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.
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.
As part of the golden jubilee celebrations for the Tanzania–Zambia Railway, the documentary film TAZARA Stories was screening on 9 July 2026. The film examines the collaboration between the two African countries and China from the perspective of the workers who built it.
