

Asia-Pacific

Explore the Berkley Center’s resources on the Asia-Pacific region, including rich materials on religion and public life in China, and Education and Social Justice Project interviews with educators in Australia, Cambodia, South Korea, and the Philippines.


Country Mapping: Philippines

Educating First Nations Students at Jesuit Schools in Australia
In summer 2017 Nicholas Na spent three weeks conducting research at St. Ignatius’ College in Australia as part of an ongoing initiative of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs and the Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching…

Social Justice in South Korea
In May 2015, Dana Drecksel spent three weeks conducting research at the Republic of Korea’s Sogang University (Seoul) and Gangjeong Village (Jeju Island) as part of an ongoing initiative of the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs…
Discover the firsthand experiences of faith leaders, activists, and peacebuilding practitioners working on issues ranging from development and education to conflict resolution and foreign policy.
For over a decade, Berkley Center scholars and students have been conducting interviews with individuals working at the intersection of religion and world affairs. These discussions offer unique insights into the inner workings of a wide spectrum of professions touched by religion with interviewees ranging from the highest levels of leadership of international organizations to on-the-ground practitioners. Explore individual interviews here or follow links to our interview collections below:
Recent Interviews

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Engaging Local Communities Affected by Multilateral Development Bank-Financed Projects
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT Online

March 8, 2021
Buddhism, Ethnicity, and Nationalism in the Myanmar Coup

October 13, 2020
Between Foreign and Familiar: Going Home

July 20, 2020
(Dis)unity in Diversity
Article November 20, 2020
The Transnationality of the Secular
Other Publications
Policy Brief November 11, 2020
Article August 4, 2020
Refugee and Immigrant Integration: Unpacking the Research, Translating It into Policy