In this insightful article, Jeremiah Edbert Grifith Sihite explores why pilot-based governance often outpaces institutional capacity—and why lasting success requires more than just a grand rollout. Read the latest Asian Currents piece here:

As an active member of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Ele reminds us that maintaining Australia’s global leadership in Asian Studies depends on the next generation continuing the work of those who came before. Learn more about Ele’s inspiring journey here:

In our latest Oral History profile, Garry Rodan shares his "accidental" journey into Asian Studies and reflects on the vital role of the Asia Research Centre and #ASAA in fostering collaboration. Watch more about Garry’s journey:

Important Update for the ASAA Biennial Conference 2026! We have officially extended the registration deadline for the 26th ASAA Biennial Conference to 17 April 2026. Join us at Deakin University (Geelong Waterfront) from 29 June - 2 July 2026!

New to the ASAA Oral History Project: Yamini Narayanan on Animal Studies as an exciting emerging topic in Asian Studies and how Asian Studies should seek to clarify its relationship with disciplines such as Geography in order to solidify its position Watch here: asaa.asn.au/yamini-naray...

🥳 The ASAA Council is thrilled to announce the recipients of the Postgraduate Conference Awards, which will support the attendance at the 2026 conference by some of best emerging scholars in Asian Studies🥳 Read the full announcement here: asaa.asn.au/news/asaa-an...

Friendly reminder: applications for the John Legge Prize close soon ⏳ Submit your thesis, nomination letter, and reports to be considered. Applications will close this Friday 13 March! Apply here: asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

If your 2025 thesis focuses on Asia or Australia–Asia connections, and was submitted at an Australian university, this is for you. The John Legge Prize recognises standout research in humanities & social sciences. Entries close 16 March! Apply now here: asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

Just wrapped your thesis in Asian Studies at an Australian University? The John Legge Prize is now open for submissions, with $2,000 for the winner plus consideration for publication in an ASAA book series. Deadline: 16 March 2026. Read more and apply here: asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

New to Asian Currents: Sherry Qian Xue reflects on the ALSA 2025 conference through the theme of "courts at a crossroads of social change" and by explaining the paper she presented on judicial experimentation at China's Supreme People's Court Read now here: asaa.asn.au/courts-at-th...

This is it! Applications for the ASAA's Mid Career Book Prize close tomorrow! Get your last minute app in now here: asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

The winner of the ASAA's John Legge Prize for the Best Thesis in Asian Studies in 2025 will receive a cash prize of AUD $2,000 plus priority consideration for publication in one of the ASAA's book series Be sure to apply now here: asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

Applications for the ASAA's Mid Career Book Prize will close next week, Friday 27 February The application form is super quick and lecturers, senior lecturers and associate professors in Australia are eligible to submit their second or third book for the prize! Apply: asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

The ASAA's John Legge Prize for the Best Thesis in Asian Studies in 2025 is open for applications and will close on Monday 16 March. Did you supervise a fantastic Asian studies thesis conferred last year? Or perhaps you submitted one yourself? Be sure to apply! asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

New to Asian Currents: Farhan Abbasi on "Climate Disasters in Pakistan and the Politics of Divine Punishment" Read now here: asaa.asn.au/climate-disa...

⏳ One month left! Applications for the John Legge Prize for the Best Thesis in Asian Studies close on 16 March 2026. Don’t forget: submit your thesis, application form, nomination letter, and examination reports (if available). asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

The ASAA's Mid Career Book Prize remains open for applications and will close on Friday 27 February Australian lecturers, senior lecturers and associate professors are eligible to submit their second or third book for consideration! Apply now here: asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

Applications for the ASAA Postgraduate Conference Awards will close in two days, on Friday 13 February Get your application in for this award, which covers the cost of registration, accommodation and the conference dinner at the ASAA 2026 Conference Here's the link: asaa.asn.au/news/postgra...

