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At the French Network for Asian Studies International Conference to be held on June 26 to 28 at Sciences Po Paris, Sébastion Lechevalier and Rémi Madinier explain the value of focusing on a region and bringing together researchers from all disciplines within a single Scientific Interest Group (GIS Asia).
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