On the end of the “transition paradigm” and the meanings of the present revolution

Indonesia’s biggest Islamic organisations have dealt away their freedom to criticise government

Australia’s flagship study-in-the Asia Pacific program does a good job of changing student behaviour, but not so much that of their universities

Two problematic planned cities, one postcolonial utopia

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“The field of Southeast Asian studies has come to resemble the region as he saw and celebrated it, warts and all”

“To become good and dynamic, political science must be broadened and cooperate with, among others, anthropologists, sociologists, and historians”

New evidence for the overriding importance of money in electoral success

“The prisoner’s body is a political, but perishable, weapon.”

Relationships need to move beyond oversight to solidarity

On the promise of “spontaneous tactical urbanism” to renew Cambodia’s capital

International media outlets’ clichéd descriptions of the ongoing conflict are at best self-incriminating

An industry that markets itself as socially responsible is failing in its duty to protect worker safety

“This is a book with a whole lot of heart for Myanmar and her people.”

What an alleged gentleman’s agreement tells us about China’s vision of international law

The kretek cigarette industry and its devastating public health impacts are sustained via a huge apparatus of labour, and appeals to cultural nationalism

For the first time, a resistance movement against military rule is welcoming and aiding soldiers who choose to join the ‘people’s side’

Nhà nước Việt Nam đã không thực hiện những bước đúng ra đã phải thực hiện từ lâu để giúp người lao động hiểu biết và đòi hỏi quyền lợi của mình.

A notionally egalitarian public housing program has come to fuel class and intergenerational inequalities

Identity and patronage are playing a part in stabilising a “two-track” party system

Education has become a battleground in the struggle against the junta, with students, communities and Myanmar’s economic future worse off for it

Broadcast regulators are still vigorously policing gender expression in the media

The Vietnamese government has failed to take long-overdue steps to help workers know and claim their rights

A new online survey gives researchers fine-grained insights into short-term shifts in public opinion