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The rate of climate and environmental change across Southeast Asia – from its forests to its coasts and cities – has accelerated in recent decades. Adapting to these shifts reshapes national economies and daily lives. Such processes are the focus of growing interdisciplinary research and our LuceSEA Transitions program seeks to forge stronger linkages across fields to examine these transformations.
Two goals structure our Luce Foundation-supported program:
• Building research parity in studying agrarian transitions by bringing more SEA-based colleagues into the research process.
• Making scholarly research on the region’s transitions available to broader audiences both within and beyond academia’s walls. Our program links researchers across regions, nurtures early-career colleagues, and creates new ways of understanding a very dynamic Southeast Asia.

Webinar Announcement: Promoting Community-Centric Tourism Economy in Southeast Asia
April 2, 2025 3:00 – 4:30 PM HST / April 3, 2025 8:00 – 9:30 AM ICT, 9:00 – 10:30 AM PST, 10:00 – 11:30 AM JST / Register on Zoom…

LuceSEA Spring 2025 Webinar – Environmental Innovation and Sustainability in SEA
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 from 3:00-4:30 pm HST / Register Here The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at UH Mānoa is delighted to invite you to the upcoming session in…

2024 Fall Webinar Recordings Now Available
We are pleased to announce that the recordings of the following webinars are now available on our website. These sessions feature expert insights on pressing issues facing Southeast Asia, including…

LuceSEA Spring 2025 Webinar – Autocratic and Democratic Rivalry in Southeast Asia
Wed. Feb. 5, 2025 3:00 – 4:30 PM(HST) / Register Here The Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at UH Mānoa is delighted to invite you to the upcoming session in the LuceSEA Spring 2025…

Announcing the LuceSEA Spring 2025 Webinar Series
Theme: Agency and Potential: Navigating through Emerging Changes and Opportunities in Southeast Asia Join us this semester for an engaging series of webinars that explore the evolving political, economic, environmental,…

Announcement: Apply Now for the 2025 Political Ecology Field School in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Deadline: January 3 at 11:59 PM (HST) Are you ready to step out of the classroom and into the field? The 2025 LuceSEA Environmental Transition Field School offers a unique,…

New Balinese Shadow Play Resource Available: Lutung and the Storm Video
We are pleased to announce that the recording of “Lutung and the Storm”, a Balinese shadow puppet play performed at UH Mānoa is now available on our website. This unique…

New Balinese Shadow Play Resource Available: Lutung and the Bees Video
We are excited to announce that the full recording of Lutung and the Bees is now available on our website! This engaging Balinese shadow puppet play (wayang kulit), performed by…

Upcoming Webinar: Climate Change Migration in Southeast Asia
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm HST Registration Southeast Asia faces immense challenges from climate change due to its geography, reliance on agriculture, and densely populated coastal…

Southeast Asia in Transition: Spring 2023 Webinar Series
Our Spring 2023 LuceSEA Webinar Series consist of 4 webinars which focus on discussing smallholders, big challenges.
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