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Social Transformation in the Asia Pacific Region

 

The Asia Pacific region consists of the countries of East, South, and Southeast Asia, Australia, the islands of the Pacific, and the APEC economies. It includes some of the most populous countries in the world (such as India and China), some of the largest economies as well as some of the poorest countries, the biggest Muslim country in the world (Indonesia) and some of the most remarkable examples of industrial transformation outside of Europe and North America, such as Japan and Korea. It is a region that offers unique insights into social transformation processes at local, regional and transnational levels.

What is CAPSTRANS?

CAPSTRANS is an Australian Research Council Key Centre for Teaching and Research and a joint venture of the University of Wollongong and the University of Newcastle. Since its establishment in 1998, CAPSTRANS has developed a strong reputation for its teaching and interdisciplinary research on social transformation in the Asia Pacific. The teaching activities are now integrated into undergraduate and postgraduate programs of the two universities. Researchers at the Universities of Wollongong and Newcastle in disciplines of anthropology, social history, sociology, economics, political science, language and literature studies, media studies and management collaborate across five interlinked five interlinked research programs:

  • Mobility and Exclusion
  • Globalisation and International Development
  • Australia in the Asia-Pacific
  • Culture and Representation
  • Globalisation and Education

For a summary of the current research being undertaken by CAPSTRANS members, associates and postgraduate students at the University of Newcastle, go to current research activities. A full list of current CAPSTRANS research at both the University of Wollongong and the University of Newcastle can be located at http://www.capstrans.edu.au