PhD Student Workshop: Call for Papers

The Southeast Asia Centre (SEAC) at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is delighted to partner with the Association of Southeast Asian Studies (ASEAS) to host a workshop for PhD students across the UK working on Southeast Asia on Wednesday, 3 June 2026.

Following on from the success of the workshop hosted at the LSE last June 2025, this workshop is designed to allow UK university-based research students working on the region to present their work among their peers for feedback and to provide a broader opportunity for sharing ideas and information related to ongoing doctoral research focused on Southeast Asia.

The Southeast Asia Centre has booked rooms at the LSE for Wednesday, 3 June 2026 to allow us to host such a workshop, and the Centre will make arrangements for a free buffet lunch on the day. Against this backdrop, we welcome submissions of paper and panel proposals, with a deadline of Friday, 20 March 2026. Please send your paper and/or panel proposals to seac.admin@lse.ac.uk.

We are unable to provide financial support for travel or accommodation in connection with participation in the workshop, but we hope that provision of the venue and other amenities for the workshop will enable and encourage participation from among PhD students working on Southeast Asia across the UK.

How to apply

To apply, please email the following materials to seac.admin@lse.ac.uk by Friday, 20 March 2026:

• Paper title
• Abstract (max. 250 words)
• Brief author bio (including details of your PhD programme)