All Articles on Democracy & Participation NON NON NON x Abandon Radio: Intro to DJ-ing Workshop for Women and Non-binary Infrastructure and Economic Diversification in Timor-Leste The Power and Potential of Timor-Leste’s Youth in Economic Diversification The Stagnant Policy Context of Economic Diversification in Timor-Leste Addressing Institutional Constraints toward Economic Diversification in Timor-Leste Sharing Space in the Digital Era: Coworking and Coliving in the New Vietnam Schools for the Gifted: The Vietnamese Socialist Education System Turns into a Coveted Commodity in the Market Economy Weaving Nation and Nature: The Rise of Indigenous Textiles in Vietnam’s Eco-fashion Nurturing Artistic Frontiers: The Role of Independent Art Spaces in Shaping Vietnam's Creative Landscape Communities, Cultures, and Challenges of the Chinese in Brunei Darussalam Vagina Talks and Claiming Sexuality in Vietnam The Inspiring yet Uncertain Future of the Vietnamese LGBTIQ Rights Movement Cambodia’s National Election 2023: Pressure, Control and Legacy The Maharlika Investment Fund: Boon or Bane? Rethinking ACMECS amidst Changing Regionalism in Southeast Asia The Risks of Microfinance: Brao Indigenous People in Cambodia Are Falling into Heavy Debt The Precarity at Sea: Lessons from Indonesian Migrant Fishers In Quest for Change in Timor’s Politics Post-Election Philippines: Running on Democratic Reserves Abortions in Thailand, Now Legal, Face a New Obstacle: Doctors Indonesia as ASEAN Chair 2023: The Dilemmas Southeast Asia in 2023: Economic Resurgence with Climate Change Uncertainty Vietnam’s Private Higher Education in the Making Crisis Averted for Now: Malaysia’s 15th General Election and What Lies Ahead Inside Vietnam’s Fight against the Silent Epidemic: Domestic Violence Diplomatic Balancing in the Quagmire: Thailand’s Foreign Policy among Great Powers Spinning in the Void: The Data Black Hole of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Thailand Creating Ripples for Well-being: Post-Pandemic Mental Health in Brunei An Inflation Tale in Two Countries Jungle Wisdom On Martial Law at 50: Fact-Checking the Marcos Story, Countering the EDSA History Traffic Congestions in Malaysia and the Lessons We Must Learn Youth Climate Movement in the Global South: Reaching the Critical Mass We Need The Human Face and the Social Costs: Still Waiting for LGTBQIA+ Recognition in Vietnam IN THE TIME OF COVID: Reflections from Ha Noi The Ukraine War: Perspectives and Reactions in Asia One Queer Fight for Southeast Asia amid a Pandemic of Fear and Oppression Dictator’s Son Leads the Nation Plundered by His Family Who Paved the Road to Malacañang for the Marcoses? Global Feminist Pitch: For Feminist Mobilisation A New Nightmare Panibagong Bangungot The Philippines: Erasing History through Good Vibes and Toxic Positivity Timor-Leste’s Petroleum Revenues: The Challenges of Managing ‘Easy Money’ International Women’s Day: The Diverse Meanings of “Work From Home” for Women in Asia Limited Connectivity and Other Obstacles: Two Years of School in Rural Philippines COVID-19 Pandemic, Vaccine Distribution and Global Justice: The Story So Far Malaysia’s Hysterical Obsession over One Transwoman and the Struggle for True Political Reform Women’s Public Testimonies in Malaysia Reveal Persisting Gaps in Gender Equality Paving the Way for Women DJs in Vietnam’s Music Industry Ambiguously Democratic: Parties, Coalitions, and Candidates in the 2022 Philippine Elections Malaysian Politics: What Just Happened and the Political Outlook COVID-19 and the Resiliency of State Institutions in Timor-Leste ASEAN's COVID-19 Response: Policies and Perceptions Luz Bador and the KABILIN Women: Nurturing Solutions SHE-cession: Struggles of Filipinas amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic Lao PDR: Containing COVID-19 Outbreaks but Alert for Virus Spikes The Impact of COVID-19 on Women in Timor-Leste Direct Elections, Patronage and the Failure of Party Cadre-ship: Dynastic Politics in Indonesia