Applications for the ASAA's John Legge Prize are now open and will close on Monday 16 March! Eligible applicants are those who had a thesis conferred in 2025 by an Australian university which has something to do with Asia or a country in Asia Read more and apply here: asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

Applications for the ASAA's Mid Career Book Prize have been extended and will now close on Friday 27 February 2026. To apply you need to be a member of the ASAA appointed at a position below full professor at an Australian university Apply now here: asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

💫 New to Asian Currents💫 Chuan Feng and Tianyang Liu summarise their Asian Studies Review article on feng shui and the everyday politics of Chinese rural cemeteries Read the Asian Currents post here: asaa.asn.au/feng-shui-an... Read the ASR article here: doi.org/10.1080/1035...

Applications for the ASAA Postgraduate Conference Awards will close this time next week, on Friday 13 February If you are a postgrad who had an abstract accepted for the ASAA 2026 Conference, this award is for you! Complete the very short application form now here: asaa.asn.au/news/postgra...

Are you an early-career scholar with a 2025 thesis on Asia? The John Legge Prize celebrates emerging voices in Asian Studies and could be your next big career step. 🗓 Apply by 16 March 2026 🏆 Win up to $2,000 📘 Gain visibility, recognition, and publication opportunities asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

The ASAA's Mid Career Book Prize closes in two days, on Friday 30 January! Submit your application now here: asaa.asn.au/news/asaa-mi...

We are accepting applications for the Postgraduate Conference Awards until Friday 13 February! If you are a postgrad and have had an abstract accepted for the ASAA 2026 Conference, apply now! Apply now here: asaa.asn.au/news/postgra...

The ASAA's Mid Career Book Prize will close for applications next week, Friday 30 January Eligible applicants are invited to complete the short application form here: asaa.asn.au/news/asaa-mi...

Why apply for the John Legge Prize? 🌏 Recognises cutting-edge scholarship in Asian Studies 📚 Open to all humanities + social sciences disciplines 💵 $2,000 prize for the winning thesis 📘 Potential pathway to publication Applications now open.

Postgrads! Have you had an abstract accepted for the ASAA 2026 Conference? Apply now for the Postgraduate Conference Awards which will provide funding for conference registration, accommodation and the conference dinner Complete the short application form here: asaa.asn.au/news/postgra...

⭐ The ASAA's Mid Career Book Prize is open for applications until 30 January 2026⭐ Eligible books must be the second or third book written by ASAA members employed below level E at an Australian university Complete the short application form today here: asaa.asn.au/news/asaa-mi...

⭐ Applications for the ASAA's Early Career Book Prize will close in two days, on Friday 9 January 2026 ⭐ Read more and apply here: asaa.asn.au/news/asaa-ea...

2026 is here—have you submitted your application for the John Legge Prize yet? If your 2025 thesis explores Asia or Australia’s relationship with Asia, you could win: 🏆 $2,000 + publication consideration Submit your materials before 16 March 2026! asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

⏰ One month left to apply! Don’t miss your chance to have your scholarship recognised by the ASAA Mid Career Book Prize 2026. 🏆 Prize: $1,000 📚 For mid career scholars (below Level E) 🗓️ Closes 30 January 2026 Apply now 👉 asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

Applications for the Postgraduate Conference Awards to attend the ASAA 2026 Conference are now open and will close on Friday 13 February 2026 The Award is open to postgraduate members of the ASAA who have had an abstract accepted for the 2026 Conference Apply here: asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

New to Asian Currents: Garry Rodan remembers the late George Hicks and his contributions as an academic, commentator and philanthropist Read now here: asaa.asn.au/in-memory-of...

⭐ The 2025 Wang Gungwu Prize for the best article in the Asian Studies Review has been awarded to Dr Hannah Gould (University of Melbourne) for the article "Becoming a Bone Buddha: Fragmenting and Remaking Death Rites in Contemporary Japan" ⭐ Read the announcement: asaa.asn.au/news/asr-wan...

