East Asian Statecraft under Pressure
Resilience and Adaptation between Domestic Challenges and Global Forces
International Conference, November 11–12, 2026
Welcome to IN-EAST
The Institute of East Asian Studies brings together scholars from a variety of academic disciplines who are engaged in research and teaching on the economies, politics and societies of China, Japan and Korea.
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11./12.11.20026 International Conference organized by IN-EAST
East Asian Statecraft under Pressure: Resilience and Adaptation between Domestic Challenges and Global Forces | Wed/Thu, November 11–12, 2026, 8.30 h
Venue: College for Social Sciences and Humanities, Lindenallee 39-41, 45127 Essen
12.–16.10.2026 Orientation Weeks for New MA Students Winter Term 2026/27
Individual Consultation | Melanie Kogler and Peter Espelage
Orientation Week | Mon, Oct. 12 to Fri, Oct. 16, 2026
16.10.2026 EAF Online Lecture by Richard Cook
Kingmakers in International Relations and the Contested Future of East Asia | Fri, Oct. 16, 2026, 10–12 h CEST | Online via Zoom
19./20.10.2026 Workshop zu Deutsch-Chinesischen Beziehungen
Deutschland und China in globalen Umbruchzeiten: Neuorientierung der Beziehungen? | Mo/Di, 19./20. Oktober 2026 | Konfuzius-Institut an der FU Berlin oder via Zoom
23.10.2026 AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Jie-Hyun Lim
Victimhood Nationalism: Entangled Memories of War and Genocide in Global Easts – on the Eastern-Central Europe and East Asia | Fri, Oct. 23, 2026, 11.15 h CEST | AREA Ruhr, Geibelstr. 41, SG 183
23.10.2026 Online Guest Lecture by Astrid Schnitzer-Skjønsberg
When Diplomats Meet: The Diplomatic Corps, Sociability, and China | Fri, Oct. 23, 2026, 12–13 h (CEST) | Online via Zoom
27.10.2026 Hello, Good-bye and Welcome Back 2026
Das IN-EAST feiert seine Studierenden / IN-EAST Celebrates Its Students | Di/Tue, 27. October 2026, 18 h, Room LX 1203
Anmeldung erforderlich / Registration required
bis/until October 14, 2026
27.10.2026 AREA Ruhr / CGCR Roundtable Discussion
A Postcolonial Critique of Mnemonic Eurocentrism – Memories from the Margin | Tue, Oct. 27, 2026, 18.15 h CEST | College for Social Sciences and Humanities, Essen
16.11.2026 Guest Lecture by Carola Hommerich
Between Alarm and Apathy: Mapping Environmental Orientations in the Japanese Public | Mon, November 16, 2026, 14–16 h | Room LB 121
Co-Author: Joanna Kitsnik
20.11.2026 Online Guest Lecture by Yu-Wen Chen
Book Presentation: Global Knowledge Production about China | Fri, November 20, 2026, 12–13 h (CET) | Online via Zoom
9.12.2026 Guest Lecture by Seung-yoon Lee
The Institutional Making of Precarious Workers in Korea: From Developmental State to AI State | Wed, December 9, 2026, 16–18 h CET | Room LE 736
Past Events · Publications, Media Appearance, Lecturing
21.09.2026 - 10:26:25
Newspaper Column by Hannes Mosler
19.09.2026 - 10:02:19
New Journal Article by Igor Sevenard
Recommendations from IN-EAST for External Events
Second International Graduate Student Forum on Korean Studies
for MA- and PhD students, on October 17, 2026, at University of Vienna
Please register to participate by digital.korean.studies@univie.ac.at with
1) your full name, 2) affiliation, 3) academic degree, 4) research major/topic, 5) contact details, and 6) a short abstract (max. 500 words) describing your topic.
Applications can be submitted until October 7, 2026.
Netzwerk Junge Generation Deutschland-Korea: Studienreise
11.–18. Oktober, 2026
Studienreise für junge Erwachsene (bis 26 J.) nach Südkorea:
Mind the Mind: Junge Perspektiven auf mentale Gesundheit in Korea und Deutschland
Bewerbungsfrist bis 17. Mai 2026
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Webseite des Netzwerkes:
https://netzwerk-junge-generation.de
First European Student Conference of Japanese Studies (SCEJ): Tides of Change
for MA- and advanced BA-level students
Call for Abstracts Deadline: July 31, 2026
Date of the event: November 13–15, 2026, at University of Vienna
Website: https://scej.univie.ac.at/?page_id=33&lang=en
Download of the poster