Series

Lund East and Southeast Asian Studies was established in 2025. The series mostly includes dissertation but may also include other works. Most works are published both online as open access and in print. To get printed works you may need to contact either the author or Nina Brand.

Chief editor: Marina Svensson

ISSN: 3035-854X

Aceh Chinese Negotiated Belonging

Chontida Auikool | Aceh Chinese Negotiated Belonging. Memory, Place, and Identity | Lund East and Southeast Asian Studies 2 | 2026

This dissertation focuses on Aceh Chinese’s lived experiences in Aceh, an Indonesian province marked by repeated violence and major social changes. These include the 1965–1966 anti-communist mass killings, the protracted conflict between the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) and the Indonesian ...

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Fragmented Power

Tabita Rosendal | Fragmented Power. The Reception of China's Foreign Policy Strategies in Sri Lanka | Lund East and Southeast Asian Studies 1 | 2025

This dissertation presents a theory on China’s “Fragmented Power” in foreign politics by examining the reception of the “Belt and Road” Initiative in Sri Lanka. This initiative, which exemplifies Xi Jinping’s assertive foreign policy, has sparked significant global debate but remains ...

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