The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: early Sep 2004
Vol. 11, No. 16 (220)

15 Sep 2004

7th Annual Buddhist Studies Graduate Student Conference, Apr 2005
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, US.
Supplied note: "Princeton University is pleased to announce the Seventh Annual Buddhist Studies Graduate Student Conference, to be held on April 22-24, 2005. The aim of this conference is to provide a forum for exchange and cross-fertilization among current graduate student research projects related to Buddhism. Twelve student papers (twenty minutes in length) will be presented, each followed by comments from a faculty respondent. [...]
Graduate students interested in presenting papers at the conference should submit an abstract of 250 words or less to bsgsc[use"@"]princeton.edu no later than December 15, 2004. Adobe PDF or MS Word format is preferred.
Funding will be available to help defray the transportation costs of graduate students who are presenting at the conference. [...]
For more information please visit our website at [see the URL below] - jjcc."
URL http://www.princeton.edu/~bsgsc/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Jessey J.C. Choo (jchoo[use"@"]princeton.edu), forwarded by h-asia[use"@"]h-net.msu.edu
* 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

15 Sep 2004

9th Biennial Conference of the Chinese Studies Association of Australia, Jun/Jul 2005
Chinese Studies Association of Australia, Australia
Supplied note: "Chinese Studies Association of Australia Biennial Conference, 30 June - 3 July 2005, Bendigo Victoria Australia, The Chinese Studies Association of Australia welcomes international China scholars to its Ninth Biennial Conference in the rural city of Bendigo (Victoria) from 30 June to 3 July, 2005. [..] Important Dates Deadline for proposals of panels and individual papers 28 February 2005 [...] For forms and further information go to the conference website [see the URL below] - af."
URL http://www.anu.edu.au/asianstudies/chinakoreacen/csaa/#CONFERENCE
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Antonia Finnane (a.finnane[use"@"]unimelb.edu.au), forwarded by h-asia[use"@"]h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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

14 Sep 2004

AsiaRights Journal
RSPAS, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Supplied note: " As part of the project Asian Civic Rights Network: National Security, Media and the Promotion of Rights in the Twenty First Century, we are delighted to announce Issue Two of the online 'AsiaRights Journal' is out now at [the URL below]
The online journal was officially launched at the conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (coombs.anu.edu.au/ASAA/) in Canberra on 1 July 2004. The journal focuses on the impact of contemporary security concerns on the rights of the people of the Asia Pacific region. The geographical coverage extends from Pakistan in the west to Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands in the east, and from Siberia in the north to Australia and New Zealand in the south.
Particular issues of concern which we hope to highlight in the journal include the impact of anti-terrorism and national security laws on political rights and freedom of speech; current issues relating to the rights of ethnic and religious minority communities; the role of the region's media in public debate about security and human rights; and the efforts of social movements to enhance human rights around the Asia Pacific region. We welcome suggestions on topics for inclusion in the journal. - jb."
URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/asiarightsjournal/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Jennifer Badstuebner (jen[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: 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

14 Sep 2004

South Asian Strategic Stability Unit (SASSU)
University of Bradford, UK
Supplied note: "The South Asian Strategic Stability Unit (SASSU) was established in February 2004 as a specialist research Unit within the Bradford Disarmament Research Centre [BDRC]. Over the past 10 years the BDRC, based in the internationally renowned Department of Peace Studies, the worlds largest academic centre exclusively for the study of peace and conflict, has been at the forefront of WMD arms control and disarmament research.
Launch Conference
The launch conference [entitled 'Towards Strategic Stability in South Asia' - ed.] of the South Asian Strategic Stability Unit (SASSU) will take place on October 7th and 8th 2004 at the University of Bradford, UK. - smw."
URL http://www.brad.ac.uk/acad/sassu/events/conference.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Simon M. Whitby (s.whitby[use"@"]bradford.ac.uk), forwarded by h-asia[use"@"]h-net.msu.edu
* 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

14 Sep 2004

Emory Univ. Tibetan Studies in Dharamsala Program
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, US
Supplied note: "I'm writing you today to say that the application deadline for Emory University's Tibetan Studies Program In Dharamsala, India is October 15, 2004.
The program will tentatively run from January 8-May 23, 2005. A full description of the program, past syllabi, independent research project proposals and papers, photos, student comments, articles about the program, application forms, and our new brochure are now available online at [the URL below] - td."
URL http://www.emory.edu/CIPA/PROGRAMS/SEMESTER/tibetanstudies.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.emory.edu/CIPA/PROGRAMS/SEMESTER/tibetanstudies.html
Link reported by: Tara Doyle (tndoyle[use"@"]learnlink.emory.edu), forwarded by h-asia[use"@"]h-net.msu.edu
* 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 100

