MIASU

Printing as an agent of change in Tibet and beyond CAMBRIDGE, 28–30 NOVEMBER 2013 The workshop will focus on the introduction of printing and will bring together the world specialists on early Tibetan printing, leading scholars on the materiality and technology of the book in Asia as well as experts in paper and pigment research. [...]

Caroline Humphrey addressing the Summit of Regional Economic Development, Innovations and Cultural Heritage, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, July 27th 2013. 剑桥大学教授卡洛琳·汉弗莱笑谈内蒙古“六宝” (Cambridge Professor Caroline Humphrey on the ‘Six Treasures’ of Inner Mongolia) China News: http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2013/07-27/5092002.shtml People.com.cn http://society.people.com.cn/n/2013/0727/c136657-22349247.html 21CN.com http://news.21cn.com/caiji/roll1/a/2013/0727/15/23064568.shtml

The Hiccups of Social Life: Emotional Crisis and Variations in the Tone of Daily Sociality A Workshop convened by Dr Laurent Legrain Supported by the Mongolia & Inner Asia Studies Unit, The Division of Social Anthropology and the Fondation Wiener Anspach

A two day international symposium on the geopolitics and geoeconomics of Mongolia’s natural resource strategy was held at Selwyn College, Cambridge, on 19-20 March, 2013. Organised by the Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit (MIASU), the symposium also co-hosted with the Mongolian Embassy in the UK a special panel and gala reception to celebrate the [...]

China’s Political Reform and Minority Nationality Rights: How to understand the so-called “Second-Generation Nationality Policy”? After two decades of economic reforms, China is now under pressure to carry out political reforms. While no one is sure what political reforms might look like, there are indications that the current ‘nationality policy’ may be significantly modified. In [...]