European Alliance for Asian Studies (EAAS) annual meeting in Athens

Members of the European Alliance for Asian Studies (EAAS) discussed the future of Asian Studies and Area Studies in the European context and drafted a position paper outlining constructive and forward-looking perspectives, emphasising the crucial role of Asian Studies scholars and institutes in shaping Europe’s position in today’s world. As part of the programme, participants also joined a tour of Athens that highlighted the city’s Asian presence.

On the top photo: 
Bottom row ltr - Walter Rossa (Coimbra), Nadja-Christina Schneider (Berlin), Cai Chen (Brussels), Rosa Maria Perez (Lisbon), Alessandra Consolaro (Turin), Harry Papasotiriou (Athens), Laura Erber (Leiden), Philippe Peycam (Leiden), Electra Kaltsoni (Athens)
Top row ltr - Konstantinos Tsimonis (Athens), Aurélie Varrel (Paris), Sebastian Schwecke (New Dehli), Kamila Junik (Kraków), Thomas Voorter (Leiden), Gaëlle Patin Laloy (Barcelona), Yorgos Moraitis (Athens). Alexandra Nikopoulou (Athens).

Participating organisations:
Institute for Asian and African Studies (IAAW) at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany)
Institute of the Middle and Far East (IBiDW UJ) at Jagiellonian University (Kraków - Poland)
Centre for Research in Anthropology (CRIA) (Lisbon - Portugal)
University of Coimbra (Portugal)
Institute of Studies on Asia (ISA) at University of Torino (Italy)
Institute of International Relations (IDIS) (Athens - Greece)
International Institute for Asia Studies (IIAS) at Leiden University (The Netherlands)
GIS Asie - French Academic Network on Asian Studies (Paris - France)
Max Weber Forum for South Asian Studies (Delhi - India)
Casa Asia (Barcelona - Spain)