Research

Asia-related research is central to the mission of the Liu Institute. The Institute supports specialized working groups, research projects on our organizing theme of Justice and Asia, and the Liu Institute Series on Chinese Christianities with Notre Dame Press.

Working Groups

Currently, the Institute supports the following working groups, providing faculty fellows and graduate students the opportunity to investigate shared research interests. 

• Asian Political Cultures
• East Asia Working Group
• Graduate Asia Working Group
• Korea Working Group (To be launched Fall 2026)
• South Asia Group
• Southwest Asia and North Africa Group (SWANA)