The research consortium De:link//Re:link – Local Insights and New Knowledges aims to demonstrate the importance of Area Studies for knowledge production, communication and dissemination in a world increasingly characterized by uncontrolled digitization and fragmented information. Engaging with the notion of “link”, the group brings local perspectives and new dimensions of knowledge into focus. In the research, the term “local” not only includes spatial but also, and even more so, relational components.
In the third episode of the Exchanges Podcast—this time recorded in the heart of Berlin rather than inside the studio—our former doctoral student Daniel Kossmann talks about riding the bus in Dar es Salaam, the ups and downs of pursuing a PhD, and what conceptual art has to do with academia.
Recently young intellectual Sukron Makmun held a book talk on the recently published “Kenapa Harus Tiongkok?” (“Why Must It Be China?”). In her remarks, Dr. Amanda tho Seeth contextualized the book’s content within the broader landscape of Indonesian discourse on China.
On August 13th 2026, Universitas Indonesia (UI) held a Brown Bag Discussion addressing the topic “Beyond the Western Paradigm: How Indonesia Navigates China’s BRI & Asymmetric Policy Capabilities.” The event featured Dr. Amanda tho Seeth, cooperation partner at De:Link//Re:Link, as a speaker.
