THEME AND SUBTHEMES

The theme of the conference is 50 YEARS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES: REGIONAL CONTOUR, GLOBAL TRAJECTORIES. We invite academics, scholars, and researchers to delve deep into the epistemologies, approaches and pathways in area studies as well as its response to global agendas such as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We seek panels or individual abstracts addressing the following, albeit not limited, themes.

• Scholarship in Southeast Asian Studies
• Security and International Relations
• Democratisation, Authoritarianism and Politics  
• Media, Censorship and Digital Surveillance
• Human Rights, Gender, Civil Society
• Labour, Precarity and Entrepreneurship
• Economy, Inequality, Financial Governance
• Migration, Diaspora and Vulnerability
• Environment, Food Security and Sustainability
• Maritime Communities, Ocean Governance
• Culture, Arts and Heritage
• Language, Education and Technology
• Literature, Films and Heritage
• Conflict, Chaos, Integrity and Governance
• Charity and Philanthropy
• Religion, Faith and Harmony
• SDG Pathways
• Any other issues related to Southeast Asia

Please email your abstract and paper to iconsea@um.edu.my