Category: Southeast Asia
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Liberate Hong Kong: Nationalist Secession and the Localist Movement
Abstract I investigate Hong Kong’s localist movement, particularly its evolution from a cultural issue to…
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Steering Through Troubled Waters: Filipino Foreign Policy in the South China Sea
Since 2023, the South China Sea, a 3.5 million km² body of water south of…
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Development as Dispossession: Ethnic Exclusion and State Power in Laos
Abstract This paper examines how state-led development policies in Laos perpetuate ethnic exclusion and structural…
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“The Adventures of Form” – Event Report
On March 26th at The Boardroom of the Observatory, Professor Anna Tsing gave a talk…
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Book Talk: Joshua Barker’s “State of Fear: Policing a Postcolonial City”
On February 24th at The Boardroom of the Observatory, speakers Joshua Barker, Danilyn Rutherford and…
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Trafficking Resolved? The State Power Interplay of Myanmar-Thailand Border Scam Centres
Introduction On January 3, Chinese actor Wang Xing was lured to a fake casting opportunity…
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The Hidden Workforce: Exploiting Undocumented Migrants in Malaysian Plantations
In this essay, I examine the effect of indenturization and illegalization of migrant workers from…
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Understanding Third-World Nationalism as an Extension of the Indonesian Identity
For centuries prior up until the end of the Second World War, International Relations could…
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Democratic Disillusionment and Splintered Spheres: Social Media’s Implications for Philippine Democracy
Widely condemned for his violent anti-drug crackdowns, former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte had once stood…
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Southeast Asia On A Hanging Thread The Vitality Of Collective Action On The Mekong River
To what extent are water security issues threatening the Mekong River and how are the…