14 Sep 2004

Project Maje: Burma's Human Rights
Project Maje, Portland, OR, US
Self-description: "Project Maje is an independent information project on Burma's human rights and environmental issues. It was founded by its project director, Edith Mirante, in 1986. Ms. Mirante is the author of 'Burmese Looking Glass.' [...] Our latest reports are available online. The Burma 'Sea Gypsies' Compendium was written in June 2004, and 'Mithuns Sacrificed To Greed: The Forest Ox of Burma's Chins' was written in February 2004. Several previous reports are also available in Project Maje's documents section."
Site contents: Project Maje Home; Mekong Network Home; Documents; Book; Links; Search
URL http://www.projectmaje.org/index.htm
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.projectmaje.org/index.htm
Link reported by: Joanna Kirkpatrick (jkirk[use"@"]spro.net), forwarded by h-asia[use"@"]h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Study
* 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

13 Sep 2004

The Silk Road e-newsletter
The Silkroad Foundation, Saratoga, CA, US.
Self-description: "We are pleased to announce the publication of the third issue of The Silk Road, the newsletter of the Silkroad Foundation (www.silkroadfoundation.org). You may find this number (vol. 2, no. 1), along with the first two issues, on-line at [the URL below]
The latest issue contains a variety of articles--on archaeology, art history, cities and ethnography. Also, you will find in it some guidelines for contributors. We are always interested in submissions for future issues; our current publication schedule is twice a year. Special thanks go to Michael Hewson for designing the on-line version. - dw."
URL http://www.silkroadfoundation.org/toc/newsletter.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Daniel Waugh (dwaugh[use"@"]u.washington.edu), forwarded by central-eurasia-l[use"@"]lists.fas.harvard.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]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

12 Sep 2004

The Jakarta Blast: In Perspective
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, on the above subject is now available at the web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below] - br."
[Extract: "One must avoid an over-interpretation and an over-assessment of the suspected car bomb explosion outside the Australian Embassy at Jakarta on September 9,2004, which caused the death of nine persons and injuries to over a hundred others, most of them innocent civilians. 2. The post-9/11 breed of Al Qaeda watchers tend to hype every act of terrorism and project it as the outcome of a grand strategy of the Al Qaeda and as evidence of its octopusian nature, thereby creating an unwarranted perception of its continuing anti-State potency and the seeming helplessness of the State in countering it. By doing so, they tend to play into its hands and give it an image, which would help it in its self-perpetuation." - b.raman]
[The writer is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, and, presently, Director, Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, and Distinguished Fellow and Convenor, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Chennai Chapter - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers12/paper1113.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org]
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde[use"@"]vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: NGO
* 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

07 Sep 2004

Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), Pakistan
Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan
Supplied note: "The Institute of Regional Studies [est. 1982 - ed.] is an independent, non-profit research centre devoted to the study of the region around Pakistan: South Asia, Southwest Asia (Iran, Afghanistan and the Gulf), China, Central Asia as well as the Indian Ocean region. The Institute covers a wide spectrum of research in foreign and internal affairs, economy and industry, science and technology, socio-cultural and security related issues. - ay."
Site contents: President Message; About the Institute; Scholars Profile; What's New; Publications (Library, Directory, Maps, Photo Gallery, Links for Research, Links to Pakistan, Downloads [in PDF format]: Quarterly Journal of the Institute of Regional Studies & Monthly  Journal of the Institute of Regional Studies); Resources Regional Studies, Regional Perspective, Selections From Regional Press, Focus On Regional Issues, Spotlight on Regional Affairs, Monograph Series - Regional, Books, Archives, Subscription Rates); Contact Us.
URL http://www.irs.org.pk/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/www.irs.org.pk/
Link reported by: Ms. Asma Yaqoob (irspak[use"@"]comsats.net.pk)
* 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]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 100

06 Sep 2004

The North East Portal, India
Institute for Conflict Management, New Delhi, India.
Self-description: "The North East Portal [est. 2002 - ed.], a project of the Institute for Conflict Management, New Delhi, is an independent Website focusing exclusively on conflict and development in India's northeast. NE Portal is a comprehensive electronic database and documentation resource that compiles, processes and stores all information, documents and data on crucial issues relating to socio-economic development and resolution of various existing and emerging conflicts in the region.
The North East Portal project is closely integrated with another project of the Institute, the Database and Documentation Centre on Conflict and Development (DADC), Guwahati. The Centre focuses on India¹s Northeast to create a reliable and exhaustive database on a wide range of parameters, including conflict, public policy, development, governance, non-governmental activities, and social science research relating to this neglected region."
Site contents: North East Overview; States (Arunchal Pradesh, Assam; Manipur; Meghalaya; Mizoram; Nagaland; Sikkim; Tripura); Bibliography, Latest; About Us; Feedback, Contact Us.
URL http://www.neportal.org/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* 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]: V.Useful
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

