The Asian Studies WWW Monitor: Aug 2008, Vol. 15, No. 9 (283)

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27 Aug 2008

Centre for Nepal Studies UK (CNSUK)
CNSUK, Southampton, UK
Self-description: "The aim of CNSUK is to carry out research and to provide consultancy services in the areas of population, health, education, gender, community development and environmental issues in the UK and elsewhere. All the founder members of CNSUK are high level professionals, trained from reputed international universities, and have significant work experiences including high-profile organisations such as the United Nations and international research centres. Their fields of expertise cover population, health (including sexual and reproductive health, male involvement in sexual and reproductive health), education (including lifelong learning), gender and minority, gender and development, community development, environment, natural resources management and issues related to millennium development goals."
Site contents:
* Introduction; * Objective; * Mission; * Area of Expertise; * Consultancies; * Collaboration; * Members & Staffs; * Contact.
URL http://www.cnsuk.org.uk/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.cnsuk.org.uk/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 1000

24 Aug 2008

Asia-Pacific Economic Update 2007
U.S. Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, HI, US
[The Asia-Pacific Economic Update (APEU) is a comprehensive study of the Asia-Pacific economies. It is published at the official Unclassified military website of the U.S. Pacific Command, and is provided in PDF format - ed.]
Site contents:
Asia-Pacific Economic Update 2007

Volume I File size: 5.6 MB
1-00 Executive Summary, 1-01 Global Context, 1-02 Asian Context, 1-03 U.S. and Asia, 1-04 China Strong or Weak?, 1-05 Shared Prosperity in Greater China, 1-06 China Chapter, 1-07 Japan Chapter, 1-08 Russia Chapter, 1-09 Republic of Korea Chapter, 1-10 North Korea Chapter, 1-11 Mongolia Chapter.

Volume II File size: 4.9 MB
Executive Summary, Chapter 1: Bangladesh, Ch. 2: India, Ch. 3: Nepal, Ch. 4: Sri Lanka, Ch. 5: Brunei, Ch. 6: Burma (Myanmar), Ch. 7: Cambodia, Ch. 8: Indonesia, Ch. 9: Laos, Ch. 10: Malaysia, Ch. 11: Philippines, Ch. 12: Singapore, Ch. 13: Thailand, Ch. 14: Vietnam, Ch. 15: East Timor, Ch. 16: Australia, Ch. 17: Fiji, Ch. 18: Guam, Ch. 19: Tonga, New Zealand - See Volume I, Ch. 2, Asian Context : Financial Turmoil for New Zealand Case Study.

Volume III File size: 3.6 MB
Ch. 1: The Global Economic Role of the Asia-Pacific Region, Ch. 2: The U.S. Economic Stake in Asia, Ch. 3: The U.S. & Japan and the Energy "Rise" of China & India, Ch. 4: Environmental Security and Regional Stability, Ch. 5: Hydro-Politics in South Asia: The Domestic Roots of Interstate River Rivalry, Ch. 6: Creating Sustainable Socio-Economic Conditions to Maintain Stability, Ch. 7: Consideration of Gender in Economic Development & Counterterrorism Strategy, Ch. 8: Can Hollywood Help Counter Radical Ideology Abroad?, Ch. 9: Russia and the Asia-Pacific: Trends, Threats, and Common Threads, Ch. 10: Southeast Asian Receptiveness to Japanese Maritime Security Cooperation, Ch. 11: Influence of Economics on U.S. Maritime Security Efforts in Asia.

Previous Economic Updates: * Asia-Pacific Economic Update 2005; * Asia-Pacific Economic Update 2002; * Asia-Pacific Economic Update 2000.

