The Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS), in partnership with Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia’s Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations will organize a Public Lecture on “What can Southeast Asia teach us about International Relations?” by Prof. Evelyn Goh, Shedden Professor of Strategic Policy Studies, the Australian National University on Monday, 30 September 2024, from 9:30am -11:00am, at Sen Monorom Hall, Third Floor, Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia (Toul Kork Campus).
Most International Relations concepts and theories are derived from experiences and histories of the west. The International Relations of Southeast Asia are best explained using concepts and theories developed from the region’s own histories and experiences. Moreover, these concepts and theories can also change the landscape of International Relations theorising more generally, and help to improve the discipline’s ability to study other parts of the world.
To secure your seat, please register via this link: https://bit.ly/PLbyProfEvelynGoh
| Program | |
|---|---|
| 8:00 – 9:30 AM | Registration |
| 9:30 – 9:35 AM | Welcoming Remarks by Mr. Him Raksmey, Executive Director, CCRS |
| 9:35 – 9:40 AM | Group Photograph |
| 9:40 – 10:20 AM | Public Lecture on “A World on Fir“What can Southeast Asia teach us about International Relations?” by Prof. Evelyn Goh, Shedden Professor of Strategic Policy Studies, the Australian National University Q&A and Discussion Session Moderated by Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor, CCRS |
| 10:20 – 10:30 AM | Closing Remarks by Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor, CCRS |
| 10:30 – 11:00 AM | Refreshment and End of Public Lecture |
About the Role Players:
Prof. Evelyn Goh is the Shedden Professor of Strategic Policy Studies at The Australian National University, where she is also the Director of the Southeast Asia Institute. Professor Goh specializes in International Relations and international security, in theory and practice. She is a regional specialist whose areas of research span China, the United States, Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia. Her books include Rethinking Sino-Japanese Alienation: History Problems and Historical Opportunities (Oxford University Press, 2020) (with Barry Buzan); The Struggle for Order: Hegemony, Resistance and Transition in Post-Cold War East Asia (Oxford University Press, 2013); and Rising China’s Influence in Developing Asia (Oxford University Press, 2016). She is recognised for her early work on international politics and environmental security in the Mekong River Basin, and her research on ‘hedging’ and other forms of innovative strategies by Southeast Asian states. She was among the first diplomatic historians writing on the US-China relations of the Nixon period using declassified documents. Evelyn has served on the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on International Security. In 2022, she was elected to Fellowships in both the British Academy and the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. She holds Master and doctoral degrees in International Relations from Oxford, and a Master in Environment & Development from Cambridge.
Ambassador Pou Sothirak is a retired academic currently serving as the Distinguished Senior Advisor to the Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS). He was the Executive Director of the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace from May 2013 to August 2023. He was appointed as Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia from September 2013 to January 2014. He was a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of the Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) in Singapore from January 2009 to December 2012. He also served as Cambodian Ambassador to Japan from April 2005 to November 2008. He was elected Cambodian Member of Parliaments twice during the national general election in 1993 and 2003. He was appointed as Minister of Industry Mines and Energy of the Royal Government of Cambodia from 1993 to 1998. He has written extensively on various issues concerning the development of Cambodia and the region.