Message from Prof. Colin Mackerras

​Humanity’s future lies, not in division, but in cooperation and mutual understanding. Area and country studies need to be interdisciplinary, including language, economy, history, geography, culture and lifestyles. What achieves this interdisciplinarity best is a global cooperative approach.The road ahead is through “Better understanding, better world”, the motto of the CCAS. Just at a time...

Message from Prapin Manomaivibool, Ph.D.

I wish to express my heartfelt congratulations to you upon the launching of the Consortium for Country and Area Studies (CCAS) on April 29, 2022. This international academic network is indeed in agreement with the rapidly changing world in which knowledge and wisdom of scholars are sought after. New and existing theories, methodology, and approaches, which are crucial to human progress and glob...

Message from Prof. Kang Jun Young

Words of congratulationFirst of all, congratulations on the launch of the Consortium for Country and Area Studies (CCAS). In particular, due to the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic, each country is implementing its own policies, and the academic and theoretical circles are naturally pursuing this trend. In the midst of this, it is very meaningful to launch a special forum aimed at better unde...