URL http://www.pacom.mil/publications/apeu07/index.shtml
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Dr. Leif Rosenberger (leifrosy--at--yahoo.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: Govt
* 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]: 30

19 Aug 2008

Pacific Economic Survey 2008
AusAID, Canberra, Australia.
Self-description: "Pacific Economic Survey 2008 is the first of a series of annual surveys that will provide an overview and update of economic developments in the Pacific island region and Timor-Leste. Each Survey will also include separate chapters on particular issues of importance to the region. This yearŐs Survey examines the challenges of better connecting the Pacific through impoved telecommunication, aviation and shipping services.
Pacific Economic Survey 2008 covers the 14 Pacific island members of the Pacific Islands Forum and Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste is included because it shares many of the development challenges of the Pacific island nations and because of its close proximity. The Survey was guided by a regional steering group of leading regional figures from the Pacific and senior AusAID staff. The principal authors of the Survey were AusAID Chief Economist Dr Stephen Howes and AusAID economic adviser, Matthew Morris, who drew on expertise from the region and around the world."
Site contents:
* Growth Update (Ch. 1 - Pacific Growth Performance, Ch. 2 - Structural Reforms and Sectoral Developments, Background Paper - Pacific Performance and Outlook); * Telecommunications (Ch. 3 - Connecting the Pacific, Ch. 4 - Telecommunications, Background Paper - Telecommunications in the Pacific); * Aviation (Ch. 5 - Aviation, Background Paper - Aviation in the Pacific); * Shipping (Ch. 6 - Shipping); * About the Survey; * Photo Gallery (Mobile Phones, Internet, Aviation, Shipping, Roads, Tourism, Fishing, Mining, Ports, Oil, Employment, Population Growth, Health, Climate Change, Agricultural Exports, Forestry); * Contact.
URL http://www.pacificsurvey.org/site/index.php
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Max Quanchi (m.quanchi--at--qut.edu.au), forwarded by aaaps--at--anu.edu.au
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Government
* 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

18 Aug 2008

"Recollecting Tibet" [Online Documentary Film, 2005-2008]
Photophormations, VDB Films Ltd, Oakville, ON, Canada
Self-description:
"'Recollecting Tibet' - Documentaries Memories: Chronicles from a camera: A perpetual History.
Over three years from 2005 to 2008, Photophormations worked with the Tibetan government living in exile in Dharamsala, India making 'Recollecting Tibet'. The Documentary examines and questions the state of the Tibetan people living away from the spiritual homeland, surrounded by westernization and how tourism has been assimilated into their culture. The film travels to Tibet documenting the Chinese occupation and the current climate of oppression. With religious practises being restricted in Tibet by the Chinese and many Tibetan women financially forced into prostitution, how can the Tibetans preserve their heritage? The documentary travels to Kathmandu to hear first hand accounts from Tibetans escaping into Nepal each year by risking their lives on the treacherous journey crossing over the Himalayas. Traversing through differing locations and times, the film becomes a visual chronicle of stories and events undertaken by one observer and camera. The narration reflects back upon the histories witnessed leading up to the demonstration in March 2008 and beyond to the perpetual past and future histories of the Tibetans. [...]
Photophormations is a small non profit organisations: an investigative team who work in unstable environments around the world producing documentary, journalism, photojournalism and promotional media for individual groups, NGO and organisations."
Supplied note:
"Hello Photophormations has just finished our documentary on The Tibetan situation which has been made over the last 3 years. To watch film go to link: [at the URL below]. We worked with the Tibetan Government and many organisation's like the TYC and TWA in Dharamsala. We would like to offer the film for your use in any way you wish to help promote the Tibetan situation during this time of the Chinese Olympics to help show what is happening in Tibet now. The film has been on-line [at http://www.munen-mushin.com/tibetfilm.html - ed.] for the last 3 days [i.e. since 15 Aug 2008 - ed.], and caused a massive reaction world wide [...]. If you would like a copy [on DVD - ed.] please fill out the attached form [Not attached to this abstract. However, it can be obtained from (k69 hagakure--at--yahoo.co.uk) - ed.] and we can get you a copy. We have screenings on 17 differing [sic] television channels so far around the world from Japan to Canada. [...] - ks."
URL http://www.munen-mushin.com/film%20tibet.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Karin Stowe (k69 hagakure--at--yahoo.co.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study/Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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

