The Research Institute on Contemporary Southeast Asia (USR 3142 â UMIFRE 22 CNRS-MAEDI) has since 2001 focused its activities on the political, economic, social and environmental evolutions of the eleven countries of the region. BasÃĐ Ã Bangkok depuis 2001, lâInstitut de recherche sur lâAsie du Sud-Est contemporaine (USR 3142 - UMIFRE 22 CNRS MAEE) sâintÃĐresse aux ÃĐvolutions politiques, ÃĐconomiques, sociales et environnementales en cours dans les onze pays de la rÃĐgion. Membre du rÃĐseau des centres de recherche du ministÃĻre français des Affaires ÃĐtrangÃĻres et EuropÃĐennes (MAEE) et unitÃĐ de service et de recherche du Centre national de la recherche Scientifique (CNRS) , lâinstitut sâest vu donner la mission dâanalyser quelques-unes des grandes questions qui touchent, collectivement ou sÃĐparÃĐment le Brunei, la Birmanie, le Cambodge, lâIndonÃĐsie, le Laos, la Malaisie, les Philippines, Singapour, la ThaÃŊlande, Timor Leste et le ViÊt Nam. The Instituteâs various research projects cover political, social, economic and environmental processes, as well as regional integration dynamics among the regionâs 11 countries - Brunei Darussalam, Burma, Cambodia, Lao, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam. In addition to producing regional and country-based research works, the Institute identifies ASEAN as an object of study in itself.