IAPS PhD Studentship in History

IAPS is co-funding a PhD studentship in conjunction with the Department of History, within the School of Humanities at the University of Nottingham.  We invite applications for a PhD Studentship in one or more of the following areas:  the history of late nineteenth- and twentieth-century East Asia (especially Japan), and the history of migration, labour, …

Riots in Singapore as it struggles to juggle growth and migration

Caryl Thompson writes: Singapore, an affluent city-state, is known for being orderly and conformist. So the riots that took place on the night of the 8 December in the Little India district came as a shock to authorities and residents alike. This was not, as prime minister Lee Hsieng Loong, has suggested an “isolated incident”. …

PhD studentships available at the Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies

The Institute of Asia and Pacific Studies (IAPS) is seeking to co-fund two PhD studentships for a 2014 start.  Details of the first are given below. The second, in conjunction with the Department of History will be advertised shortly. The first one is (should a suitable applicant be found) in conjunction with the ESRC.  IAPS …