18 Aug 2008

The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies (CJAS)
Asia Research Centre (ARC), Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Self-description:
"The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies (CJAS) [ISSN: 1395-4199 - ed.] is a leading international journal, which focuses on the economic, the political, the managerial and the socio-cultural transformation currently underway in contemporary Asia. The CJAS is a biannual [double-blind reviewed - ed.] publication of the Asia Research Centre [http://uk.cbs.dk/arc], Copenhagen Business School."
Site contents:
* About the Journal (People, Policies, Submissions, Other), * Archives, (Vol 25 (2007) [Changing Ethnic Chinese Business Practices in Southeast Asia], Vol 24, No 2 (2006), Vol 23, No 1 (2006) [Stability, Risks and Opposition in Singapore], Vol 22 (2005), Vol 21 (2005), Vol 20 (2004), Vol 19 (2004), Vol 18 (2003), Vol 17 (2003), Vol 16 (2002)); * Browse [abstracts and articles in PDF format - ed.] (By Issue, By Author, By Title).
URL http://ej.lib.cbs.dk/index.php/cjas/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Kiat-Jin Lee (soclkj--at--nus.edu.sg), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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

13 Aug 2008

AsiaPortal [Nordic Perspectives on Modern Asia]
NIAS Library & Information Centre, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS), Copenhagen, Denmark.
Supplied note:
"The AsiaPortal is a gateway to information on modern Asia and a platform for Nordic researchers working on Asia. The portal gives free (and membership based) access to a large amount of resources on Asia - searchable according to geographical areas and subjects.
The AsiaPortal features:
- 'Nordic Perspectives' with an 'Event Calendar' that includes activities related to Asia in the Nordic region (and elsewhere) as well as searchable open access publications and presentation of Nordic researcher working on Asia * 'Newsroom' highlights the latest news from Asia; * 'Academic Resources' gives access to numerous online resources on modern Asia, with full-text access to member institutions; * 'In Focus' introduces topical Asian issues with an in-depth analysis by a Nordic expert and includes extensive background information and related news.
The AsiaPortal is a collaborative venture between NIAS - Nordic Institute of Asian Studies and the Nordic NIAS Council which includes 25 Nordic universities and research institutes. - ilb."
Site contents:
* IN FOCUS;
* NORDIC COMMENTARY;
* ASIA INSIGHTS (Browse by Region, Browse by Subject, Suggest a link, Nordic Institutes, New resources, Latest additions, Search the collection);
* NORDIC PERSPECTIVES (Asia Area Studies, Institutions, Libraries, Networks, People, Policies, Publications, Research Institutes, Travel Advise, Latest news, Latest additions, Events in the nordic region, Search Nordic Perspectives);
* NEWSROOM (Political news, Business and Economics, Terrorism / Conflicts, Agriculture, Science, Law overview, Central Asia News, Environment, Discussion groups, Climate change, Asian Newspapers);
* ACADEMIC RESOURCES [for registered users only - ed.] (Search Guide, Researchers Toolbox, NNC Newsroom, ELIN @ nias : (Quick Search, Articles, Journals, Databases & links, Books, Newspapers)).
URL http://www.asiaportal.info
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.asiaportal.info
Link reported by: Inga-Lill Blomkvist (ilb--at--nias.ku.dk), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Online Guide/Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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 3,000 [in fact, 2910 external links]

13 Aug 2008

Pacific & Asian Communication Association (PACA)
www.paca4u.com, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea and University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, US.
Self-description: "Pacific & Asian Communication Association (PACA), a non-profit scholarly organization, was founded March 1, 1995 as an educational, scientific and literary association to promote the study, criticism, research, teaching and application of the artistic, humanistic and social scientific principles of communication.
The membership is open to persons interested in promoting the Association's purposes. The Association's territorial sphere of operation is inclusive of, but not exclusive to, the Pacific Rim area, including the western parts of Asian continent and the islands and land masses in between.
The Association fulfills its purpose through the publication of 'Human Communication', a semi-annual scholarly journal [available at http://www.paca4u.com/journal%20alabama%20page.htm - ed.], newsletters, annual reports and also by holding biennial conventions [incl. forthcoming International Conference of Pacific and Asian Communication Association (PACA 2009), 10-12th January, 2009, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, http://www.fbmk.upm.edu.my/paca2009/ - ed.], seminars, workshops, and other activities as deemed appropriate. Annual conventions are held by affiliated associations."
Site contents: * Home (Journal, Officers, Members, Constitution, About PACA, Photos, Contact); * Forms (Membership Application & Convention Registration); * Links (World Communication Association, Korea Communication Association, Communication Association of Japan).
URL http://www.paca4u.com/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.paca4u.com/
Link reported by: Dr. Mohd Nizam Osman (paca2009--at--fbmk.upm.edu.my), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO/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

