Dr. Seitaro NAMBA (IDE-JETRO/ex-ILCAA Junior Research Fellow)’s doctoral dissertation was selected for the commendation of the 20th Asia Pacific Research Prize (Iue Prize).

Dr. Seitaro NAMBA (Researcher at the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)/ex-ILCAA Junior Research Fellow)’s doctoral dissertation was selected for the commendation of the 20th Asia Pacific Research Prize (Iue Prize). His doctoral dissertation, “The Conflict between Socialism and Neutralism in Laos: The Liberated Zone’s Plurality in the Most Peripheral Area of the Socialist Camp during the Détente Era (1945-1975)”, was submitted to the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies in October 2020 (Prof. Hirohide KURIHARA at ILCAA was his supervisor). This prize rewards outstanding dissertations written in the field of humanities or social sciences about the Asia Pacific region.