since 10/2023: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute for Asian and African Studies
Since 10/2023: Associate Research Fellow at the GIGA Institute of African Affairs
06/2022 - 09/2023: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Hamburg; research fellow (co-lead) in the project "Freedom and Development? Religious Actors, Freedom of Religion and Belief and Sustainable Development"
10/2021-03/2022: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute for Asian and African Studies; Lecturer
04/2021-11/2021: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) Hamburg; research fellow in the project "Freedom and Development? Religious Actors, Freedom of Religion and Belief and Sustainable Development"; responsible for the case studies on Indonesia and India
04/2021-09/2021: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; interim professorship at the department of Transregional Southeast Asian Studies (Prof. Dr. Claudia Derichs)
10/2020-03/2021: l´École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)/Centre Asie du Sud-Est (CASE), Paris; postdoc fellow
education: PhD in Political Science at Philipps-Universität Marburg; Study of Islamic Studies, Indonesian Studies and Political Science at Universität Hamburg and Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
Indonesische Regierungsstellen und muslimische Organisationen setzen sich für eine islamische Friedensdiplomatie ein. Mit einem moderaten Verständnis des Islam wollen sie der Vorherrschaft arabischer Länder in der Ausdeutung dieser Religion etwas entgegensetzen.
This paper argues that the mainstream Indonesian cosmopolitan Islamic intellectual milieu has not been adequately conceptualized in existing literature.
Indonesian state and non-state actors are increasingly engaging in an Islamic peace diplomacy with global ambitions. By promoting moderate interpretations of the faith, they seek to weaken Arab dominance within Islamic discourse and rebrand Indonesia as a role model for the Islamic world.
Auf Grundlage der vom GIGA erhobenen sechs qualitativen Länderstudien lässt sich festhalten: Das Engagement religiöser Nichtregierungsorganisationen zur Erreichung der Ziele der Agenda 2030 hängt stark vom jeweiligen rechtlichen und gesellschaftlichen Kontext ab.
About 80% of the world's population professes a religion. In many countries, religious actors play a major role in development, e.g. education and the satisfaction of basic needs. At the same time, freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) seems to be increasingly restricted and "religious" conflicts seem to be on the rise. We contribute to the international discussion how religion, and in particular FoRB, affects the Sustainable Development Goals. The project will provide policy recommendations with regard to potential religious partners in development cooperation. BMZ, 2020-2023
Lectures
Conference | 14/09/2023 - 16/09/2023
From the Campus to the World: Mapping Indonesia's Islamic Science Diplomacy
DGA CONFERENCE ON CONTEMPORARY ASIA 2023, Universität Rostock, Rostock
Organisers: German Association for Asian Studies
Dr. Amanda tho Seeth (née Kovacs) (Speaker)
University Campuses in Africa and Beyond: Training Grounds, Moral Spaces and Political Arenas, Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin
Organisers: Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient
Dr. Amanda tho Seeth (née Kovacs) (Speaker)
Panel "A Deep Dive into an Indonesian University: Exploring Extremism, Identity, and Morality" (Discussant)
Religion, Diversity, and Security: International Organizations and Religion in School Education, Leibniz Institut für Bildungsmedien: Georg-Eckert-Institut, Baunschweig
Organisers: Georg Eckert Institute for International Textbook Research
Dr. Amanda tho Seeth (née Kovacs) (Moderator)
