UI researcher receives scholarly excellence award
Karl Gustafsson, research fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) has been awarded the annual Wang Gungwu Prize, for the best article published in Asian Studies Review in 2014.
Gustafsson's article, 'Memory Politics and Ontological Security in Sino-Japanese Relations' was published in Volume 38, Issue 1, March 2014. It explores the role of war memory in victimised states as it impacts bilateral relations through a detailed analysis of Chinese and Japanese official documents and war museums.
The Wang Gungwu Prize was established by the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) in 2013 to recognise and encourage scholarly excellence in the Asian Studies Review. It is named in honour of Professor Wang Gungwu, the distinguished historian who has contributed enormously to scholarship not only in Australia but also in Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore.