The co-existence of Indonesia’s competitive elections with illiberal trends appears contradictory but the two are in fact interrelated.

On the discourse of "immunity" against partisanship and contestation in Thailand’s 2019–22 National Security Policy

New research shows how patriarchal attitudes and unfriendly institutions inhibit the success of female candidates.

สวัสดิการประชารัฐกับการเปลี่ยนแปลงความสัมพันธ์รัฐ-ชนบทไทย

ដីធ្លី, អារម្មណ៍, និងថាវរកម្មនៃអំណាចនៅកម្ពុជា

Malaysia's Deputy Minister of Primary Industries discusses his political awakening, GE14, and reforming the palm oil industry.

As Pope Francis lands in Thailand, Katewadee Kulabkaew unpacks hardline fears that the Catholic Church is like "a stealthy python" that will swallow Buddhism.

မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ တင်းမာသောအမြင်သဘောထားနှင့် ဒီမိုကရေစီလှည့်စားမှုများ - ဖွဲ့စည်းပုံအခြေခံဥပဒေပြင်ဆင်ခြင်းအား နိုင်ငံရေးစွမ်းဆောင်မှုအဖြစ် အသုံးချခြင်း

Despite female politicians’ ambivalence about gender quotas, they remain an essential tool in making politics more representative.

Divisions in Cambodia's opposition have created divergent ideas about the best path forward.

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.

Reflections on the ups and downs of New Mandala and the future for online academic engagement.

An urban poor community fight to save their homes in the face of arrests and arson.

Lawmakers have an opportunity to work with experts in civil society and academia to make politics less dependent on financial sponsors.

Ann Ang discusses the historical context, origins and identity of the Straits Chinese.

Medieval artefacts and manuscripts are explored by Alex West to give insight on the deep past of Southeast Asia.

Destructive cycles of crop booms carve deep cracks in SEA societies, cultures and landscapes.

Jokowi's controversial new cabinet aims to secure buy-in from elites for large-scale economic reform. Will the wager pay off?

Social media companies have more control than the government of Indonesia in limiting the freedom of expression of its citizens. To what extent will they control the political discourse in Indonesia?

The make-up of Joko Widodo’s second-term cabinet confirms worrying trends.

Jokowi's priorities for his second term revolve around human resources development, but not human rights.

The Indonesian military and divisions within the separatist movement are hurdles to a solution.

How two ethnic minority groups, the Lisu and the Maniq, continue to challenge the Thai state's sovereignty

Pakatan Harapan's concessions on the Zakir Naik controversy illustrate the high cost of chasing the Malay vote