12 Aug 2008

Center for Development Research (ZEF) Doctoral Program
Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany
Supplied note:
"The doctoral fellowship program is open to students from all developing countries, including Asia. [...]
The Center for Development Research (ZEF) in Bonn, Germany, offers a structured PhD program in English language, the Bonn International Graduate School for Development Research (BIGS -DR).
The program has become internationally renowned since its inception in 1999. In its size (around 140 PhD students a year), internationality (students from around 67 different countries) and interdisciplinarity, the program is unique in Germany and Europe.
By pooling the expertise of the three departments of social science, economics and ecology, this three year doctoral program enables the students to take advantage of ZEF' s exceptional strength in interdisciplinary development research and cooperation with national and international institutions.
The program aims at educating future decision makers from developing countries and Europe for international careers. It is an initiative to provide a high-qualification to up-coming young scientists, academic staff, advisers, and managers for both the private and public sectors. BIGS-DR offers an interdisciplinary approach to research on development issues. The educational approach of BIGS-DR safeguards excellence in the studentâs discipline and at the same time teaches an understanding of and an ability to work in other development related disciplines. Combining theories, methods, and practical experience in the areas of social, economic, and ecological change enables students to explore new fields and be competitive on an international job market.
Candidates from developing countries can apply for a scholarship by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). A number of those DAAD scholarships, which are sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), are directly available at ZEF. The deadline for such an application is August 31, every year, for the intake in October of the following year. There are also scholarships available in various ZEF research projects.
For further details see the webpage [at the URL below] - hde."
Site contents: * Research (Research Departments, Research Countries, Research Areas, Research Projects); * Doctoral Program; * Publications; * Staff; * News/Press; * Service; * Contact; * Topics (Educational concept, Doctoral Research Areas, Degrees / certificates, Time frame, Cooperation Partners, Donors, Information about Germany & Bonn); * Links to other study opportunities in Germany.
URL http://www.zef.de/doctoralprogram.0.html
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.zef.de/doctoralprogram.0.html
Link reported by: Hans-Dieter Evers (hdevers--at--netcologne.de)
* Resource type [news/comments - 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

11 Aug 2008

The New Constitution of Republic of Maldives, 2008
Ministry of Legal Reform, Information And Arts, Male, Republic of Maldives
Supplied note: "The New Constitution of Republic of Maldives, President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom has ratified the new Constitution of the Republic of Maldives on 7th August 2008. Functional Translation of the Constitution of the Republic of Maldives 2008 [http://www.maldivesinfo.gov.mv/home/upload/downloads/Compilation.pdf - ed.], Ministry of Legal Reform, Information and Arts - fm."
[A PDF document, 459 KB - ed.]
URL http://www.maldivesinfo.gov.mv/home/index.php
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Prof. FUKUNAGA Masaaki (office--at--fukunaga.cc), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Government
* 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

10 Aug 2008

Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies (ANHS)
Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, US.
Self-description: "[...] (ANHS), formerly the Nepal Studies Association (NSA) joins people with wide-ranging interests in the Himalayan region, adjacent highland areas and the Tarai. Our goal is to raise the profile of the world's highest region, increasing awareness of the unequaled diversity of human and natural worlds within the Himalaya-Hindukush. ANHS members include scholars from various academic disciplines, students, resource and development professionals, and a variety of other Himalayan residents and enthusiasts."
Site contents: * Membership; * Himalaya e-journal [formerly known as The Himalayan Research Bulletin--HRB] (Subscribe, Archives [Vol XXIV No 1 & 2, Vol XXIII No 1, Vol XXIII No 2, Vol XXI No 2, Vol XXI No 1, Vol XX No 1 & 2, Vol XIX No 1, Vol XVIII No 2], Future Issues, Projects, Links, About Us, Contact Us, Bazaar); * Journals [a link to e-journals catalogued by www.digitalhimalaya.com - ed.] * Resources (Resources for Teaching and Research, The Ethnology of Nepal, South Asia Area Centers and Programs in the United States, South Asia Area Centers and Programs Elsewhere).
[Since Feb 15, 2005 the ANHS also manages a "Himal-Research" e-group [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Himal-research/], a listserv with over 180 subscribers. - ed.]
URL http://www.macalester.edu/~guneratne/
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.macalester.edu/~guneratne/
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info./Study/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 100

