An institutional network-building initiative to establish a concrete platform for collaborative research across the Indian Ocean region and beyond.
Once dominated by historians, Indian Ocean Studies has become an interdisciplinary space. Our platform brings together anthropologists, literary critics, natural scientists, artists, and policy makers to facilitate meaningful conversations and shape research that is both innovative and applicable.
The International Consortium for Indian Ocean Studies (ICIOS) is a collaborative platform connecting institutions, researchers, artists, and community organisations across Africa, South Asia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and the global north. We work to strengthen regional capacity, share knowledge, and build sustainable trans-oceanic partnerships.
We support collaborative research, public engagement, and regional capacity-building through training exchanges, digital knowledge access, and cross-disciplinary partnerships.
Our approach is inclusive and representative, with a strong element of capacity building for institutions in the region. We prioritize inclusivity, mutual respect, and sustainability, aiming to amplify and support the work our members are already doing rather than imposing extra burdens.
Build south–south and south–north institutional collaboration
Foster ethical, inclusive, and sustainable knowledge production
Engage publics through arts, heritage, and civic partnerships
Support graduate students and early-career scholars
Develop shared digital archives and multilingual resources
The Department of History & Philosophy, University of the Philippines Baguio, the Airlangga Institute for Indian Ocean Studies (AIIOC), and the International Consortium for Indian Ocean Studies (ICIOS) warmly invite you to the webinar "Discourses of Work across the Indian Ocean."
The International Consortium for Indian Ocean Studies (ICIOS) recently convened an intimate and thought-provoking webinar, "Indian Ocean Women: Currents of Memory, Resistance, and Reimagining," bringing together scholars working at the intersections of feminist, queer, and decolonial approaches to the Indian Ocean world.
The Asian Center, University of the Philippines Diliman, in collaboration with the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), KITLV Leiden, the Airlangga Institute of Indian Ocean Crossroads, and The University of Edinburgh, held an online roundtable exploring the Philippines' place in the Indian Ocean World. Leading and upcoming scholars...
Every now and then, a field reaches a moment when its questions become unexpectedly urgent. Indian Ocean Studies is having one of those moments.