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See below for the latest news and event information from CHSS as well as the updates and reports from the project’s university partners.
CHSS Fellow Sonal Dhanani Recognised at One Young World Summit 2026 in South Africa
Amita Kumari’s paper examines the property rights of Santal Adivasi women.
CHSS at AAS-in-ASIA 2026
AAS-in-Asia Comes to Pakistan: A Conversation with Tajwar Awan
Disjointed Feminist Futures: Reframing Turbulence, Mobility, and Intimacy across South and Southeast Asia.
This pre-conference workshop will examine feminist futures through questions of mobility, intimacy, disruption, and changing social realities across South and…
NOW UNDERWAY: 7th Research Capacity Development Workshop
The five-day workshop is currently underway at SPPU, India.
UPDATE: 7th Research Capacity Development Workshop
21 scholars from diverse academic and social backgrounds have been selected to participate in the 7th Research Capacity Development Workshop…
CHSS Fellow Amita Kumari Receives Prestigious D N Ghosh Award
Amita Kumari’s paper examines the property rights of Santal Adivasi women.
Capacity Building Workshop: Inclusivity for Post-Conflict Issues and Areas
20 selected scholars will be invited to join our 5-day intensive writing workshop designed to help participants transform research into…
AAS-in-ASIA 2026
AAS-in-Asia Comes to Pakistan: A Conversation with Tajwar Awan
UGM Strengthens Academic and Cultural Partnerships in Timor-Leste
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) undertook a series of institutional visits in Dili, Timor-Leste, aimed at strengthening academic cooperation, cultural exchange,…
Report: Mensehra Academic Writing & Critical Thinking Workshop
The LUMS Academic & Critical Thinking Workshop at Hazara University, Mansehra, was a specialized three-day collaborative event that concluded recently…
7th Research Capacity Development Workshop
The five-day workshop will engage with the question of region and its intersections with time, space, and identities.
Revisiting Agrarian Transition & Environmental (In)justice Workshop 2026
Discussions focused on the conceptual and theoretical dimensions of the “agrarian transition,” covering how societies and socio-ecological relations in rural…
Mensehra Academic Writing & Critical Thinking Workshop
Online (2 sessions): June 28 and July 1, 2026
Onsite (5 sessions): July 3, 4 2026 (2 per day)
Sweden Awards AAS $2.1 Million to Continue CHSS Phase II
The project gives underserved institutions in economically marginalized areas access to professional advancement and a vibrant transnational network.
LUMS Call for Proposals: Development Writing Workshop 2026
LUMS and the Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (JSAMES), hosted by Villanova University’s Center for Arab and…
Progress Report: CHSS Dili Network Event
This series of visits in Timor-Leste opened a range of potential collaborations while also strengthening historical ties and long-term academic…
Development Workshop – Call for Proposals
The University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and the Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (JSAMES) hosted by Villanova…
Report on the 2026 International Symposium: Empowering the Margins During Conflicts & Environmental Crises
Photos from the two-day Seminar that took place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, examining interdisciplinary themes, policies and approaches…
CHSS grantee, Qaisar Abbas, has new book published
Qaisar Abbas, one of our fellows, has a new book that recently published recently by Routledge: “The Neo-liberalization of Political…
2026 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: Empowering the Margins During Conflicts & Environmental Crises
Two-day Seminar taking place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, examining interdisciplinary themes, policies and approaches to local environmental and…
Many Places, Many Stories: Documentary Filmmaking Workshop starts at LUMS
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), through its Cultivating Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) Project, has launched a five-day Documentary…
Workshop on Environmental Justice – Rethinking Knowledge, Power and Inequality in the Context of Climate Change
The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University invites applications from…
CHSS fellow Sonal Dhanani receives Geneva Human Rights Award and Advocate for Digital Rights and Climate Justice
We are glad to share news that one of our fellows, Sonal Dhanani, has been honored with the prestigious Geneva…
6th Research Capacity Development Workshop Held
The 6th research capacity development workshop on ‘Researching Marginalities’ takes place from 11th–15th November 2025 at SPPU.
