Austrian Association of East Asian Studies

Welcome to our site

The Austrian Association of East Asian Studies (AAEAS) is a non-profit academic organisation devoted to the study of current political, social and economic trends in China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia. The association also encourages comparative social research between East Asia and other parts of the continent. AAEAS was founded in 2001 by a group of researchers from several Austrian universities in cooperation with leading scholars from Japan, Taiwan and South Korea.


About this site

Our website should assist people interested in the work of our association in gaining a better knowledge thereof. Moreover, our biannual online journal Contemporary Eastern Asia and our occasional reprint series Modern East Asia should help young Asia scholars gain a better understanding of the political and social changes of East Asia and its neighboring regions.


The association operates globally and attempts to improve the co-operation between the European and Asian academia. Sign up for free membership today and become part of this challenging attempt.

Highlights / Top Offers

 

Every year, the association organizes several summer schools in cooperation with renowned universities in Asia. Courses are held in English by distinguished scholars. Find out more about the 2009 summer school programs and how to join these exciting activities.

 

 

The Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia (ISSN 1684-629) is a refereed biannual publication devoted to the study of current political, social and economic trends in China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia. We welcome manuscripts based on original research or significant reexamination of existing literature. Find out more about this journal.


 

Modern East Asia (ISSN 1684-5218) is a refereed occasional reprint series in East Asian Studies published by East Asia Books, an imprint of the association. Would you like to publish your MA or PhD thesis? Find out more about this publication series and how to become an author.

News:


[December 21, 2009]

Announcement of Summer School Program 2010.


[November 28, 2009]

Election of  new board members.


[August/September 2009]

Summer School 2009 takes place in Thailand and Taiwan.


[June 23, 2009]

New publication: Han Woo PARK together with other international scholars provide critical reflection on the overall emergence of e-research in their book E-Research: Transformation in Scholarly Practice.


[May 27, 2009]

Announcement of Post-Doc Position in Korea (PDF)


[April 27, 2009]

Taiwan/Thailand workshop at Linz University (Austria).


[March 31, 2009]

Presentation of Summer School Programs at Linz

University (Austria).


[March 15, 2009]

New edition of our journal Contemporary Eastern Asia is available online.


[December 16, 2008]

Registration for summer school programs 2009 begins. 


[November 10, 2008]

The association accepts invitations by the Asian Political and International Studies Association to join its conference held in Jakarta 29-30 November.


[September 15, 2008]

New edition of our journal Contemporary Eastern Asia is available online.


[June 22, 2008]
Members of the association arrive in Mongolia to observe the forthcoming parliamentary election.


[May 30, 2008]

Deadline for Summer School Taiwan


[May 15, 2008]

Deadline for Summer School Thailand


[March 18, 2008]
Members of the association arrive in Taiwan to observe the forthcoming presidential election.    


[March 14, 2008]

Presentation of Summer School Programs at Graz

University (Austria).


[March 13, 2008]

Presentation of Summer School Programs at Vienna

University (Austria).


[March 12, 2008]

Presentation of Summer School Programs at Salzburg University (Austria).


[January 12, 2008]
Members of the association meet with Korean political scientists to discuss research projects on the political consultancy industry and transitional justice in East Asia. 


[January 07, 2008]
Members of the association arrive in Taiwan to observe the forthcoming parliamentary election.  


[December 17, 2007]

Observer team arrives in Bangkok for the upcoming parliamentary election.


[December 15, 2007]

Presidential election observer team arrives in Seoul.


[December 13, 2007]

The association accepts invitations by the Thai Political Science Association to join its annual conference held in Bangkok 13-15 December.


[August 25, 2007]

The Thai Summer School 2007 starts at Thammasat University.


[May 30, 2007]
The association hosts its annual symposium Culture, Law, Politics and Economy in China and Taiwan at Linz University (Austria).


[April 26, 2007]

Presentation of Summer School Programs at Passau University (Germany).


[April 19, 2007]

Presentation of Summer School Programs at Linz University (Austria).


[March 29, 2007]

Presentation of Summer School Programs at Vienna University (Austria).