Public Lecture – Inventing Southeast Asia: The Idea of Southeast Asia in 19th Century Colonial-Capitalist Discourse
On 21 September 2016, Assoc. Prof. Farish A. Noor, a historian and political scientist from Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, delivered his idea on Southeast Asia in front of many students at Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta. Three terms to be underlined are about construction, […]
Thammasat University Scholarship for ASEAN Studies Master Program
Thammasat University offers scholarship oppotunities for our international students of the ASEAN Studies program. These scholarships normally cover Tuition fees (plus accommodation fees and stipends per month for priority students). The selection process typically begins with an initial screening by our ASEAN Studies committee and then the list of selected candidates will be proposed to […]
Diseminasi Riset: Bringing ASEAN Closer to You
Seminar Diseminasi Riset ASEAN Studies Center UGM BRINGING ASEAN CLOSER TO YOU Jumat, 11 Desember 2015, R. Seminar Perpustakaan UGM, 08.00 – 11.30 WIB. Pemaparan hasil riset: Strategi Pengembangan Kapasitas Aparatur dalam Konteks MEA oleh Dr. Gabriel Lele | Ario Wicaksono, M. Si | Sukmawani Bela Pertiwi, MA. Instrumen Pelatihan Keadilan Gender & Pengelolaan Sumber […]
UGM Menghadapi Masyarakat Sosial dan Budaya ASEAN: Tantangan, Strategi dan Prospek Kebijakan
Bagi negara-negara Asia Tenggara, menyongsong Masyarakat Ekonomi ASEAN (MEA) bukan melulu soal perdagangan dan investasi. Di dalam cetak biru Masyarakat Sosial dan Budaya ASEAN tercantum bahwa proses pembangunan Masyarakat ASEAN harus disertakan dengan pembangunan intelektual. Pada titik ini, pendidikan tinggi merupakan salah satu elemen penopang yang penting untuk diperhatikan persiapannya. Sebagai salah satu kampus yang […]
Ulasan: Meninjau Keuniversalan Gerakan Sosial di ASEAN
Menurut Herbert Blumer (1969), gerakan sosial dapat dilihat sebagai kepentingan kolektif untuk membangun sebuah tatanan hidup yang baru. Di lain sisi, gerakan social berarti suatu kolektifitas yang mengadakan kegiatan dengan kadar kesinambungan tertentu untuk menunjang atau menolak perubahan yang terjadi di dalam masyarakat atau kelompok yang mencakup kolektifitas itu (Turner, Killan, 1972). Pada dasarnya, gerakan […]
Report from Workshop: Championing Your Business in ASEAN Community 2015
ASEAN Studies Center UGM held a two-day workshop on the marketing strategy of SMEs in the ASEAN Economic Community, titled “Championing Your Business in ASEAN Community”. The marketing strategy is the main topic due to the assessment and research of ASEAN Studies Center UGM in 2014 regarding the readiness of SMEs in facing the ASEAN regional markets, marketing […]
Report from International Conference on ASEAN Studies 2014
Recalling the importance of the upcoming ASEAN Community, ASEAN Studies Center UGM (ASC UGM) in collaboration with ASEAN Studies Center Chulalongkorn University, Thailand conducted a two-day conference called ICONAS (International Conference on ASEAN Studies). With the theme of “Inner and Outer Look of Southeast Asia in 2015: Championing ASEAN Community”, this conference aimed to […]
Colonial Heritage in Southeast Asian Identity Need to be Dismantled
Lecture by Prof. Farish Noor – 29 September 2014 Southeast Asia is essentially a dynamic region, not just after colonialism and decolonization in the 1950s, but also before that. Kirti Chaudry comprehensive study about Southeast Asia before the colonial era shows that Asian identity emerged preceeding European identity, which in the mid-1500s are still sealed […]
ICONAS Speech Summary – Dr. Ponciano S. Intal
Dr. Ponciano S. Intal, Jr. (Senior Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East ASIA) Dr. Intal started his presentation on accelerating development and deepening economic integration by highlighting the fact that apart from China, ASEAN is the most successful region to reduce poverty and with the highest economic growth. ASEAN is also a growing […]
ICONAS Keynote Speech – Danny Lee
Danny Lee (Director of Community Development, ASEAN Secretariat) Mr. Danny Lee focuses his keynote speech on raising the issue of how transforming ASEAN into people centered organization still requires lots of efforts from many stakeholders. Two years ago, ASEAN Secretariat asked the question of “Where is ASEAN?” On a survey about ASEAN, 76% of the […]