Lectures by Prof. Baiq Wardhani from the Department of International Relations, Airlangga University in Indonesia

Prof. Baiq Wardhani from the Department of International Relations at Airlangga University, Indonesia, will visit the Faculty of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Warsaw. Her visit will include participation in a project consortium meeting as well as two open lectures devoted to geopolitics and nation branding in Southeast Asia.

“Understanding Southeast Asia through everyday geopolitics in the borderland”

The first lecture will focus on geopolitics and everyday practices shaping borderland regions in Southeast Asia.

📅 May 25, 2026
🕒 3:00 p.m.
📍 Room 105, Auditorium Building

Moderated by Prof. Dorota Heidrich and Dr. Justyna Nakonieczna-Bartosiewicz.

“The paradox of nation branding: between the needs of local communities and the state’s promotion of the neoliberal development agenda in Lombok, Indonesia”

The second lecture will address the paradoxes of nation branding and the tensions between the needs of local communities and the state’s promotion of a neoliberal development agenda, using the example of Lombok, Indonesia.

📅 May 28, 2026
🕒 3:00 p.m.
📍 Room 222, Auditorium Building

Moderated by Prof. Dorota Heidrich and Dr. Justyna Nakonieczna-Bartosiewicz.

We warmly invite all those interested in international relations, geopolitics, and contemporary socio-political processes in Southeast Asia to attend.

More information about Prof. Baiq Wardhani:

Curriculum_Vitae_Baiq_Wardhani_022026

https://unair.academia.edu/BaiqWardhani/Conference%20Presentations

https://theconversation.com/profiles/baiq-wardhani-1161916

https://aihii.or.id/imt_team/baiq-l-wardhani-ph-d/