Reflecting Human Rights and Peace in Timor-Leste as an ‘Outsider’ COVID-19 in Brunei Darussalam: How Does the Small Nation Cope? Global Feminist Pitch 2021: Feminist Resilience and Resistance on Social Media Vietnam’s Political Landscape after the 13th Party Congress Landing Duterte’s Jet Ski Presidency Phobia, Whose Phobia? Unpacking Present-Day Homophobia and Transphobia in Asia Better Mental Health for LGBTIQ+: Harnessing Awareness for Vulnerabilities in the Pandemic Queering Malay Identity Politics in the Malaysian Digital Space Abandonment: The New-Normal for Migrant Workers? Women’s Bodies, Women’s Choice? Reproductive Rights in Southeast Asia The Generals’ Gambit: The Military and Democratic Erosion in Duterte’s Philippines After the First Wave: Southeast Asia and Rise of the ‘New COVID Poor’ Dynastic Appeal No Women, No Peace Somewhere beyond Berlin and Hanoi: Revisiting German-Vietnamese Realities in Historic Perspective COVID-19, Health Borders, and the Purity of the Thai Nation In the Philippines, Distance Learning Reveals the Digital Divide Finding Timor-Leste’s Stolen Children at the 11th Hour Sport in Southeast Asia: More than Medals, It’s the ‘We’ Feeling The Politicisation of the SEA Games: Sporting Nationalism, Patronage and Capitalism Since the 1950s Labouring Situations and Protection among Foreign Workers in Malaysia Timor-Leste: Political and Economic Development, and Government’s COVID-19 Response On Migrant Workers in Singapore Thai Cabinet Approves Civil Partnership Bill With the Conviction of Maria Ressa, Filipino Journalists Are Extra Watchful During a Pandemic, Singapore’s Election Shifts Online Thailand’s Silent Pandemic: Domestic Violence during COVID-19 Filipino Seafarers Find Their Future – and Lives – Adrift Malaysia: Will We Ever Shake Hands Again? COVID-19: Vietnam Winning Yet Another War Cambodia: What Went ‘Right’ In COVID-19 ABS-CBN Struggles to Stay as 'Kapamilya Forever' Just, Inclusive, and Sustainable Post-COVID-19 Recovery Double Repression: Lockdown Measures in Bangladesh and Its Impact on Informal Sector Workers Crisis is gendered. Women in the times of pandemic Barbara Unmüßig: “The pandemic is deepening the divide" Volleyball: A Safe Space for the LGBT Community to Play The Twists and Turns of Coalition Politics in Timor-Leste and Malaysia: Are We Moving to the Right Direction? The Future is now! On the relevance of the Beijing Platform for Action today COVID-19: Tips for a Saner Digital Diet in These Viral Times Building Space for Lasting Change – LGBTI in Southeast Asia China, As Told by China: Beijing’s Influences Reach Thai Media and Beyond Toward a “Cohesive and Responsive” Region: Vietnam’s Priorities and Challenges for Its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2020 More than Sex: Indonesian Students as Last Line of Defense for Justice “The civil union bill misses the target” says Thailand’s first transgender MP The 2019 Philippine Elections: Consolidating Power in an Eroding Democracy Jokowi’s Triumph in the 2019 Presidential Election and the Future of Binary Politics On Freedom of Expression and Civil Liberties in Singapore Human Rights Against Populism: A Progressive Response to the Politics of Duterte and Mahathir Rethinking the Mobility (and Immobility) of Queer Rights in Southeast Asia: A Provocation Authoritarian Turn and Human Rights Crisis in the Philippines Southeast Asia: Where Democracy is Much More Than A Vote The State of Democracy in Southeast Asia Human Rights After Seventy Years: The View from the South Messages in the Social Media Bottle Malaysia’s Reformasi Movement Lives Up To Its Name Nationalism and Islamic Populism in Indonesia Eroding Institutions and Exploiting Resentments: Populism in the Philippines and Southeast Asia It is hard not to be political when these times are so political: An interview with Kyo Narawan Pathomvat Rethinking Media Reform in Southeast Asia: Promoting a Participatory Approach for a More Democratic Media ASEAN’s Double Vision of Migration Life