A new research article by Ming Li Yong, Micah Fisher, Olivia Meyer, and Krisnawati Suryanata examines the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) field schools in Thailand and Indonesia, supported by the Henry Luce Foundation’s LuceSEA Transitions grant.
Rather than centering only on student learning outcomes, the article shifts attention to the research partnership itself, asking how international field schools can confront long-standing asymmetries between institutions in the Global North and South.
Drawing on student and faculty reflections from the field, outcomes from an international post-field school workshop, and professional roundtable discussions on reciprocity in research, the authors argue that joint field schools can function as a deliberate strategy for cultivating parity and mutual capacity-building. Through cross-cultural, peer-to-peer learning, such programs help mitigate common pitfalls of short-term field experiences while strengthening institutional relationships and laying the groundwork for sustained, equitable collaboration and collective knowledge production.
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03098265.2025.2599827