With eleven countries and nearly 700 million people, Southeast Asia is a rich and complex part of the world. The Centre for Southeast Asia Research (CSEAR) is the focal place at UBC for students and faculty to hold interdisciplinary discussions about this critically important region. CSEAR supports a wide range of events and collaborative research projects which engage deeply with the history, culture, and contemporary politics of these diverse societies. The Centre’s current work builds on a rich legacy that began with its foundation in July 1992. Since then CSEAR has been the only academic institute in Canada exclusively devoted to studying Southeast Asia. The Centre maintains dynamic connections with academics and educators from ASEAN countries and has played an instrumental role in shaping Canada-Southeast Asia relations over the years. It is also where Southeast Asians in the Vancouver area can become acquainted with academic studies about the region and contribute their own views to ongoing debates about its past, present, and future. CSEAR is one of five regional centres under the Institute of Asian Research at UBC.

Recent event highlights include: a panel discussion on the Thai democracy movement, a talk by the internationally acclaimed journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Wa Lone about reporting on mass atrocities, a symposium on Asian Urbanisms, and a webinar about Timor Leste’s journey to independence and its implications in regards to Palestinian struggle for self-determination.

 

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The Centre for Southeast Asia Research at UBC is committed to serving as a place where all studies related to Southeast Asia, from the sciences to the arts, can find a home.

Dr. John Roosa
Director, Centre for Southeast Asia Research

 

CSEAR Events

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CSEAR News

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Event Recap: Reporting on Mass Atrocities in Myanmar

 
Award-winning journalist Wa Lone shared his experience of reporting on a genocide and discussed the concerning state of press freedom in present-day Myanmar

Julian Dierkes Awarded Mongolian Friendship Medal

 
Described as Mongolia’s “highest state honor” this award commemorates the long-standing academic and policy-engaged research on Mongolia which Prof. Dierkes has undertaken over the past decade.

UBC Welcomes Delegation from ASEAN Universities

 
The Institute of Asian Research at SPPGA and the UBC Office of Global Engagement recently had the pleasure of hosting higher education professionals from eight Southeast Asian countries.
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CSEAR History
Founded in July 1992, CSEAR is housed in the C.K. Choi Building and is part of a rich legacy of the study of Southeast Asia here at UBC.
IAR Fellows
Five IAR Fellows will be working with CSEAR from various areas of UBC including the faculty of forestry and department of political science among others.

 

Contact the Centre for Southeast Asia Research

 

Dr. John Roosa, Director  john.roosa@ubc.ca
Aydin Quach, Program Assistant a.quach@ubc.ca
Calvin San, Program Assistant calvin.san@ubc.ca

 

Centre for Southeast Asia Research (CSEAR)
Institute of Asian Research, C.K. Choi Building
University of British Columbia
Room 221-1855 West Mall Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z2
Tel 604 822 3805 | Fax 604 822 6667
csear.iar@ubc.ca