as LBGT in the Southern Border Provinces and the Pain of Being Different Brokering Peace in Southeast Asia’s Conflict Areas: Debating the Merits of an ASEAN Peacekeeping Force ASEAN at Fifty: A Personal Reflection New Perspectives on Civil Society Engagement with ASEAN Timor’s Accession to ASEAN The Curious Case of Vox Populi 2.0: ASEAN’s Complicated Romance with Social Media Behind Political Homophobia: Global LGBT Rights and the Rise of Anti-LGBT in Indonesia Penyusutan Ruang Sivik di ASEAN Shrinking Civic Space in ASEAN Masa Hadapan Pendatang Terpaksa di ASEAN อนาคตของผู้ถูกบังคับให้ย้ายถิ่นในอาเซียน The Future of Forced Migrants in ASEAN LGBTI people in Myanmar: second-class citizens The Politics of Human Rights in Indonesia’s Child Marriages ASEAN Identity, now and into the future: the interaction across borders in Southeast Asia Is the key to happiness a daughter in Europe? Lao students succeed in Thai school, another 200,000 migrant children left unschooled Press Release: AICHR Judicial Colloquium on The Sharing of Good Practices Regarding International Human Rights Law, 13 -15 March 2017 The LGBT community: Youngest stepchild? LGBT Rights Under Siege in Indonesia The Civic Charter: Another Passing Fad or the Missing Link? INSIGHT: ASEAN governance: Is there a future for civil society? The Future of Civic Space: Towards a Re-solidarisation and Re-politisation of Civil Society Civic Charter ASEAN Governance: Is there a Role for Civil Society? Duterte's Rise to Power in the Philippines: Domestic and Regional Implications Region’s human rights watchdogs lack bite Protecting and expanding civil society space nationally and internationally ‘Protection’ for low-skilled migrants leads to abuse Democracy must be fought for and renewed Thai military government puts its power at the service of big business Call for applications: Program for Journalists from Southeast Asia The Return of Repression: Closing and Shrinking Spaces Changing Political Tides “I am first a Buddhist, second a feminist” Malaysia’s Civil Society in light of the Bersih movement Civil society under pressure Labour Migration in the ASEAN Region Refugees and Maritime Movement in Southeast Asia 2015 Movement of People in the ASEAN Region: Nomenclature and Concepts The Political Economy of the ASEAN Regionalisation Process Southeast Asia: Regionalism of the Commons Exploring Germany’s Journalism and Elections Journalism and the shaping of democracy Journalism Under a New Democracy Political Expression: New Media and Political Mobilization Community Radios - Media reforms and regulations "Third Wave 2012" Indonesia-Myanmar Art Exchange Thai Media Forum “A broad societal coalition for a democratic media framework” Community Radio Fund: the Proposal to the Broadcasting and Telecommunication Research and Development Fund of Thailand (2012) Single Motherhood Women and Community Radio Briefing Report: Women in Thailand Ongoing Echos 2: Indonesia-Myanmar Art exchange
Schools for the Gifted: The Vietnamese Socialist Education System Turns into a Coveted Commodity in the Market Economy
Nurturing Artistic Frontiers: The Role of Independent Art Spaces in Shaping Vietnam's Creative Landscape
The Twists and Turns of Coalition Politics in Timor-Leste and Malaysia: Are We Moving to the Right Direction?
Toward a “Cohesive and Responsive” Region: Vietnam’s Priorities and Challenges for Its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2020
It is hard not to be political when these times are so political: An interview with Kyo Narawan Pathomvat
Rethinking Media Reform in Southeast Asia: Promoting a Participatory Approach for a More Democratic Media
Brokering Peace in Southeast Asia’s Conflict Areas: Debating the Merits of an ASEAN Peacekeeping Force
Press Release: AICHR Judicial Colloquium on The Sharing of Good Practices Regarding International Human Rights Law, 13 -15 March 2017
Community Radio Fund: the Proposal to the Broadcasting and Telecommunication Research and Development Fund of Thailand (2012)