Proceedings of the SSRC’s inaugural ‘Conference on Inter-Asian Connections’ held in Dubai, UAE on February 21-23, 2008, which includes detailed reports on each of the workshops and analyses of the applicant and participant pools.

Co-organized in partnership with the Dubai School of Government (DSG), this event sought to showcase innovative research from across the social sciences, humanities and related disciplines, on themes of particular relevance to Asia, reconceptualized as a dynamic and interconnected historical, geographical, and cultural formation stretching from the Middle East through Eurasia, South Asia, to Southeast Asia and East Asia.