Other news include a summer course at the BA level on contemporary Chinese society (application period: 20 February - 16 March). The course received special funding and will be given in Swedish. We will also give two other BA level courses during the fall semester, one on international relations and one on Japanese society as well as a number of MA level courses on topics ranging from development studies, digital developments, to human rights (see further information on our web site).
As news about the coronavirus outbreak in China are spreading we wish all a healthy and safe 2020!
Marina
Applications open for a two-year appointment as postdoc in Human Rights in East and South-East Asia
The candidate needs to have written a Ph.D. thesis with a focus on some aspect of Human Rights in East and South-East Asia. Very good and documented knowledge of English is required as well as relevant knowledge in an Asian language, depending on the research project. Special qualifications are previous research and/or a project plan related to the research areas at the Division of Human Rights and the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, in particular the role of civil society in authoritarian contexts, minority rights, economic and social rights, sustainable development and human rights, digital developments and human rights, freedom of speech, and academic freedom.
