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May 2008
22 - 23 May 2008
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Indonesia ten years after (1998-2008)
conference
convenor(s): Oost Indisch Huis,
University of Amsterdam
organized by KITLV/ASiA & Inside
Indonesia
kitlv@kitlv.nl
www.kilv.nl
28 May 2008
Leiden, Netherlands
IIAS Fellow Symposium
symposium
organized by IIAS
contact: Saskia Jans
s.jans@let.leidenuniv.nl
June 2008
2 - 4 June 2008
Bonn, Germany
Media in Peacebuilding and conflict
prevention
conference
organized by Deutsche Welle Global
Media Forum
gmf@dw-world.de
3 - 6 June 2008
Bali Island, Indonesia
3rd SSEASR conference: Water in South and
Southeast Asia: Interaction of Culture and
Religion
conference
organized by SSEASR, ISI and UNHI
secretariat@sseasr.org
www.sseasr.org
13 - 15 June 2008
British Columbia, Canada
42 Annual Conference of Asian Studies on the
Pacific Coast
conference
convenor(s): H. Tyedmers
organized by Centre for Asia-
Pacific initiatives, University of Victoria,
Canada
contact: tyedmers@uvic.ca
http:/ / capi conf.u v i c. ca/ i ndex.
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16 - 17 June 2008
Leiden, Netherlands
Secularization and Changing Religiosity.
Cases from Taiwan and the Netherlands
workshop
convenor(s): Prof. Hei-yuan Chiu
organized by IIAS
contact: Martina van den Haak
m.van.den.haak@let.leidenuniv.nl
www.iias.nl
21 - 22 June 2008
Liverpool, United Kingdom
24th ASEASUK Conference
conference
organized by John Moores University
contact: Dr. Ben Murtagh
bm10@soas.ac.uk
International
Conference Agenda
26 - 27 June 2008
Leiden, Netherlands
ISMIL12
conference
convenor(s): Dr Marian Klamer
organized by IIAS
contact: Martina van den Haak
m.van.den.haak@let.leidenuniv.nl
www.iias.nl
28 June 2008
Leiden, Netherlands
International Workshop on Minority
Languages in the Malay/Indonesian
Speaking World
workshop
convenor(s): Dr Marian Klamer
organized by IIAS
contact: Martina van den Haak
m.van.den.haak@let.leidenuniv.nl
www.iias.nl
30 June - 3 July 2008
Nantes, France
3rd World Forum on Human Rights
conference
convenor(s): International Convention
Center
organized by Permanent International
Secretariat Human Rights and Local
Governnments
secretariat@spidh.org
www.spidh.org
July 2008
1 - 3 July 2008
Melbourne, Australia
17th Biennial Conference: Is this the Asian
century
conference
convenor(s): Marika Vicziany
organized by ASAA/Monash
University
http//www.secureregistration.com.
Asia
10 - 12 July 2008
Verona, Italy
Seventh ESFO Conference: Putting People
First: Intercultural Dialogue and Imagining
the Future in Oceania
conference
organized by Università di Verona
contact: Sigrid Hafner
Sigrid.Hafner@formazione.univr.it
August 2008
8 - 9 August 2008
Bandung, Indonesia
Creative communities and the making
of place
conference
convenor(s): Organizing Committee,
Arte-Polis2
organized by Institute of Technology
Bandung (ITB)
contact: Dr. Woerjantari Soedarsono
artepolis@ar.itb.ac.id
www.ar.itb.id/artepolis2
15 - 18 August 2008
Hanoi, VietNam
The Harvard Project for HPAIR 2008 Aca-
demic Conference
conference
convenor(s): Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
organized by Harvard University
help@hpair.org
http://www.hpair.org
21 - 24 August 2008
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
HPAIR Business Conference 2008
conference
convenor(s): Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
organized by Harvard University
help@hpair.org
http://www.hpair.org
29 - 30 August 2008
Leiden, Netherlands
Empires and emporia: the Orient in
World-Historical Space and Time
conference
convenor(s): Jos Gommans
organized by Leiden University
contact: r.j.wensma@let.leidenuniv.nl
September 2008
1 - 5 September 2008
Leiden, Netherlands
The 12th International Conference of the
European Association of Southeast Asian
Archaeology (EurASEAA)
conference
convenor(s): Marijke Klokke
organized by IIAS
contact: Martina van den Haak
euraseaa12@let.leidenuniv.nl
www.iias.nl/euraseaa12
1 September - 1 November 2008
Bangkok, Thailand
The 10th International Conference on Thai
Studies
conference
organized by Thai Khadi Research
Institute, Thammasat University
contact: Anucha Thirakanont
thaiconference@gmail.com
www.thaiconference.tu.ac.th
18 - 21 September 2008
Washington, D.C., United States
Central Eurasian Studies Society
Ninth Annual Conference (2008)
conference
convenor(s): Center for Eurasian,
Russian & East European Studies
organized by Georgetown University,
Washington D.C.
CESS@muohio.edu
19 - 22 September 2008
Buggiba, Malta
The Social Capitol Foundation (TSCF)
conference
convenor(s): Dolmen Resort Hotel,
Buggiba
organized by TSCF Belgium
conference@socialcapital-foundation.
org
www.@socialcapital-foundation.org
Japan
aktuell
Journal of Current Japanese Affairs
Call for Papers
JAPAN aktuell – Journal of Current Japanese Affairs is an internationally refereed
academic journal published by the GIGA Institute of Asian Studies, Hamburg. The
quarterly journal focuses on current developments in Japan. It has a circulation of
500 copies and reaches a broad readership in academia, administration and busi-
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exclusively to this publication.
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The editors welcome contributions in the fields of international relations, politics,
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JAPAN aktuell publishes articles in two different formats: research articles (‘Studien’)
and short analyses (‘Im Fokus’). Research articles should be theoretically grounded,
empirically sound and reflect the state of the art in contemporary Japanese studies.
All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed for acceptance, and the editors will respond
within three months. Research articles should not exceed 10,000 words. The short
analyses section shall provide scholars with the opportunity to comment on current
events in a timely manner. Short analyses will be internally reviewed and should
not exceed 5,000 words. Manuscripts should be submitted to the editors in elec-
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ias/instructions_analysis>.
Recent topics:
Kereitsu Structures within the Automobile Industry
Migration Politics in Japan
Bioethical Regulations and Discussions in Japan [in German]
Editors: Dirk Nabers • Ryoma Sakaeda
GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Institute of Asian Studies
Rothenbaumchaussee 32 • 20148 Hamburg • Germany
Phone: +49 40 4288740 • Fax: +49 40 4107945
Website: www.giga-hamburg.de
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Spring 2008
ISSN 0929-8738
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