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Nordic Asia Podcast
Nordic Asia Podcast September 22, 2023

The Political Life of Memory

Birsa Munda in Contemporary India

Rahul Ranjan

Hosted by Kenneth Bo Nielsen
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How do affective sites such as memorials and statues produce political visions, emotions, and opportunities? And how are they used strategically to further particular political projects? In this episode, we …

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The Nordic Asia Podcast is a collaboration sharing expertise on Asia across the Nordic region, brought to you by the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) based at the University of Copenhagen, along with our academic partners: the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Turku, and Asianettverket at the University of Oslo.

Nordic Asia Podcast September 15, 2023

Development and Migration in Contemporary Asia

A Discussion with Jonathan Rigg and Marta Bivand Erdal

Jonathan Rigg and Marta Bivand Erdal

Hosted by Arve Hansen
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Is migration good or bad for development? How does migration affect those who leave and those who stay behind? How are rural and urban livelihoods interconnected in Asian cities? What …
Nordic Asia Podcast September 9, 2023

Victims, Perpetrators and Professionals

The Representation of Women in Chinese Crime Films

Tingting Hu

Hosted by Joanne Kuai
How are women represented in Chinese crime films? In what ways do the representation reflect traditional Chinese values and contemporary Chinese social-cultural norms? How did boys’ love culture emerge in …
Nordic Asia Podcast September 1, 2023

Digital Repression in Thailand

A Conversation with Janjira Sombatpoonsiri

Janjira Sombatpoonsiri

Hosted by Petra Alderman
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How serious an issue is digital repression in Thailand? Who is behind it? And what effects does it have on Thai people? Listen to Janjira Sombatpoonsiri as she talks to …
Nordic Asia Podcast August 25, 2023

Journalism History in Macau: A Abelha da China in its 200 Years

A Conversation with Hugo Pinto

Hugo Pinto

Hosted by Joanne Kuai
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How did the first newspaper in Macau come into being? What was the first foreign language newspaper on Chinese soil about? How was the dynamic between the Chinese and Portuguese …
Nordic Asia Podcast August 18, 2023

Civil Society Elites

Field Studies from Cambodia and Indonesia

Astrid Norén-Nilsson, Amalinda Savirani, and Anders Uhlin

Hosted by Nordic Asia Podcast
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What does civil society look like in Indonesia and Cambodia, and who are civil society elites? In this podcast interview, editors of the recently published NIAS Press edited volume Civil …
Nordic Asia Podcast August 11, 2023

Of Peninsulas and Archipelagos

The Landscape of Translation in Southeast Asia

Phrae Chittiphalangsri, Vicente L. Rafael, and Vicente L. Rafael

Hosted by Nordic Asia Podcast
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What does a map of Southeast Asia as a pegasus have to do with translation and Southeast Asia? How can we think of translation as anything other than a …
Nordic Asia Podcast August 4, 2023

Cause Lawyering and Human Rights in Indonesia

A Discussion with Tim Mann

Tim Mann

Hosted by Duncan McCargo
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Why have issues of human rights become so contentious in Indonesia, 25 years after the much-heralded post-Suharto democratic transition? What kind of role has the Indonesian Foundation of Legal Aid …
Nordic Asia Podcast July 28, 2023

India's Development Diplomacy and Soft Power in Africa

A Discussion with Kenneth King and Meera Venkatachalam

Kenneth King and Meera Venkatachalam

Hosted by Kenneth Bo Nielsen
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In this episode, Kenneth King (University of Edinburgh) & Meera Venkatachalam (University of Mumbai), discuss their recently co-edited volume, India's Development Diplomacy and Soft Power in Africa, published by Boydell …
Nordic Asia Podcast July 21, 2023

Electoral Reform and Democracy in Malaysia

Helen Ting M. H. and Donald L. Horowitz

Hosted by Duncan McCargo
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Why is Malaysia in need of electoral reform? How can we explain recent changes including the anti-party hopping law and the successful UNDI18 campaign to lower the voting age? And …
Nordic Asia Podcast July 14, 2023

Ethnicity and Nation-Building in Myanmar

A Conversation with Cecile Medaile

Cecile Medaile

Hosted by Duncan McCargo
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Did the bloody 1 February 2021 military coup in Myanmar produce an unexpected ‘solidarity dividend’ by unifying opponents of the new regime from a range of ethnic backgrounds and political …
Nordic Asia Podcast July 7, 2023

Hindu Nationalism and Lower Caste Politics

A Discussion with Samantha Agarwal

Samantha Agarwal

Hosted by Kenneth Bo Nielsen
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Why and how has India’s Hindu nationalist party, the BJP, become so adept at appealing to and recruiting people from the lower castes? And what does this mean for Indian …
Nordic Asia Podcast June 30, 2023

Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations

A Clash of Identities?

Farhat Taj

Hosted by Kenneth Bo Nielsen
With Afghanistan once again under Taliban rule and Pakistan reeling under a severe economic and political crisis, the relationship between the neighbouring countries is growing increasingly tense. How can we …
Nordic Asia Podcast June 23, 2023

Global India

The Pursuit of Influence and Status

Chris Ogden

Hosted by Nordic Asia Podcast
In 2023, India surpassed China in numbers of total population and holds the presidency of the prestigious G20, shortly after it overtook the UK as the world’s fifth largest economy …
Nordic Asia Podcast June 16, 2023

Can Thailand Move Forward?

A Discussion of the May 2023 Thai Election with Duncan McCargo and Ken Lohatepanont

Duncan McCargo and Ken Lohatepanont

Hosted by Petra Alderman
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Why was the May 2023 Thai election such a historic election? What does the surprising Move Forward victory tell us about the state of Thai politics? And what happens next …
Nordic Asia Podcast June 9, 2023

Creating Sustainable Value in Social Enterprises in Philippines

A Discussion with Assunta C. Cuyegkeng

Assunta C. Cuyegkeng

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Are there ways to tackle pressing social, environmental and economic problems at once? In this episode, Professor Assunta Cuyegkeng from Ateneo de Manilla University in Philippines joins Pilvi Posio to …
Nordic Asia Podcast June 2, 2023

Recentering Pacific Asia

Regional China and World Order

Brantly Womack

Hosted by Julie Yu-Wen Chen
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The Pacific Rim of Asia – Pacific Asia – is now the world's largest and most cohesive economic region, and China has returned to its center. In this conversation, Julie …
Nordic Asia Podcast May 26, 2023

Sweden-North Korea Relations

Neither Friend nor Enemy

Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein

Hosted by Myunghee Lee
Welcome to the fourth NIAS-Korea episode. We invite Dr. Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein to discuss Sweden-North Korea relations. It may seem odd that among the Western countries, Sweden is the one …
Nordic Asia Podcast May 19, 2023

The Politics of Community-Making in New Urban India

Illiberal Spaces, Illiberal Cities

Ritanjan Das and Nilotpal Kumar

Hosted by Kenneth Bo Nielsen
How is urban India changing? And how do communities inhabit and transform India’s new cities and urban spaces? In this episode Kenneth Bo Nielsen is joined by Ritanjan Das to …
Nordic Asia Podcast May 12, 2023

China's Green Consensus

A Discussion with Virginie Arantes

Virginie Arantes

Hosted by Petra Alderman
How has China’s one-party system dealt with the country’s growing environmental issues? And what implications does its green turn have on people’s everyday realities? Virginie Arantes joins Petra Alderman, associate …