07 Aug 2008

Asia Pacific Week 2009 at the Australian National University
The College of Asia and the Pacific (CAP), The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Supplied note:
"Asia Pacific Week 2009, Building Australia's Asia Pacific Expertise, ANU Campus 27 - 30 January. [...]
* What is it?
Asia-Pacific Week brings together hundreds of PhD candidates from Australia and overseas to workshop projects, benefit from master classes and form networks committed to understanding the world's most dynamic region. Since its inception in 2004, Asia-Pacific Week has become a signature event for postgraduates in Australia and for scholars of the region. In 2008, 200 doctoral candidates took part, along with three dozen senior scholars. Asia Pacific Week is a container for a number of "Graduate Summer Schools" focusing on different areas of the Asia-Pacific region (the Pacific Islands, China, Japan, Indonesia, South Asia, Mainland Southeast Asia and East Timor). During a week of activities, graduate students have a chance to present their research interests, meet other students and academics, participate in a wide range of training activities, be introduced to the rich holdings on Asia and the Pacific at the ANU Library and the National Library of Australia and participate in a stimulating program of events including cross-area workshops, keynote speeches, seminars and master classes, film screenings, cultural performances and social events.
* How to participate.
We provide a limited number of small grants to partially cover travel, accommodation and board while in Canberra. The number and amount can vary from program to program, but candidates who are accepted can count on room and board for the four days of Asia-Pacific Week (27-30 January) and a contribution towards their domestic travel. (Please note that no financial help is available for travel from overseas). Interested students should apply directly to program in which they wish to participate (e.g., Pacific Islands, China, etc). Webpages for these programs will be in operation from late July [2008], and information and application forms will be available there.
* Undergraduates and Masters students.
A small number of bursaries will be made available for advanced undergraduate students and Masters students to attend the event as observers. Bursaries will only cover accommodation. Applications to participate in Asia Pacific Week are now open. [See http://rspas.anu.edu.au/asiapacificweek/application.php - ed.] Applications close on 3 October 2008."
Site contents:
* 2009 Participating Groups (China, East Timor, Indonesia, Japan, Pacific, South Asia); * Asia Pacific Week Useful information on your arrival to Canberra; * Application Form.
URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/asiapacificweek/index.php
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://rspas.anu.edu.au/asiapacificweek/index.php
Link reported by: Assa Doron (assadoron--at--yahoo.com), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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

