Recently added articles from Contemporary Southeast Asia:
Vietnam and the challenge of political civil society.(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... This article aims to advance the discussion of Vietnamese politics beyond contemporary academic preoccupation with so-called "everyday politics" and "civil society" by promoting the concept of political civil society. Political civil society refers to non-violent political, advocacy, (1) ...
Beyond the limits?: outer continental shelf opportunities and challenges in East and Southeast Asia.(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... In November 2008 Japan took steps to "add" around 740,000 [km.sup.2] of seabed to its maritime jurisdiction. Such areas, located seaward of the limits of the 200 nautical mile (nm) Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ), are often referred to as the "outer" or "extended" continental shelf. ...
Public sector reforms and financial transparency: experiences from Indonesian districts.(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Public administration in Indonesia has changed dramatically since 2001. The country has gone through one of the fastest and most comprehensive devolution reforms ever seen. Managerial and financial responsibilities have been decentralized from central government, mostly to local government ...
Beyond the Barisan Nasional? A Gramscian perspective of the 2008 Malaysian general election.(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... The 8 March 2008 general election in Malaysia has been characterised as a "political tsunami". (2) The ruling Barisan Nasional (National Front, BN) coalition (3) suffered unprecedented losses while the primary peninsular opposition parties--Parti Keadilan Rakyat (People's Justice Party, ...
Regionalism in the Asia Pacific/East Asia: a frustrated regionalism?(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Regionalism has emerged as an influential paradigm in conceptualizing the politics of Asia, reflecting the profound implications of the end of the Cold War on both the structure and interpretation of international politics in an open-ended and evolving region. Indeed, the salience of ...
Sino-Japanese relations: interdependence, rivalry and regional security.(Report)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Interdependence theory claims that increased trade and closer economic ties would reduce the likelihood of conflict and bring greater security. Increased interdependence between the two major Asian rivals--China and Japan--has given hope for an end to the disputes which have marred their ...
Ethnics Politics in Burma: States of Conflict.(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Ethnics Politics in Burma: States of Conflict. By Ashley South. Abingdon: Routledge, 2008. Hardcover: 277pp. The political deadlock in Myanmar has recently diverted international attention from the countries vexed ethnic minority politics. Yet as Ashley South outlines in this ...
Party Politics and Democratization in Indonesia: Golkar in the Post-Suharto Era.(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Party Politics and Democratization in Indonesia: Golkar in the Post-Suharto Era. By Dirk Tomsa. London & New York: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series, 2008. Hardcover: 260pp. Almost immediately after the downfall of Soeharto's New Order regime in May 1998, most ...
Thai South and Malay North: Ethnic Interactions on a Plural Peninsula.(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Thai South and Malay North: Ethnic Interactions on a Plural Peninsula. Edited by Michael J. Montesano and Patrick Jory. Singapore: NUS Press, 2008. Softcover: 413pp. Only recently has the distinctive multi-ethic peninsular zone encompassing Southern Thailand and Northern ...
India and ASEAN: Partners at Summit.(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009; ... India and ASEAN: Partners at Summit. Edited by P.V. Rao. New Delhi: KW Publishers Book, 2008. Hardcover: 438pp. India and ASEAN: Partners at Summit assesses the evolution of the relationship between India and ASEAN. Although the partnership between India and ASEAN only began to ...
Hard Times in the Lands of Plenty: Oil Politics in Iran and Indonesia.(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Hard Times in the Lands of Plenty: Oil Politics in Iran and Indonesia. By Benjamin Smith. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2007. Softcover: 239pp. Analysis of the potentially destabilizing impacts of resource booms on developing countries continues to be very ...
The Talibanization of Southeast Asia: Losing the War on Terror to Islamist Terrorists.(Book review)
Apr 01, 2009; ... The Talibanization of Southeast Asia: Losing the War on Terror to Islamist Terrorists. By Bilveer Singh. Westport, CT: Praegar Security International, 2007. Hardcover: 264pp. The word "Talibanization" comes from Taliban, the fundamentalist Islamist movement that misgoverned ...
ASEAN and political change in Myanmar: towards a regional initiative?(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... On 9 February 2008, Myanmar's ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) announced that a referendum on the final draft of the country's new constitution would be organized in May. It also indicated that there would be multi-party elections in 2010. Reacting to calls to include Aung ...
Even paranoids have enemies: Cyclone Nargis and Myanmar's fears of invasion.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... After Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar (formerly Burma) in May 2008, the world was stunned at the response of the ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC), which initially refused to accept humanitarian assistance. (1) Even after international pressure forced the SPDC to modify its ...
A ministry for the south: new governance proposals for Thailand's Southern region.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Following the turn of the millennium, Thailand's Southern border provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat have experienced serious political violence; more than three thousand people have died in the conflict since the beginning of 2004. As Marc Askew has recently argued, the violence has ...
Relations among security and law enforcement institutions in Indonesia.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Indonesia is not often considered a state where security management is well conducted. The dominant perception appears to be that law enforcement and security institutions cooperate poorly. In part, this trend is informed by academic works on the past behaviour of security forces in some ...
Sino-Japanese cooperation in the East China Sea: limitations and prospects.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... On 16 June 2008, Japanese and Chinese media reported that a breakthrough had been reached in the four-and-a-half year Chunxiao gas dispute. Rumours that an agreement was imminent had been circulating since early 2008 and had gained momentum during Hu Jintao's historic visit to Japan in ...
Conflict, Violence, and Displacement in Indonesia.(Book review)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Conflict, Violence, and Displacement in Indonesia. Edited by Eva-Lotta E. Hedman. Ithaca, New York: Cornell Southeast Asia Program, 2008. Softcover: 304pp. The communal conflicts across Indonesia following the fall of Soeharto produced over 1.3 million internally displaced ...
Pacific Asia: In Quest of Democracy.(Book review)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Pacific Asia: In Quest of Democracy. By Roland Rich. Boulder and London: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007. Softcover: 333pp. Pacific Asia: In Quest of Democracy is written by a former Australian diplomat who has served as ambassador to Laos, as well as in embassies in Myanmar and ...
Promoting Human Rights in Burma: A Critique of Western Sanctions Policy.(Book review)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Promoting Human Rights in Burma: A Critique of Western Sanctions Policy. By Morten B. Pedersen. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2007. Hardcover: 291pp. The scope of this study covers much more ground than the title suggests in that it delineates the whys and wherefores ...