Asia Research Institute - NUS

In this 7-minute preview clip, ARI Distinguished Fellow Kishore Mahbubani discusses what he thinks America could have done to prevent the outbreak of the crises in Ukraine and Gaza -- with Keith Yap buff.ly/49kdoHu

Commentary: Floating solar farms may be key to Singapore’s clean energy future - channelnewsasia.com/commentary/sin…

Wishing you all a joyful and prosperous Deepavali! 🌼💖🪔

In this Q&A for #ARIscope, Dr Sumit Mandal discusses his interest in developing a language to speak about intermixing & interconnectedness, his current research on #𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘵 (Muslim #shrines) & his vision for #Arabia Asia Studies: buff.ly/3UwIF3Y

In partnership with the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity, our workshop aims to produce new insight into Southeast Asia’s #peatlands, #mangroves, and #freshwater #swamps: buff.ly/3NJYG2D

What makes #sounds “#religious”? How are communities shaped by the things they hear, play, or listen to? 'Religious Sounds Beyond the Global North: Senses, Media and Power' is a new free e-book edited by Carola Lorea with Rosalind I J Hackett - buff.ly/48iyXHY

20 Nov 2024 (WED) | 4.00 - 5.30pm SGT | Hybrid Format | Organised in collaboration with @ISACresearch @NUSingapore, this panel discussion explores the interaction between AI and Christianity: buff.ly/3UcTGr2

How has the adoption and usage of digital media platforms affected religious community and practice in #Singapore? A new pilot study between ARI @NUSingapore & @CALS_NUS explores the evolving relationship between religious communities & digital media in SG buff.ly/3YuMRTY

ARI is hiring! We're looking for a full-time Research Fellow to work on a major research project funded by the Social Sciences Research Council (SSRC) SG under its Thematic Grant programme 'Climate Governance of Nature-based Carbon Sinks in Southeast Asia' buff.ly/4dGP8zP

Dharma sharing (singing songs and sharing circles), provided people a strong sense of belonging and unity during the pandemic and continues to function as a third place in the post-pandemic context writes Rinka Hayashi in #CoronAsur: buff.ly/3U3MU6H

Seminar | Was #China an Empire and, if so, of What Kind? | 16:00 – 17:30 (SGT) | Krishan Kumar, University Professor and William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology at @UVA USA: buff.ly/4esLwTo

Work on extended urbanization has made it possible to map #Nusantara and directly associated infrastructure into even wider frames or scales of urban analysis. This discussion concerns possibilities for research taking Borneo as a frame of urban analysis: buff.ly/3zQ7pNc

How should we think of #sand in an age of sinking cities and climate change? @Granularlukas, Javad Kaisar, @TeCremer & Tarini Monga from the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology @maxplanckpress in #ARIscope buff.ly/4gMKjro

CFP – Crossing Boundaries: Food and Southeast Asia, 1500-Present | 16 Apr 2025 - 17 Apr 2025 | Hybrid (Online via Zoom & AS8 04-04) buff.ly/4ek5lMH 𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄: 𝟐𝟓 𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

Join us! buff.ly/3EyHhVO

CATHOLIC ART IN SINGAPORE Thanks to @nus_ari and Temenggong Artists-in-Residence, it will be my honor to share some insights on Catholic art in Singapore - 3 status, 3 roots, 1 vibrant religious network. temenggong.sg

Seminar: Asian Pacific Christianity and Globalization: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Challenges | 10 October 2024 (THU) | 4.00 - 5.30pm SGT | Hybrid | buff.ly/4d9zJrN

CFP | Natural #Climate Solutions in Southeast Asia: Positioning Local #Carbon Transitions within Global Frameworks | 8-9 May 2025 | @CGSEA_ARI Proposal Deadline: 15 October 2024: buff.ly/3XHPj9z

ARI's @ShumengLi and Jamie S. Davidson open our two-day hybrid workshop 'Diets and Local Food Systems in Asia' and introduce our first speaker Shuru Zhong from Sun Yat-sen University to discuss the role of wet markets in China's sustainable food system #diets #localfoodsystems

CoronAsur: Call for short contributions on Pandemic Leftovers: Life and Ritual in the 'New Normal.' buff.ly/3z2wQLn #religion #ritual #pandemic #covid19