5th International Conference of the Indian Association for South Asian Studies (IASAS)
Asia in Transition: Society, Culture, and Economy
03-06 November, 2025
Announcement:
Type: Call for Panels/ Papers Date: 03-06 November, 2025
Location: Indonesia
Venue: Universitas Tidar. Kampus Sidotopo: JI. Barito 1 No.2, Kedungsari, Kota Magelang, Indonesia 59155
Organiser: Centre for Alternative Studies in Social Sciences (CASSS), New Delhi
Partner: Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Tidar, Magelang, Indonesia
We are accepting abstracts for the Indian Association for South Asian Studies (IASAS) International Conference, which will take place at Universitas Tidar, Indonesia, from November 03-06, 2025. Researchers and scholars from across the disciplines will participate in this four-day conference that will concentrate on Asian studies. The central theme for the above is Asia in Transition: Society, Culture, and Economy.
The conference aims to rethink how we understand Asian societies, cultures, and economies, both in past and present. We especially encourage papers that explore lesser-heard voices and non-elite experiences, those that challenge dominant narratives and reveal the diversity of Asia’s histories. This may include, but is not limited to, the studies on marginalized communities, local cultures, regional economies, popular movements, and everyday social life. The conference hopes to be able to encourage more research by generating new perspectives by exploring new as well as alternative and evolving research ideas and methods.
IASAS 2025 conference welcomes panels and papers in English on any theme of Asian Studies employing interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives inspired from History, Philosophy, Political Science, Anthropology, Ethnography, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Development Studies, Cultural Studies, etc. Hence, the conference aims to bring historians and social scientists into conversation with each other. We encourage submissions from research students, early-career scholars, faculty members, and independent social scientists whose research falls under the spectrum of Asian Studies. We look forward to creating a thoughtful and inclusive space for historians and social scientists to engage with Asia in new ways and to help shape future research by offering a space for critical and open discussion.
There would be at least four presenters in each panel session. Presentations will be limited to 20 minutes each.
Abstracts of up to 500 words should be submitted on or before 25 August,
Acceptance letters for proposals will be e-mailed by 30 August, All abstracts will be peer-reviewed.
In the Subject window of your e-mails, please type the following words: IASAS Indonesia 2025.
Email: iasasconference@gmail.com
Delegates fees:
Registration Fee for Non-Indonesian Participants: US $295
Registration Fee for Indonesian Participants: to be decided by the Universitas Tidar
Note:
Registered participants will be provided three nights’ accommodation and food for free.
The organizing committee is not in a position to provide participants with any financial support.
All participants are advised to seek funding through their respective institutions or other sources.
The venue of the conference is Universitas Tidar. Kampus Sidotopo : Jl. Barito 1 No.2, Kedungsari, Kota Magelang, Indonesia 59155