Historical Treaties of Southeast Asia
A research program in global diplomatic history
Historical Treaties of Southeast Asia is a collaborative research program in Global Diplomatic History financed by the Swedish Research Council and running from 2022 until the end of 2027.
A team of seven researchers based in Europe and Southeast Asia investigate the role of treaties and treaty-making in the imperial expansion and colonisation of Southeast Asia from the eighteenth to the early and twentieth century.
The researchers systematically analyse all bilateral treaties concluded between a European, American or Japanese imperial power and a Southeast Asian polity between the eighteenth and early twentieth century. In addition, a selected number of diplomatic treaty-making processes are studied in detail. In doing so, the project aims to bring about a new and more nuanced understanding modern imperialism of relevance not only to Southeast Asia but globally.
Faculty Grants Funding to Expand Southeast Asia Treaty Database
The research leader of Historical Treaties of Southeast Asia, Professor Stefan Amirell, has received a grant from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Linnaeus University to further develop and expand the project’s open-access treaty database.
Sebatik Island and the Legacies of Colonial-Era Treaties
Ariel Lopez offers a brief reflection on how colonial-era border agreements continue to shape everyday life and mobility on Sebatik Island, situated between Indonesia and Malaysia.
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Nov
Visitor Briefing Room, National Library/Lee Kong Chian Reference Library 100 Victoria Street
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Feb
Thammasat University, Bangkok
