Call for Papers: Education, Conflict Histories, and Social Cohesion Building in Indonesia

As part of a joint project titled "Education, Conflict Histories, and Social Cohension-Builing in Indonesia," the Centre for Research on Pace and Development (CRPD) at KU Leuven (Prof. Arnim Langer), the Institute of Political Studies at Heidelberg (Prof. Aurel Croissant), and the Department of Politics and Government at Gadjah Mada University (Dr. Mada Sukmajati), welcome abstracts from junior and senior Indonesian researchers concerning the way in which Indonesia has been dealing with the legacies and histories of conflict, and how a more peaceful and socially cohesive future can be achieved.  The current call aims to particularly bring together scholarship on the role of formal and informal education in fostering conflict and division as well as reconciliation, ethnic and religious tolerance and inter-group understanding in Indonesia.

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Call for Papers: Indonesian Constitutional Court International Symposium

On 1-3 October 2018, the Indonesian Constitutional Court will hold its 2nd International Symposium. Reflecting on its first successful event in Surakarta on 2017, the Court aims to provide an annual academic forum to discuss various constitutional issues. Selected articles from the Symposium (based on peer review decision) will be on the special issue of the Court's academic publication, Constitutional Review (CONSREV) Journal, published by the Center for Research and Case Analysis, the Indonesian Constitutional Court.

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Job Opportunity: Asian Research Center for International Development (ARCID)

Position announced at Mae Fah Luang University in the Asian Research Center for International Development (ARCID), School of Social Innovation.

Academic Qualification: A Master’s degree or higher in social sciences 

Job Description: The candidate will on work on the relations between Southeast Asia and China. He/she must be good in English and speak one of the Southeast Asian languages. Preference will be given to a candidate who has some experiences working on the Mekong region and/ or China 

Interested candidates should send the following: 

• His/her CV (In English),
• Two to three letters of recommendation,
• A short statement (2-3 pages) about his/her research background and interests and samples of English publication, if any, 

To ARCID by post (School of Social Innovation ,Mae Fah Luang University, 4th floor, Building E1, Thasud, Muang District, Chiang Rai 57100, Thailand) or by email (yarinda.bec@mfu.ac.th or arcid.social-innovation.school@mfu.ac.th) The candidate will be offered a competitive salary package. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.  For more information please visit our Facebook page: 

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BASAbali Fundraising Campaign

BASAbali is an interesting and innovative project working to sustain traditional Balinese language and culture.  Please see their website for more information about how this project is developing.  

They are currently developing a new fundraising campaign to help support their work.  More information about this campaign can be found here.  Please donate if you can!

Association for Asian Studies Conference 2019

The Association for Asian Studies is now accepting proposals for the 2019 conference in Denver, CO at the Sheraton Hotel.  Please follow the link for more information!

FY 2018 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program

Deadline, July 5, 2018

The International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office at the U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the opening of the competition for the fiscal year 2018 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program.

The GPA Program provides grants to institutions and private, nonprofit educational entities that organize programs for K–12 teachers, college students, and faculty to engage in short-term or long-term overseas projects focused on training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign languages and area studies. GPA short-term projects include seminars, curriculum development, and group research or study. GPA long-term projects support advanced intensive overseas programs that focus on languages, the humanities, or social sciences.

IFLE expects to make 25 new awards totaling $2.7 million under the FY 2018 GPA competition. The application is now available at www.grants.gov. The deadline to submit an application is July 5, 2018.