SEAC Café
A chance to ask difficult questions, discuss the topics that interest you most and hear more from academics across LSE working on Southeast Asia.
The SEAC Café consists of a series of small group sessions over the course of the year giving all LSE students the opportunity to engage with LSE SEAC Associates in an array of fields all focused on the Southeast Asia region.
These sessions are group meetings for open discussion in a more informal setting. Registration is required in advance and group sizes will be limited to ensure discussion topics can be kept relevant to all attendees.
SEAC Café with Dr. Laura Antona
Key Expertise: Migration, violence, domestic labour, home, Southeast Asia
Date: 9 March 2026
Register to attend in-person.
SEAC Café with Dr. Qingfei Yin
Key Expertise: Cold War, Borderlands, Vietnam, China-Southeast Asia Relations, overseas Chinese
Date: 3 March 2026
Register to attend in-person.
SEAC Café Winter Term 2026
SEAC Café with Prof. Hyun Bang Shin
Key Expertise: Urban Political Economy, Urban Geography, Urban Studies, Gentrification, Cities, Mega-events, Mega-projects, Asian Urbanism, East and Southeast Asia
Date: 20 February 2026
SEAC Café Spring Term 2024
SEAC Café with Prof Kent Deng
Key Expertise: Economic growth and development, Reforms and modernisation in East Asia, Maritime history of Asia
Date: 2 May 2024
SEAC Café with Dr Chris Chaplin
Key expertise: Religious social movements, Southeast Asia Islam & politics, Migration, Indonesia, Malaysia
Date: 8 May 2024
SEAC Café with Prof John Sidel
Key expertise: Southeast Asia, Philippines, Indonesia, Local politics, Policy reform advocacy, Transport/infrastructure
Date: 22 May 2024
SEAC Café with Dr Laura Antona
Key Expertise: Migration, violence, domestic labour, home, Southeast Asia
Date: 16 May 2024
SEAC Café with Dr Qingfei Yin
Key expertise: Cold War, Borderlands, Vietnam, China-Southeast Asia Relations
Date: 20 May 2024
SEAC Café Winter Term 2023
SEAC Cafe with Prof Kent Deng
Key Expertise: Economic History, pre-modern and early modern China
Date: 2 February 2023
SEAC Cafe with Dr. Qingfei Yin
Key Expertise: International History
Date: 8 February 2023
SEAC Cafe with Prof Shin, Hyun Bang
Key Expertise: Urbanisation, Gentrification, Housing, Cities, China, Korea, Southeast Asia
Date: 8 March 2023
SEAC Cafe with Dr Chris Chaplin
Key Expertise: Maritime Southeast Asia; Indonesia
Date: 8 March 2023
SEAC Cafe with Prof John Sidel
Key Expertise: International Politics, South-East Asia
Date: 14 March 2023
SEAC Cafe with Dr Kirsten Schulze
Key Expertise: Militant Islam, Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency in Southeast Asia
Date: 29 March 2023
SEAC Café Winter Term 2022
Thursday 10th February 11:30 - 12:30
Prof. John Sidel (Government/International Relations)
Key Expertise: Southeast Asian politics, religion and nationalism
Date: 24 February 2022
Prof. Hyun Bang Shin (Geography and Environment)
Key Expertise: Urbanism, Southeast Asian cities, infrastructure, planning and urban development
Date: 3 March 2022
Dr. Tom Smith (Geography and Environment)
Key Expertise: Southeast Asian tropical environmental change, wildfires, agricultural practices and land degradation
Date: 10 March 2022
Prof. Tim Forsyth (International Development)
Key Expertise: Southeast Asian politics, environment and development
Date: 17 March 2022
Prof. James Putzel (International Development)
Key Expertise: Agrarian reform and comparative politics in Southeast Asia
Date: 25 March 2022
Prof. Kent Deng (Economic History)
Key Expertise: Economic development in Southeast Asia
SEAC Café Autumn Term 2021
Prof. Hyun Bang Shin (Geography and Environment)
Key Expertise: Urbanism, Southeast Asian Cities, Infrastructure, planning and urban development
Date: 14 October 2022
Dr. Tom Smith (Geography and Environment)
Key Expertise: Southeast Asian tropical environmental change, wildfires, agricultural practices and land degradation
Date: 18 October 2021
Prof. John Sidel (Government)
Key Expertise: Southeast Asian politics, religion and nationalism
Date: 26 October 2021
Prof. Tim Forsyth (International Development)
Key Expertise: Southeast Asian politics, environment and development
Date: 10 November 2021
Prof. James Putzel (International Development)
Key Expertise: Agrarian reform and comparative politics in Southeast Asia
Date: 19 November 2021
Prof. Kent Deng (Economic History)
Key Expertise: Economic development in Southeast Asia
Date: 10 December 2021