The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: late Jan 2004
Vol. 11, No. 2 (206)

31 Jan 2004

Asia Pacific Week, Feb 2004
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "Asia Pacific Week will showcase the ANU as Australia's pre-eminent centre for teaching and research on Asia and the Pacific.
To be held at the main campus in Canberra in the first week of February 2004, Asia-Pacific Week will feature a program of collaborative events, intensive courses and workshops that will bring together more than 150 scholars from Australia and the region. Participants will work with the ANU's internationally renowned academic specialists and acquaint themselves with the university's rich resources and research facilities.
Asia-Pacific Week will be co-ordinated by the National Institute for Asia and the Pacific (NIAP) in co-operation with the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, the Faculty of Asian Studies and the Asia-Pacific School of Economics and Government."
URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/asiapacificweek/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

27 Jan 2004

Mongolian History Resources
The Indo-Mongolian Society of New York, New York City, NY, USA
Supplied note: "The Mongolian History Resources compilation of the Indo-Mongolian Society of New York now available on this website provides one of the largest online resources listings about Mongol Empire History, Art, Timelines, Maps, Central Asian Tribal History, Mongolian - Silk Road Nomadism, Indian Cultural Influence on Central Asia, Period Photos of Mongol - Central Asian subjects as well as a great number of related subject websites. - lk."
URL http://www.MongolianCulture.com/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.MongolianCulture.com/
Link reported by: Lyle Krahl (Mongcult@yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

26 Jan 2004

Indonesia Backgrounder: A Guide to the 2004 Elections
The International Crisis Group (ICG), Brussels, Belgium
Self-description: "Indonesia Backgrounder: A Guide to the 2004 Elections Asia Report No. 71, 18 December 2003
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Indonesia faces at least two and probably three national elections in 2004, including a presidential vote, but they are unlikely to bring fundamental change. Citizens are increasingly disillusioned with the half-decade of democracy and 'money politics' they have experienced since the collapse of Soeharto's authoritarian New Order.
The first election, on 5 April 2004, will fill almost 16,000 seats in legislatures at the national, provincial and district levels. The second, on 5 July 2004, will be its first direct presidential vote ever. If, as is almost certain, no candidate meets the criteria for election in the first round, a run-off between the top two vote-getters will take place on 20 September. The process needs to be completed before President Megawati Soekarnoputri's term expires on 20 October.
Public disillusionment with the performance of democratic government since the first post-authoritarian election in 1999 has been spreading rapidly. [...] Six months ahead of the first round of the presidential election, four possible scenarios suggest themselves. [...] Whatever the result of the presidential election, the next government will be based on a coalition of rival parties. In the absence of a strong leader capable of imposing cohesion on such a government, its performance will be hamstrung by many of the problems that hampered the previous three.
Jakarta/Brussels, 18 December 2003."
[The backgrounder is published as a PDF file in A4 format. It is released by The International Crisis Group (ICG), an independent, non-profit, multinational organisation, with over 90 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.- ed.]
URL http://www.crisisweb.org/home/index.cfm?id=2425&l=1
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Christine Susanna Tjhin (xtine@csis.or.id), forwarded by H-SEAsia@h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

26 Jan 2004

Vietnam Global Network
Vietnam Global Network, Singapore
Supplied note: "Vietnam Global Network is a regional consulting firm with specific focus on Vietnam and Singapore. We promote and offer assistance in trade and investment, economic and technological co-operation, tourism, education and training in Vietnam, Singapore and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region. - lhh."
[A bi-lingual (EN, VN) site - ed.]
URL http://www.vngn.com/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Le Huu Huy (vgn@pacific.net.sg)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Marginal
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

15 Jan 2004

Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies
Faculty of Arts, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Supplied note: "The Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies [ISSN 1176-2152 - ed., est. 2003] is currently accepting article and review submissions from graduate students that engage with the topic: Asia-Pacific border and boundary crossings [...]
The Graduate Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies is a peer-reviewed electronic journal that showcases the original work of graduate students. The aim of GJAPS is to foster an international graduate community and support network for interdisciplinary students of Asia and the Pacific, through the publication of thought-provoking articles, visual texts, reviews and commentary that engage critical issues, themes and debates about the region and its peoples.
GJAPS recognizes the dynamic nature of graduate research and its frequent position at the theoretical, methodological and critical cutting-edge of many disciplines. By showcasing the leading work of Asia-Pacific graduates, the journal will contribute to outlining the future directions and possibilities of humanities research in the region.
GJAPS will be published twice a year, with each volume organized around a central theme that provides a critical focus and reflects the journals interdisciplinary approach. GJAPS welcomes article and review submissions from a wide range of disciplines including, anthropology, art history, cultural studies, diasporic studies, film and media, gender studies, history, linguistics, literature, political studies, popular culture, psychology, queer theory and sociology. Geographically, the region is widely defined, and for the purposes of the journal encompasses East, South-East, and Northeast Asia, Australasia, the Pacific Islands and the American West Coast. - mos."
[A site and journal under construction - ed.]
URL http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/gjaps
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.]
Link reported by: Michael OShaughnessy (m.oshaughnessy@auckland.ac.nz), forwarded by H-Asia@h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

15 Jan 2004

Asian Studies Association of Australia - 15th Biennial Conference, Jun 2004
Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) Inc., Australia
Self-description: "The Asian Studies Association of Australia (coombs.anu.edu.au/ASAA/) invites you to participate in the 15th Biennial Conference in Canberra in mid-2004. The conference will be held [29 June-2 July 2004 - ed.] in Canberra's National Convention Centre and is an opportunity to showcase current work in any aspect of Asian Studies. The conference therefore will address a wide variety of themes, including religious change, political authority, migration, terror and violence, architecture, poverty and wealth creation, gender, bilateral trade agreements and the state of the profession."
[The deadline for panel and paper proposals is 5 March 2004 - ed.]
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/ASAA/conference/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Robert Cribb (robert.cribb@anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

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