai (Thaïlande)."
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- 22 et 29 juin 2010 : Stéphane Rennesson (IIAC), "Dressage ou habituation : les ambigüités de la relation de contrôle dans les combats de scarabées (Chiang Mai, Thaïlande)."
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Contact : Stéphane RENNESSON, stephanerennesson@free.fr
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[Séminaire] Rappel - séminaire Observatoire Asie du Sud-est - vendredi 21 mai