Thinking of applying for the John Legge Prize? Here’s what you need: ✔ Thesis conferred at an Australian university in 2025 ✔ Humanities or social sciences discipline ✔ Focus on Asia or Australia–Asia relations ✔ Application form + thesis

Applications are now open for the 2025 John Legge Prize! 💡 Best thesis in Asian Studies 🎓 For theses conferred in 2025 🏆 $2,000 prize (+ $1,000 runner-up) 🗓 Closes 16 March 2026 Apply now! asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

🌟 New to Asian Currents: Rethinking HIV prevention efforts in West Papua: Jenny Munro’s 2024 Wang Gungwu Prize-winning Article 🌟 Read now here: asaa.asn.au/rethinking-h...

🌟 Call for EOIs: Series Editors, ASAA South Asia Book Series (Routledge) 🌟 ASAA invites expressions of interest (CV and a cover letter) for the role of Series Editor (or Co-Editors) of its South Asia Series, published by Routledge by 15 February 2026 ➡️ More info here: asaa.asn.au/news/call-fo...

⏰ Not long left! Applications for the ASAA Mid Career Book Prize 2026 close on 30 January 2026. Don’t miss your chance to have your scholarship recognised and celebrated by the leading association for Asian Studies in Australia. Apply today → asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

⏰ One month left! Applications for the ASAA Early Career Book Prize 2026 close on 9 January 2026. Don’t miss your chance to have your scholarship recognised and celebrated by the leading association for Asian Studies in Australia. Apply today → asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

Applications for the 2025 John Legge Prize for the Best Thesis in Asian Studies are now open! The winning thesis receives AUD $2,000 and a runner-up may also receive AUD $1,000. 🗓 Applications close: 16 March 2026 asaa.asn.au/grants-award...

What makes a prize-winning book in Asian Studies? Explore past winners and see how their research shaped the field 👉 asaa.asn.au/grants-award... Your book could be next. Apply for the 2026 Early Career Book Prize by 9 January 2026.

✨ What makes an award-winning book in Asian Studies? Explore the list of past winners and discover how their work has shaped the field 👉 asaa.asn.au/grants-award... Your book could be next! Apply by 30 January 2026.

Over at Asian Currents: The intercultural legal dialogue blog series has come to an end and Natasha Naidu has penned a conclusion from the domestic vantage point "Pranks as Academic Ethos and Intercultural Legal Dialogue from the Domestic: A Conclusion" Read now here: asaa.asn.au/pranks-as-ac...

Final call for ASAA 2026! This is it! Today is the very last chance to get your abstracts in for the 2026 ASAA Biennial Conference. We look forward to seeing you in Geelong in 2026! asaa2026.cventevents.com/event/asaaco...

New to Asian Currents: Dr Minglei Wang, who received the Honourable Mention for the John Legge Prize 2025, reflects on his PhD and research trajectory examining China Cultural Centres and new perspectives on Chinese cultural diplomacy 🇨🇳 🇦🇺 Read now here: asaa.asn.au/new-perspect...

🆕 New to Asian Currents: Shanil Wijesinha re-imagines education as a practice of freedom and sets out a research ethos that makes sense of who he is and where he is from in Sri Lanka This piece is the latest contribution to the intercultural legal dialogue blog series 📚 Read now here ⬇️

🎉 🎉 ASAA is delighted to announce the appointment of two new Honorary Life Memberships: Emeritus Professor Robert Cribb (Australian National University), and Emeritus Senior Professor Vera Mackie (University of Wollongong) 🥳🥳 More here: asaa.asn.au/news/two-out...

Thinking of applying for the ASAA Early Career Book Prize 2026? This prize celebrates emerging scholars whose research deepens understanding of Asia and its global connections. 🗓️ Applications close 9 January 2026 Apply now here: asaa.asn.au/grants-award...