On behalf of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand we are pleased to invite colleagues in Asian studies to submit proposals for organized panels and roundtables (no individual paper proposals accepted) to be presented at the fifth AAS-in-ASIA Conference to be held July 1-4, 2019 at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand.

Asia has been depicted as the new global hegemonic center replacing the United States, which is withdrawing from Asia, and Western Europe, which is embedded in financial and migration problems. China’s rise to economic, political and even cultural power has become an index of global influences while growth in India is regarded as a complementary phenomenon confirming the sustained economic dynamics in this large part of the world. However, such a ‘rise’ often takes place at the expense of global values such as democracy and environmental justice and the decay of nature. In addition, despite steady economic growth, a young population and the development of social media across Asia, a few countries in Southeast Asia have fallen under authoritarian regimes where human rights, freedom of speech and ethnic and religious diversity have been severely challenged. Given its multifaceted complexities, is Asia really on the ‘rise’? Is Asia on the ‘right’ path of progress when political violence, censorship, and environmental disasters become instrumental to maintain political control and secure economic growth? How are these developments reverberating in daily life? Does history teach us anything?

Located at a geographical crossroads where people, ideas and trades intersect, the 2019 AAS-in-Asia conference hosted by Thammasat University in Bangkok in collaboration with Chulalongkorn University, Mahidol University, Kasetsart University, and Chiang Mai University, is pleased to invite scholars, students, development practitioners and public intellectuals to participate and critically examine and discuss these topics under the overarching theme “Asia in Motion: Asia on the Rise?” This event will be an opportunity for people to share their research and professional experience with a view to better understand the risks, challenges and problems that lie at the heart of "Asia’s rise," to explore its long-term history and cultural depth, and to ensure that they can be understood rightly and coped with properly.

Panels are welcomed from scholars in disciplines across the field of Asian studies, wherever they may be based academically, and are especially encouraged from scholars representing academic communities that are relatively underrepresented in international meetings. One of the goals of this AAS-in-ASIA conference is to foster lines of dialogue and scholarly communication that cross the ordinary (often nation-specific) boundaries of academic networks. 

Please note: The program committee will give preference to proposals that include participants from two or more countries, whether the panel focuses on a single nation or culture or focuses on some comparative dimension. The program discourages panel proposals from a group of scholars coming from the same institution. Generally speaking, panels with diverse (gender, academic rank, national origin, disciplinary approach) participation will be favored over narrowly constructed panels. Panels with topics that make some link to the conference theme also will be favored.

The deadline for proposal submissions has been extended to October 31, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. All proposals must be submitted electronically via the proposal submission website.

Please note in order to complete your proposal submission application, session organizers will need the following information for each participant listed on the proposal:

• First Name, Family/Last Name
• Mailing Address
• Affiliation
• Email Address
• Rank
• Paper Titles for each participant
• Paper Abstracts for each participant

Please make sure the proposal adheres to all minimums and maximums as posted in the Call for Proposals. These include abstract word counts, number of paper presenters, and discussants allowed per proposal submission.

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