06 Aug 2008

East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER)
www.eaber.org, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "The East Asian Bureau of Economic Research is a forum for high-quality economic research focussing on issues facing the economies of East Asia. It comprises representatives from Japan, China, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia. The rapid development of the East Asian economies, the growth of intra-regional trade, financial and other economic interaction, and East Asia's new role in the global economy all underline the need for access to a vastly increased range of quality economic analysis on East Asia. [...]
EABER [is] Supported By Ministry of Finance, Japan; AusAID; [and the ANU's] Crawford School of Economics and Government. [...]
The East Asian Bureau of Economic Research involves co-operation among key research institutes in Asia, including: The Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, Australia, The Economic Institute of Cambodia, Cambodia, The China Center for Economic Research, Peking University, China, The Department of Economics and Finance, City University of Hong Kong, China, The Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia, The SMERU Research Institute, Indonesia, The Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Japan, The Malaysian Institute for Economic Research, Malaysia, The Philippines Institute for Development Studies, the Philippines, The Wee Kim Wee Centre, Singapore Management University, Singapore, Singapore Centre for Applied and Policy Economics, Singapore, The Korean Institute for Economic Policy, South Korea, The Fiscal Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance, Thailand, The Central Institute for Economic Management, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Vietnam, The Energy Research Institute (ERI), National Development and Reform Commission, China, The Japan Institute of Energy Economics (IEE), Japan, The Korea Energy Economics Institute (KEEI), South Korea, The Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), China, The Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP), China Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), China, The School of Finance, Renmin University of China, China, Australia-Japan Research Centre, Australian National University, Australia."
Site contents:
* About * Events * Projects (Advancing Economic Integration in South and East Asia, Institutional Strategies for Improving Micro Economic Policy Foundations, DPU-ANU Research Project, China East Asia Energy Project); * Journals * Bookstore * Macroeconomics * Microeconomics * Trade Labour * Development * Finance * Governance; * Search;
* EABER Newsletter (Aug 2008 Bruce Chapman and Peter Drysdale: Financing Higher Education in East Asia, Jul 2008 Ishrat Husain: Pakistan's Trade Liberalization Experience, Jun 2008 Robert Z Lawrence: Toward a More Effective WTO: the Role of Variable Geometry, May 2008 Shinji Takagi: The IMF and East Asia, Apr 2008 Will Martin, Kym Anderson and Cong S. Pham: Does the GATT/WTO Increase Trade in the Asia-Pacific Region?, Mar 2008 Kym Anderson and Ernesto Valenzuela: Where to for Agricultural Policies in East Asia?, Feb 2008 Christopher Findlay: What Business Wants from Regional Cooperation, Jan 2008 Denis Hew: Blueprint for an ASEAN Economic Community, Dec 2007 Guonan Ma: The Asian Bond Fund Initiatives and Reform through Learning by Doing, Nov 2007 Stephen Grenville: IMF Reform: A Lack-of-Progress Report, Oct 2007 Vo Tri Thanh: Institutions and Private Sector Development in Vietnam, Sept 2007 Peter Drysdale: APEC, East Asia and Reinventing America's Trans-Pacific Relations?, Aug 2007 Mohamed Ariff: Malaysia: Ten Years After the Crisis, Jul 2007 Yu Yongding: China and Asian Regionalism Ten Years After the Crisis, Jun 2007 Shujiro Urata: Japan's New Foreign Economic Policy: A More Strategic and Activist Model?, May 2007 Fan He: Challenges of China's Economic Reform, April 2007 Shiro Armstrong: Politics and the Japan-China Economic Relationship, Mar 2007 Shandre Thangavelu: Southeast Asia's Post-Crisis FDI Performance, Feb 2007 Yiping Huang: The Asian Consensus and Regional Exchange Rate Policies, Dec 2006 Philippa Dee: Institutions for enhancing economic policy performance, Nov 2006 Andrew Sheng: The Asian Way to Integration, Oct 2006 Hadi Soesastro: Finally, a Charter for ASEAN, Sept 2006, Aug 2006, Jul 2006, Jun 2006, May 2006, Apr 2006, Mar 2006).
URL http://www.eaber.org/intranet/main/eaber_home.php
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.eaber.org/intranet/main/eaber_home.php
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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 3,000

05 Aug 2008

Routing the Commodities of Empire through Sikkim (1817-1906)
The Ferguson Centre for African and Asian Studies, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
Supplied note: "Dear all, The Commodities of Empire project [http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/ferguson-centre/commodities-of-empire/project.htm - ed.] is pleased to announce the publication of the latest addition to the Commodities of Empire Working Papers series:
No. 9, Vibha Arora, 'Routing the Commodities of Empire through Sikkim (1817-1906)'
This can be downloaded from the Commodities of Empire website, at [the URL below]
Best regards, Jonathan Curry-Machado, Coordinator, Commodities of Empire Project."
Self-description: "Abstract: 'Routing the Commodities of the Empire through Sikkim (1817-1906)' Vibha Arora
Trading in commodities rooted and routed the British Empire, and commercial control over production and exchange of commodities facilitated political expansion globally. Landlocked Sikkim is located directly on the inland trade route between British India and Tibet and China. The paper provides a socio-historical analysis of international treaties and internal and external trade for the period 1817-1906. The administration of trade routes reveals imperial concern to circulate the commodities of the Empire through Sikkim. Expansion and empire were not distinct but interdependent processes and mutually reinforcing in Himalayan Sikkim. What were the main commodities exchanged on this trading route? What was the volume of trade in comparison to Nepal? How did the commodities of the empire provide an impetus and pretext for imperial control of the Eastern Himalayas? This paper seeks to provide answers to these questions. It is this imperative of routing the commodities of the British East India Company that explained the annexation of Darjeeling Hills from Sikkim in 1835, the transformation of Sikkim into an imperial colony of Great Britain in the 19th century, and finally into a state of British India in 1906. Political control of Sikkim facilitated capital accumulation, expansion of capitalism and funneled the British imperial engine into the Highlands of Asia.
Full Paper (pdf, 717kb)
URL http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/ferguson-centre/commodities-of-empire/working-papers/abstract-vibha-arora-aug08.htm
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Jonathan Curry-Machado (j.currymachado--at--londonmet.ac.uk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
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04 Aug 2008

