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Past seminars

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars working on political, social and cultural issues in Southeast Asia, with the goal of encouraging greater exchange, collaboration and networking amongst the research community. 

Upcoming seminars in the series
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Thu, 11 Jun 2026

Endogenous demography and the political construction of ethnic categories

Inspired by recent work in the field of social ontology, the speaker argues that the meaning of and membership in ethnic categories is endogenous to politics.
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Past seminars
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Thu, 14 May 2026

Continental Southeast Asia as a strategic space

This ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar examines continental Southeast Asia as a strategic space structured by two distinct but interacting sets of constraints.
Wed, 15 Oct 2025

Bandung at 70. Or, what really happened at the world’s most famous international conference

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars working on political, social, and cultural issues in Southeast Asi
Wed, 20 Aug 2025

The Singapore School, Asian Values, and Southeast Asian International Relations

The Singapore School, Asian Values, and Southeast Asian International Relations
Mon, 26 May 2025

Analysing Singapore's 2025 general elections

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars working on political, social, and cultural issues in Southeast Asi
Thu, 1 May 2025

Minding the mob: Vigilantism and impunity in democratic Indonesia

Scholarship on collective violence mostly focuses on explaining those conflicts where political battle lines are clearly drawn, such as ethnic riots, electoral clashes, terrorism and civil wars.
Thu, 24 Apr 2025

The green deal & geoeconomics in Southeast Asia

This Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar will feature two presentations. 
Thu, 10 Oct 2024

Nostalgia in waiting? The legacy of colonial postcards in Southeast Asia from the 19th century to today

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars working on political, social, and cultural issues in Southeast Asi
Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Singapore’s neutral Pax Americana and the Southeast Asian regional order

The ANU Southeast Asia Institute Research Seminar Series is a recurring seminar series that showcases the work of scholars working on political, social, and cultural issue