PhD Student Workshop
SEAC is hosting a workshop for PhD students across the UK working on Southeast Asia. The workshop is designed to allow UK university-based research students working on the region to present their work among their peers for feedback and to provide a broader opportunity for sharing ideas and information related to ongoing doctoral research focused on Southeast Asia.
Please note that this workshop will take place in person only to allow for sharing of sensitive material and work in progress.
Schedule
10:00am – 12:00pm: International Relations of Southeast Asia
Ann Bajo (University of Portsmouth), “Malaysia’s Interventions in Southeast Asia’s Conflicts: The Mindanao and Patani Cases”
Tiffany Lau (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳), “Understanding the Impact of China’s Influence in Singapore”
C.K. Ha (University of Cambridge), “It’s Not the Security, Stupid! Bargaining Southeast Asian Regional Cooperation during the Early Cold War”
Moez Hayat (University of Cambridge), “Malaysian Foreign Policy in the Post-Mahathir Era: A Case of Who’s Hedging Whom”
10:00am-12:00pm: The Production of Knowledge in/on Southeast Asia
Jinnawat Lertpradit (University of Leeds), “Exploring Place-Related Dimensions in Environmental Learning: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems through Place-Based Education in Chiang Mai Schools, Thailand”
Charlene Song (University College London), “Comparative Perspectives on Southeast Asian Studies in British and Chinese Universities”
Josh Watters (University of Edinburgh), “Between ‘thun tawan tok’ (ทุนตะวันตก) and ‘patitcha samupabat’ (ปฏิจจสมุปบาท): Towards a Cosmopolitan Framework for Elite Education in Post-/Semi-colonial Thailand”
Abdul Kodir (University of York), “Unpacking Environmental Assessment Reports: Power, Discourse, and Policy Implications in North Kendeng Mountain, Indonesia”
Lunch: 12:00 – 1:00pm
1:00pm-3:00pm: Town and Country in Southeast Asia
Andi Mulyadi (University of Reading), “Bridging Modern Governance and Traditional Leadership: The Implementation of Village Fund Programs in West Sumatra, Indonesia”
Reza Mahardika (University of Sheffield), “The Local Political Economy Effects of Village Elections: Evidence from the Democratic Transition in Indonesia”
Alia Salleh (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳), “Privatisation of Space in Kuala Lumpur”
Skylar Lindsay (University of Bristol), “Power and Capital in Vietnamese Specialty Coffee: Farms, Mills, Phin and Diverse Networks”
1:00pm-3:00pm: Religion, Politics, and Resistance in Southeast Asia
Nabiyla Risfa Izzati (Queen Mary University of London), “Do Women Resist? Hidden Transcript and Alternative Resistance of Women Gig Workers in Indonesia”
Joel Chong (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳), “Disenchanting the Divine: Bureaucratising Religion in Thailand”
Meghna Kajla (Kings College London), “Constitutional Law, Religious Freedom, and Courts in Indonesia: A Study of the ‘Kartu Tanda Penduduk’ Case
Khin Thet San (Goldsmiths University of London), “Legacies of Memory in the Human Rights Movement in Myanmar”
Theint Theint Thu (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳), “From Patients to Participants: Citizen Engagement and Healthcare in a Democratising Myanmar”
ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ holds a wide range of events, covering many of the most controversial issues of the day, and speakers at our events may express views that cause offence. The views expressed by speakers at ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ events do not reflect the position or views of The London School of Economics and Political Science.