East Asia Integration Studies
HSS & ASEM Institute for International Relations, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Self-description: "East Asia Integration Studies, a online portal initiated by the Hanns-Seidel Stiftung Korea and the Seoul ASEM Institute for International Relations. The Hanns-Seidel Stiftung (HSS) [http://www.hss.or.kr/ - ed.] is working in the field of political education as it is founded as a political foundation. Its motive is 'to serve democracy, peace and development'. The mission of the foundation varies among the countries which were chosen for continuous projects. So one aspect of the project in the Republic of Korea is to transfer knowledge about the recunification in Germany to Koreans - particularly to those near the demilitarized zone."
Site contents:
* News; * Discussion List [asianintegration--at--discussions.asianintegration.org] ; * Book Reviews; * Articles (1. Economic integration in Northeast Asia -- preconditions and possible trajectories, 2. The optimum size of East Asian economic integration and the role of Korea, 3. ASEAN plus three (China, Japan, Korea) -- towards an economic union in East Asia?); * Advisory Council; * Editors; * Community; * Links (International and Multilateral Organizations, Research Institutes, Journals and other related Sites, A Database of scholars and (graduate) students who are working with East Asian Integration.); * About; * Contact Us; * Search.
URL http://www.asianintegration.org
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.asianintegration.org
Link reported by: Bernhard Seliger (seliger--at--hss.or.kr), forwarded by h-asia--at--h-net.msu.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO/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

04 Aug 2008

Picture Paradise - Asia-Pacific photography 1840s-1940s
The National Gallery of Australia (NGA), Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "Picture Paradise - Asia-Pacific photography 1840s-1940s. 11 July - 9 November 2008. [The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia].
This is the first exhibition to survey the history of photography of our region - from India and Sri Lanka, Southeast and East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to the west coast of North America. It features pioneer local photographers as well as Europeans working in the region. The exhibition reveals the rich heritage and the many outstanding achievements of the first century of photography in the Asia-Pacific region.
This significant gathering of over four hundred original photographs and albums includes gem-like daguerreotype portraits, mass-produced views and portraits on paper made possible by the revolutionary wet-plate and dry-plate glass negative-positive process, and prints from the modern era of small format film cameras and photojournalism."
Site contents:
* About; * Themes (Pioneers: 1840s-60s, The art of photography: 1880s-1910s, Views and portraits: 1860s-80s, Modern times: 1920s-40s, The art of photography: Japan, The art of photography: Ethnographic); * Essay; * Education; * Events.
URL http://www.nga.gov.au/Exhibition/PICTUREPARADISE/
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Documents/Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Museum
* 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

03 Aug 2008

Abstracts of Doctoral Theses on the Indonesian Economy
Indonesia Project, Research School of Pacific & Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "As a service to readers BIES [Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, http://rspas.anu.edu.au/economics/bies/index.php - ed.] has decided regularly to publish abstracts of recently completed doctoral theses on the Indonesian economy. The intention is to bring significant new research in this field, and the authors of such work, to the notice of readers soon after theses have been examined and accepted.
New PhDs are strongly encouraged to submit thesis abstracts of about 500 words for publication in this series. Abstracts must be in English, although the thesis itself may be written in any language.
The subject must be economics in Indonesia, widely interpreted to include fields such as economic history and economic geography; comparative country studies that focus particularly on Indonesia are also acceptable. Theses must have been accepted to be eligible.
Submissions should include the name and contact details of the student's supervisor (not for publication) to allow confirmation of eligibility. They should indicate the year of acceptance of the thesis, the name of the conferring institution and the author's e-mail address, and should be sent to editor.bies--at--anu.edu.au.
Readers, especially former advisers of doctoral candidates, are kindly requested to bring this series to the attention of new PhDs, or to advise the editor if they are aware of recently completed theses that may be suitable for inclusion. Thesis abstracts have been published in the December issue of BIES each year since 2003."
Site contents:
* Volume 43 No. 3, 2007; * Volume 42 No. 3, 2006; * Volume 41 No. 3, 2005; * Volume 40 No. 3, 2004; * Volume 39 No. 3, 2003.
URL http://rspas.anu.edu.au/economics/bies/phdabstracts.php
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://rspas.anu.edu.au/economics/bies/phdabstracts.php
Link reported by: Liz Drysdale (liz.drysdale--at--anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Academic
* 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

