The latest issue of Asia in Focus, Issue 4, is now out and freely available at http://www.asiainfocus.dk/. In this issue you can read about the influence of Adat culture on the peace process in North Maluku, Indonesia, and the development
I am a Master’s student in Anthropology from the University of Copenhagen.I am currently writing my Master’s thesis with the tentative title ‘Staying pleasurably, staying well – staying Kachin’. In this thesis I explore popular notions of how well-being and the
I am a Master’s student in Anthropology from the University of Copenhagen.I am currently writing my Master’s thesis with the tentative title ‘Staying pleasurably, staying well – staying Kachin’. In this thesis I explore popular notions of how well-being and the
SUPRA Nordic Scholarship for MA and PhD students Fall 2017 If you are working on a MA or PhD thesis during Fall 2017 and need some inspiration, literature or simply just time to write on your thesis, then NIAS has
SUPRA Nordic Scholarship for MA and PhD students Fall 2017 If you are working on a MA or PhD thesis during Fall 2017 and need some inspiration, literature or simply just time to write on your thesis, then NIAS has
Henrik Kloppenborg Møller is an anthropologist and PhD candidate at the Department of Sociology, Lund University. His PhD project examines the organization of the trade in jade between Northern Myanmar and China, and the role of jade in Chinese cosmology. Henrik
The brutal murders of Japanese hostages Kenji Goto and Haruna Yukawa at the hands of ISIS have understandably captured the interest of the Japanese nation. Opinions on the victims have ranged from the deeply sympathetic to the victim-blaming. Moreover the
For safety reasons I am omitting my name from this account. My apologies. I was in my house, when I heard. A friend messaged me, urging me to turn on the television, and so I did. All channels showed the
Thailand has an impressive track-record in the department of political coups. There has, in the country’s democratic history (since 1932) been 18 more or less successful coups in Thailand. For this reason, whenever there is political instability, Thai media and
By Kristina Jönsson, Associate Professor Department of Political Science, Lund University The political changes currently seen in Myanmar (former Burma) were for most observers unthinkable only a few years ago. I am not a specialist on Burmese politics, but have