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The co-existence of Indonesia’s competitive elections with illiberal trends appears contradictory but the two are in fact interrelated.
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National security and “immunising” Thais to political conflict
On the discourse of "immunity" against partisanship and contestation in Thailand’s 2019–22 National Security Policy
Why good women lose elections in Indonesia
New research reveals how patriarchal public attitudes combine with unfriendly institutions to hamper women’s electoral success.
Pracharat welfare depoliticises Thailand’s “political peasants”
สวัสดิการประชารัฐกับการเปลี่ยนแปลงความสัมพันธ์รัฐ-ชนบทไทย
Land, emotions and the durability of power in Cambodia
ដីធ្លី, អារម្មណ៍, និងថាវរកម្មនៃអំណាចនៅកម្ពុជា
An interview with Shamsul Iskandar
Malaysia's Deputy Minister of Primary Industries discusses his political awakening, GE14, and reforming the palm oil industry.
Papal visits in Thailand and “foreign religious subversion”
As Pope Francis lands in Thailand, Katewadee Kulabkaew unpacks hardline fears that the Catholic Church is like "a stealthy python" that will swallow Buddhism.
Illiberalism and democratic illusions in Myanmar
မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ တင်းမာသောအမြင်သဘောထားနှင့် ဒီမိုကရေစီလှည့်စားမှုများ - ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပြင်ဆင်ခြင်းအား နိုင်ငံရေးစွမ်းဆောင်မှုအဖြစ် အသုံးချခြင်း
Securing the electoral success of women in Malaysia Baharu
Despite female politicians’ ambivalence about gender quotas, they remain an essential tool in making politics more representative.
Rainsy’s point of no return
Divisions in Cambodia's opposition have created divergent ideas about the best path forward.
The Thai Constitutional Court’s war on freedom of expression
While the Court has always targeted critics of the regime, it generally spared critics of its own rulings. With the rise of Future Forward Party, that's changed.
Farewell from a founder
Reflections on the ups and downs of New Mandala and the future for online academic engagement.