01 Aug 2008

The DFW Desi - News/Analysis for the informed South Asian American
The DFW Desi ezine, Dallas, TX, US
Self-description: "'The DFW Desi' is a free, independent newsletter published bi-weekly to share current news and events pertaining to the South Asian American (Indian, Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi, etc.) community in the U.S. Please help us get the word out to make it a true community effort. Events sponsored by South Asian American (Indian, Pakistani, Nepali, Bangladeshi, etc.) organizations in the US can get free exposure - currently over 17,000 active readers."
Site contents:
Jan 22, 2003 The DFW Desi, Vol. 65 - Jul 27, 2008 The DFW Desi, Vol. 180.
URL http://www.dfwdesi.com
Internet Archive http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.dfwdesi.com
Link reported by: Bhandari, Raj (Raj.Bhandari--at--ncr.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: News/Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Business
* 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

01 Aug 2008

Savitsky Collection, Nukus Museum, Nukus, Uzbekistan
Nukus Museum, Nukus, UZ
Supplied note: "The Friends of the Nukus Museum Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the museum's updated website [at the URL below], which provides an overview of its history, extensive details of several dozen artists as well as details on seeing the collection. Opened in 1966, the Nukus Museum (the Savitsky Collection) houses a collection of over 82,000 items, ranging from antiquities from Khorezm to Karakalpak folk art, Uzbek fine art and the second largest collection of Russian avant-garde art in the world. It represents the life's work of Igor Savitsky, whose legacy, which includes thousands of artistic and cultural treasures on permanent exhibition, make it one of the most interesting repositories of ancient and modern art. - dr."
Site contents:
* History; * Gallery; * Visit the Museum; * News & Events; * Library; * Education; * Book Store; * Friends of the Museum.
A bi-lingual (EN, RU) website.
URL http://www.savitskycollection.org
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Dion Richard (richardrdion--at--yahoo.com), forwarded by central-eurasia-l--at--lists.fas.harvard.edu
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Museum
* 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

01 Aug 2008

Himalaya Atlas of Aerial Panoramas
California Geographical Survey, Department of Geography, California State University Northridge, CA, US
Supplied note: "I am pleased to announce the preliminary release of the Himalaya Atlas of Aerial Panoramas, the latest in a series of collections of photorealistic aerial views created [by Dr. William A. Bowen, professor emeritus of the Department of Geography at California State University Northridge - ed.] for Web distribution. The atlas contains over 700 computer generated panoramas that portray every square foot of the vast range between Arunachal Pradesh on the east and Uttar Pradesh on the west, including all of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and portions of Tibet and the lowlands of India. Seeing the Earth from a high place allows us to grasp quickly the essential geography of vast regions that eludes those who are earth bound. Most of these panoramas were created between virtual elevation of 50 to 200 kilometers above sea level with a virtual 35 mm camera equipped with a 22 mm lens. Normally the vistas encompass much more than a thousand square miles (259,000 hectares) of the earth's surface. Images are 2100 x 900 pixels and are best viewed on a reasonably large monitor. [...] As always, please contact me with suggestions and any errors you may discover. Regards, Bill."
Site contents:
* Atlas Introduction; * Reference Maps; * High Peaks of the Himalaya; * 200 km looking North; * 200 km looking South; * Tibet Border South; * Tibet Border North; * 100 km looking North; * Himalaya Crest looking West; * Himalaya Crest looking East; * Himalaya South Slopes W; * Himalaya South Slopes E; * 35 km looking North; * 35 km looking North 2; * Technical Data.
URL http://130.166.124.2/himalaya_atlas1/index.html
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: William Bowen (william.bowen--at--csun.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - 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 30