AAS-in-ASIA 2026
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and LUMS University Pakistan, invites you to submit to the 2026 AAS-in-Asia Conference.
Workshop on Environmental Justice – Rethinking Knowledge, Power and Inequality in the Context of Climate Change
RCSD, Chiang Mai University invites applications from graduate students, early-career scholars, and development practitioners for a five-day training workshop on…
LUMS completes Pilot Writing and Critical Thinking Workshop for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cohort Members
The Academic Writing and Critical Thinking Workshop, held under the LUMS–SIDA–AAS initiative, concluded successfully following a series of online and…
CHSS Research Grantee Lili Chen Presents at “Decolonizing Southeast Asian Studies” Conference in Chiang Mai
CHSS Research Grantee Lili Chen, lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences,
Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa’e of…
Understanding Timor-Leste: The 2025 TLSA Conference
Understanding Timor-Leste: The 2025 TLSA Conference
Understanding Timor-Leste: The 2025 TLSA Conference
The 9th Timor-Leste Studies Association (TLSA) Conference
Universidade Nacional Timor Lorosa’e…
Partner posts | RCSD
The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development, CMU, Thailand
Revisiting Agrarian Transition & Environmental (In)justice Workshop 2026
Discussions focused on the conceptual and theoretical dimensions of the “agrarian transition,” covering how societies…
Workshop on Environmental Justice – Rethinking Knowledge, Power and Inequality in the Context of Climate Change
The Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang…
Workshop on Environmental Justice – Rethinking Knowledge, Power and Inequality in the Context of Climate Change
RCSD, Chiang Mai University invites applications from graduate students, early-career scholars, and development practitioners for…
Partner posts | LUMS
Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan
CHSS at AAS-in-ASIA 2026
AAS-in-Asia Comes to Pakistan: A Conversation with Tajwar Awan
AAS-in-ASIA 2026
AAS-in-Asia Comes to Pakistan: A Conversation with Tajwar Awan
Report: Mensehra Academic Writing & Critical Thinking Workshop
The LUMS Academic & Critical Thinking Workshop at Hazara University, Mansehra, was a specialized three-day…
Partner posts | RUPP
The Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
A Journey of Cultivating Social Sciences and Humanities in Cambodia: RUPP-AAS Collaboration
The Cambodian students, early-career scholars and researchers have seen their self-confidence increase, their argument take…
Workshop Photo Report: Conducting Literature Review for PhD Thesis
This 5-day workshop, organised by CHSS and the Faculty of Human Sciences, Royal University of…
Workshop: Conducting Literature Review for PhD Thesis in Social Sciences and Humanities
This 5-day workshop at the Royal University of Phnom Penh provides some conceptual and practical…
Partner posts | SPPU
Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
NOW UNDERWAY: 7th Research Capacity Development Workshop
The five-day workshop is currently underway at SPPU, India.
UPDATE: 7th Research Capacity Development Workshop
21 scholars from diverse academic and social backgrounds have been selected to participate in the…
7th Research Capacity Development Workshop
The five-day workshop will engage with the question of region and its intersections with time,…
6th Research Capacity Development Workshop Held
The 6th research capacity development workshop on ‘Researching Marginalities’ takes place from 11th–15th November 2025…
6th Research Capacity Development Workshop on ‘Researching Marginalities’
Marginality is a widely used concept in social sciences and humanities and it has garnered…
The 10th iteration of the AAS-in-Asia conference in Nepal is off to a wonderful start
With more than 260 sessions and 1,200 people from 47 countries, this academic and cultural…
Partner posts | USSH
University of Social Sciences and Humanities at Viet Nam National University
Report on the 2026 International Symposium: Empowering the Margins During Conflicts & Environmental Crises
Photos from the two-day Seminar that took place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, examining…
2026 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: Empowering the Margins During Conflicts & Environmental Crises
Two-day Seminar taking place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, examining interdisciplinary themes, policies and…