Profile: Patrick Anderson’s career in environmental and human rights movements

Working in solidarity globally and at the intersection of environmental protection and human rights.

Watch: Hari Tani Nasional, a forum on the future of rural Indonesia

Critical Indonesian thinkers reflect on a simple question: What are the most important policy problems in rural Indonesia, and what can researchers do about them?

Time to take a bow for the “Bossku” show that had many going

Last week, it became clear that the perception that Najib has huge public support is false.

NBSEAS: Nicole Curato talks to Baogang He about “Deliberative Democracy in Asia”

Professor He draws on a range of case studies in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, and reflects on the wider trend of deliberative democratization in Asia and beyond.

Blockchain against climate change: perspectives from Indonesia

In Indonesia blockchain can be strategically utilised and developed for environmental protection.

The Singapore leg of #gotagohome: diaspora sentiments

Rajapaksa’s arrival has evoked the desire to defend Singapore’s social pluralism and rule of law...

Watch a forum: Bongbong at the Helm

A focus on issues and dynamics that can be expected to define his presidency.

A new capital city for who? Central-local tensions in Indonesia

A lack of coordination between state actors and a lack of acknowledgment between state and society undermines the new capital project.

The life and times of an Unesco convention in Timor-Leste

Intangible Cultural Heritage processes carry a structure whose rigidity is out of place with the subject matter.

Our Grandfather Road—The (gendered) body & place in contemporary Southeast Asian art

Against monolithic narratives of womanhood, nationhood, regionalism; emphasising body & environment.

Civil society in the Mekong: What can we learn from environmental struggles?

As political space contracts, the role for informal networks or coalitions expands.

Campaigns, criminalisation and concessions: indigenous land rights in Cambodia

All Cambodians suffer from natural resources exploitation, but indigenous peoples' social, cultural and economic ties are deeply ingrained in forests

New Books on Southeast Asia: Chris Baker on “A History of Thailand”

This new edition contains a new chapter on Thailand's turbulent politics since 2006 and incorporates new sources and research throughout.

“Mandatory” deaths for the poor, get out of jail free card for the rich in Asia

The fact that dirty money needs to be cleaned provides opportunities for law enforcement agencies in ASEAN to collectively monitor drug lords and drug traffickers.

Women’s rights & gender equality in Indonesia: watch now

Marking International Human Rights Day in 2021, this discussion on women’s rights and gender equality in Indonesia examined the achievements and challenges equality in political, economic and social fields.

Hari Tani Nasional: A forum hosted by the ANU Indonesia Institute

What are the most important policy problems facing rural Indonesia, and what can researchers do about them?

A Forum: Bongbong at the Helm

...a focus on issues and dynamics that can be expected to define his presidency.

New Books in Southeast Asian Studies: Supalak Ganjanakhundee on “A Soldier King”

...how far can earlier interpretations of Thai politics be adapted to explain the growing influence of the monarchy...

Techno-politics of data justice: perspectives from Indonesia and the Philippines

EngageMedia's latest report tries to understand how people in different contexts imagine and experience the growing digital landscape through the lens of data justice.

New Books on SEAsia: Elisabeth Kramer on “The Candidate’s Dilemma”

The Candidate's Dilemma delves into the lived experiences of candidates negotiating corruption.

Thailand breaks away from Southeast Asia’s brutally punitive drug policies

On 9 June 2022, people lined up to make their first legal purchases of cannabis.

LGBTQuiet? Silence does not mean consent

That silence is chosen as a form of contestation in Singapore suggests there is a larger population desiring, ready for and calling for change.

Antisemitism in Southeast Asia: Stories from Jerusalem to Jakarta

Southeast Asian antisemitism has often bemused scholars and researchers, because it has been described as an antisemitism without Jews.