04 Sep 2004

Wittenberg East Asian Studies Journal
East Asian Studies Program, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, US.
Self-description: "The Wittenberg East Asian Studies Journal, which [... has been published since 1976 - ed.], is unique. This widely accepted and highly regarded journal is completely written, edited, and published by undergraduate students. The only faculty input is to appoint the editorial staff. The student staff then selects academic articles and creative pieces having to do with East Asia, regardless of whether they are written from a Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or integrative perspective. No limitations are placed on the academic area from which works are written, as writings from all disciplines are welcome. Pieces come from undergraduates across the United States as well as from Wittenberg."
Site contents: Index to Wittenberg University East Asian Studies Journal, 1976-2003; List of Journal Editors and Production Staff.
[The site offers details of a paper publication - ed.]
URL http://www4.wittenberg.edu/academics/east/Journal/journal.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract)
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]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

03 Sep 2004

IDEAS: International Digest Electronic for Asian Studies
East Asian Studies, Union College, Schenectady, NY, US.
Supplied note: "International Digest Electronic for Asian Studies I.D.E.A.S. is [a newly established - ed.] online academic journal that publishes undergraduate research in Asian Studies. I.D.E.A.S. publishes original research articles, visual artwork, musical pieces and techno-text by undergraduate students. The content of such work should fall within the academic field of Asian Studies; it should explain, describe or elucidate important ideas, historical events, cultural themes or artistic trends originating in Asian countries. The work submitted to I.D.E.A.S. for consideration must be authored by a full-time undergraduate student in a college or university. I.D.E.A.S. is accepting undergraduate papers and artwork for review and consideration. Entries [for the journal's first issue - ed.] Must Be Received By November 1, 2004 - jm."
Site contents: Articles [No articles were published in Sep 2004. At that time the fledgeling e-journal was under heavy construction - ed.]. About Us; Links; Contact; Opportunities; Credits.
URL http://ideas.union.edu/callforpapers.php
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract)
Link reported by: Joyce Madancy (madancyj[use"@"]union.edu), forwarded by ryan.dunch[use"@"]ualberta.ca and h-asia[use"@"]h-net.msu.edu
* 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]: rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30

02 Sep 2004

International Korean Studies Conference 2004, Nov 2004
University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia.
Supplied note: "International Korean Studies Conference 2004, 11 and 12 November 2004, The University of Wollongong, N.S.W, Australia
The Park Era: A Reassessment After 25 Years - 2004 marks the 25th year since Park's assassination, and yet his legacy lives on, underlining the position of great importance the Park era holds in South Korea's development as a nation. The Republic of Korea has been guided by five administrations over the past 25 years, but among these it is the Park administration that marks the turning point in Korea's modernization, and South Korea today is in many respects the product of that era. The Park regime was, furthermore, a central player and agent in the political, economic and social conflicts that mark the period and drew much of the world's attention to the peninsula. It is therefore essential to our understanding of South Korea as a modern democracy and economic powerhouse that we reassess this administration.
We are delighted to announce the details of our forthcoming international conference and we very much look forward to your attendance at this important event. We have an excellent line-up of speakers to discuss and reflect upon some of the key questions that need to be examined about how Korean culture, psychology, democracy and national infrastructure has come to be what it is today.
For full details and conference registration, please visit our website [see the URL below - ed.] - ja."
URL http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/iksc2004/index.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract)
Link reported by: June Aspley (june[use"@"]uow.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

02 Sep 2004

Acronyms used by Asian Studies' scholars: a dictionary
RSPAS, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Self-description: "This document compiles acronyms and names of leading institutions, organisations, networks, and research projects of relevance to Asian Studies. [...] You are cordially invited to send addenda and corrections to this list [...which forms] a part of Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library (coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html). "
Site contents: A list of over 300 acronyms and their details: *Acronym, * Entity [and its URL], * A Part Of, * Country. The entries range from 'AAI' (Asia-Australia Institute, UNSW, Australia) to 'IAUNRC' (Inner Asian and Uralic National Resource Center, Indiana U,. US) to 'SUPRA' (Support Program for Advanced Asian Studies, NIAS, Denmark) to 'YCIAS' (Yale Center for International and Area Studies, Yale U., US)
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVLPages/AsianPages/Acronyms.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract)
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek[use"@"]coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available
* 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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